Principal Engineer (Product Sustaining)

Job SummarySalary Range: $100,000 to $115,000 Annually dependent upon education and experience.
Please note: This position cannot provide employment-based immigration sponsorship now or in the future. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States for any employer and must be able to maintain that authorization for the entire duration of employment without requiring employer sponsorship at any time, including in the instance when your current work authorization expires. We ask that candidates answer all work authorization questions fully and accurately during the application process.
The Principal Engineer (Product Sustaining) in this role is responsible for leading life-cycle management / sustaining engineering activities into manufacturing for their assigned product families. This role serves as the primary product lead for R&D, procurement, manufacturing, and quality within the manufacturing facility for product/ design related topics. This role also consists of acting as technical project lead to plan and implement design changes from R&D into manufacturing.
Requires working in a team environment with cross-functional team members, such as manufacturing, quality, regulatory, and other R&D departments.

Responsibilities

• Technical project lead to plan and implement design change transfers from R&D into manufacturing for their assigned product families.
• Schedules and leads a project team through the planning and execution of a smaller project or defined piece of a larger project; includes constructing detailed and accurate project schedules, preparing resource/expense estimates, interfacing with development/manufacturing/procedures/support groups for project execution.
• Act as a primary R&D liaison at the manufacturing site for procurement, quality, manufacturing, and operations.
• Maintains the overall project schedule.
• Collaborate with cross functional groups to complete Change Control documentation to support the execution of the change into manufacturing.
• Routinely provides advice and assists team members regarding unique problems.
• Advise management on proposals and courses of action using both written and verbal methods.
• Utilize engineering principles, technical analysis, and problem solving tools.
• Devises new approaches to complex problems through adaptations and modifications of standard technical principles.
• Mentors, coaches, and assigns tasks to other team members assigned to their product families.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS

• B.S. degree in Engineering and 5+ years of relevant experience, or Masters and 2+ years related experience, or Ph.D. and 1-2 years’ experience.
• Demonstrated project management skills with ability to manage/prioritize multiple concurrent projects.
• Displays a solid understanding of theories/practices utilized by engineers and from other disciplines outside the primary area of expertise.
• Strong critical thinking skills and the ability to function in a sometimes-ambiguous situations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with MS Project or similar project scheduling tools.
• Effectively operate in and may facilitate cross-functional teams with guidance.

This job position within the MedTech division of Fresenius Kabi USA hereby commits itself to protect any persons working under its control from work related hazards to health and safety as well as to protect the environment as the basis of life. This includes the prevention of diseases, incidents, and pollution as well as the responsible and sustainable use of resources. Our aim is to enhance our performance in the area of occupational and environmental safety, and to fulfill compliance obligations. To achieve this target, we implement and continuously improve the integrated management system according to ISO 14001 (Environmental Management System, or EMS) and ISO 45001 (Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems, or OHSMS).  

Additional Information

We offer an excellent salary and benefits package including medical, dental and vision coverage, as well as life insurance, disability, 401K with company contribution, and wellness program.

Fresenius Kabi is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, immigration status, disabilities, or protected veteran status.