Imagine how your ideas and expertise can change a patient’s life. Our Global Operations & Quality team plays a central part in ensuring our products are delivered to patients with cardiovascular disease. You’ll partner cross-functionally with manufacturing operations and sales teams, delivering thoughtful solutions to complex challenges all while developing your knowledge of the medical device industry. Whether your work includes strategic inventory planning, labeling, warehouse management, material handling, or any of our other supply chain opportunities, you will be making a meaningful contribution to our team and to patients all over the world.
The Senior Engineer will lead the execution of advanced automation initiatives that drive manufacturing innovation, ensure compliance and elevate operational excellence. The Senior Engineer will collaborate closely with New Product Development teams, R&D, manufacturing sites and peer automation teams to develop and implement automated solutions for our Global Operations.
How you’ll make an impact:
- Design, develop, prototype, and implement automated manufacturing solutions for new and existing processes.
- Develop proof of principle and proof of concept experiments to evaluate new automation technologies and design approaches.
- Use data and engineering analysis to troubleshoot complex equipment and process challenges and drive technical decisions.
- Lead automation projects from concept and prototyping through integration, qualification, validation, and production implementation.
- Lead the design, analysis, modification and integration of automation technologies including machine hardware, software, vision and electrical systems.
- Identify and implement new technologies and engineering methods that improve automation capability, scalability, and manufacturing performance.
- Partner cross-functionally with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and Operations to successfully deploy automation solutions.
- Lead technical investigations involving equipment failures, non-conformances, corrective actions, and audit observations.
- Lead improvement activities within the group to drive enhancements and improve efficiency.
- Utilize metrics to perform continuous improvement.
What you’ll need (Required):
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Scientific with 4 years of engineering automation experience.
- Onsite required to effectively collaborate with team.
- Travel up to 10% domestically and internationally.
What else we look for (Preferred):
- Advanced degree.
- Knowledge of applicable FDA regulations for medical device industry is a plus.
- Demonstrated proficiency and implementation track record in one or more of the following automation disciplines: mechatronics, mechanical design, programming (PLC, robotics, or vision), or electrical design including mastery of associated tools (Solidworks, etc.).
- Proficiency with statistical methods and techniques, including MiniTab.
- Substantial understanding of processes and equipment used in assigned work.
- Substantial understanding and knowledge of fundamental engineering principles, theories, and concepts relevant to automation.
- Strong documentation, written & verbal communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Strong problem-solving, organizational, analytical and critical thinking skills with proven record.
- Uses professional concepts and company objectives to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways.
- Ability to work in a team environment, including the ability to manage vendors and project stakeholders.
Aligning our overall business objectives with performance, we offer competitive salaries, performance-based incentives, and a wide variety of benefits programs to address the diverse individual needs of our employees and their families.
For California (CA), the base pay range for this position is $108,000 to $153,000 (highly experienced).
The pay for the successful candidate will depend on various factors (e.g., qualifications, education, prior experience). Applications will be accepted while this position is posted on our Careers website.
Edwards is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer including protected Veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a scientific discipline
- Four years of engineering automation experience
- Ability to work onsite
- Advanced degree
- Knowledge of applicable FDA regulations for the medical device industry
- Experience in mechatronics, mechanical design, PLC programming, robotics, machine vision, or electrical design
- Proficiency with associated automation tools, such as SolidWorks
- Proficiency with statistical methods and techniques, including Minitab
- Strong understanding of relevant processes, equipment, and engineering principles
- Strong documentation, written and verbal communication, interpersonal, problem-solving, organizational, analytical, and critical-thinking skills
- Ability to work in a team environment and manage vendors and project stakeholders
Edwards Lifesciences Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is considered strong, with multiple plan choices, HSA options, and fertility support, and the company highlights holistic well‑being programs.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An Employee Stock Purchase Plan with a discount and look‑back feature makes equity ownership accessible and enhances the total rewards package.
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What We Do
Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE: EW), is the global leader in patient-focused medical innovations for structural heart disease, as well as critical care and surgical monitoring. We thrive on discovery and expanding the boundaries of medical technology, serving patients in 100+ countries, with the help of our employees in areas including Clinical Affairs, Quality Engineering, Research & Development, Regulatory Affairs, Sales & Marketing, corporate functions and more. Our roots date back to 1958 when Miles Lowell Edwards, a retired engineer with a background in hydraulics and fuel pump operations, set out to build the first artificial heart. Edwards believed the heart could be mechanized and was encouraged by Dr. Albert Starr to focus on developing an artificial heart valve. After just two years, the first Starr-Edwards mitral valve was developed and successfully placed in a patient. This innovation spawned Edwards Laboratories. Miles’ fascination with healing the heart and helping patients with heart disease stemmed from his own experience with rheumatic fever as a teenager and continues to fuel our patient-first culture today. Today, we are as passionate about providing innovative solutions for people fighting cardiovascular disease as we have ever been. It's our Credo. It takes integrity, collaboration, innovation, and focus. We are leaders in the design and manufacture of tissue replacement heart valves and repair products as well as advanced hemodynamic monitoring. We partner with physicians to innovate products designed to help patients live longer, healthier, and more productive lives. Our work is both rewarding and a privilege. The importance of what we do defines our approach. We work together to create an environment where ideas can flourish and we provide our people with the resources, expertise and support to bring those ideas to life. For our legal terms and trademarks, please visit: https://www.edwards.com/legal/legal-terms
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