Senior Industrial Engineer

Olympus - Brooklyn Park, MN

Full-time - Mid Level

Brooklyn Park, MN

5,001-10,000 employees

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods

About the position

The Senior Industrial Engineer at Olympus Corporation of the Americas plays a pivotal role in leading the planning, strategy, and execution of industrial engineering for Single Use Endoscopes (SUE) product and process development and launch. This position is responsible for developing and improving industrialization plans in collaboration with manufacturing engineering, equipment engineering, and production teams. The goal is to ensure that manufacturing production is safe, efficient, reliable, and scalable for volume manufacturing, adhering to the highest standards of quality and compliance in a regulated medical device environment. In this role, the Senior Industrial Engineer will establish comprehensive plans and complete industrialization activities to meet project goals. This includes specification development, line layout, ergonomics evaluation, cycle time optimization, line balancing, and facility requirements. The position requires collaboration in the development of capable production processes that align with operational objectives, working closely with Manufacturing Engineering and Equipment Engineering within Operations, as well as other functions. The engineer will also partner with production teams to ensure that the voice of operations is incorporated into product and process design, facilitating an effective handover to manufacturing production teams. Evaluating all available internal and external operational SUE product launches for manufacturing layout, work content, and efficiencies is crucial for meeting demand. The engineer will select and implement appropriate technologies that lead to lower manufacturing costs, reduced process variability, and enhanced manufacturing capability. Additionally, the role involves simulating manufacturing workflows to optimize production flow and standardizing engineering tools while establishing best-demonstrated practices. The Senior Industrial Engineer will provide coaching and mentorship to junior engineers, fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment.

Responsibilities

• Establish plans and complete industrialization activities to meet project goals including specification development, line layout, ergonomics evaluation, cycle time optimization and line balancing, and facility requirements.
• Develop and collaborate for project status reporting, proactively identifying, resolving, and presenting any issues that may impact the team's ability to meet key goals.
• Collaborate in the development of capable production processes that meet operational objectives with Manufacturing Engineering and Equipment Engineering within Operations as well as other functions.
• Partner with production to ensure the voice of operations is incorporated into product and process design. Facilitate effective handover to manufacturing production teams.
• Evaluate all available internal and external Operational SUE Product launch for manufacturing layout, work content, and efficiencies for meeting demand. Select and implement appropriate technologies that result in lower manufacturing cost, lower process variability and higher manufacturing capability.
• Simulate manufacturing workflows to down select options for process development and optimize production flow.
• Work with other functions to standardize, leverage and implement engineering tools and establish best-demonstrated practices.
• Influence process design and development to ensure processes are industrialized.
• Provide coaching and mentorship to junior engineers as needed and where possible.

Requirements

• B.S. degree in Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum of 5+ years of experience with a bachelor's degree, or 4+ years with a master's degree, working in a manufacturing engineering or related role. Experience in a regulated medical device environment is a strong plus.
• Experience working in a team setting bringing processes from development through validation.
• Expertise with the development of processes and related documentation. Strong good documentation practices (GDP) are required.
• Working knowledge of core manufacturing engineering tools such as 6-sigma, FMEA, Risk Analysis, Process Mapping, Standard Work Instructions, Lean Manufacturing, Manufacturing Work Instruction Creation, DOE methods, Process Characterization, Verification & Validation activities.

Nice-to-haves

• Drives Results
• Decision Quality
• Balance Stakeholders
• Collaborates
• Situational Adaptability

Benefits

• Competitive salaries, annual bonus and 401(k) with company match
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision coverage effective on start date
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program
• Free live and on-demand Wellbeing Programs
• Generous Paid Vacation and Sick Time
• Paid Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
• 12 Paid Holidays
• On-Site Child Daycare, Café, Fitness Center