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Werfen is seeking a Senior Staff Mechanical Engineer to provide technical leadership and continuous process improvement. This role is a senior-level individual contributor position responsible for defining and driving process improvement, detailed design, and technical decision-making from feasibility through verification/validation, design transfer, and lifecycle support. The Senior Staff Mechanical Engineer is expected to operate with a high degree of autonomy and raise the technical bar through robust engineering practices and disciplined design control execution.
Job Responsibility:
Responsible for the resolution of production process issues utilizing problem-solving techniques to analyze, identify root cause(s), develop and implement solutions
Technical Ownership (Consumable Mechanical Subsystem): Serve as the mechanical technical owner for consumable assemblies and interfaces, ensuring end-to-end production process performance, reliability, manufacturability, and cost targets
Design Controls Excellence: Author and maintain high-quality design inputs/outputs, DHF documentation, DFMEA/PFMEA, verification evidence, and change records compliant with Werfen QMS and applicable standards
Drive DFM/DFA, tooling strategy, and manufacturing readiness activities
partner with Operations and suppliers to ensure scalable high-volume production and robust process windows
Materials/Process Selection for Consumables: Select and validate materials and processes appropriate for consumables (polymers, films, adhesives, seals, welded joints)
Verification, Test Methods & Fixtures: Define verification strategy, develop test methods, fixtures, gage strategies, and data analysis to support traceable verification conclusions
Lifecycle/Sustaining Support: Lead investigations and resolution of field/manufacturing issues (RCA, CAPA support, design changes), ensuring effective improvements are implemented
May lead or participate in Lean Six Sigma projects of significant scope and complexity
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline required (M.S. or higher preferred)
Typically, 10+ years of progressive mechanical engineering experience with multiple full product development cycles
medical device and/or regulated product development strongly preferred
Significant experience owning subsystem or product-level mechanical scope through V&V and design transfer into manufacturing