Senior Manufacturing Engineer

4 weeks ago


Chicago, Illinois, United States JUUL Labs Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Manufacturing Engineer to join our growing Manufacturing Engineering & Sustaining group at JUUL Labs. This role will be responsible for debugging and ramping automation equipment for our next generation product, as well as managing sustaining engineering operations for our existing product line at our partner contract manufacturing site.

Key Responsibilities
  • Work with OEMs to troubleshoot and debug advanced automation equipment for a new product line.
  • Propose and implement equipment design improvements to reduce yield loss, minimize unplanned downtime, and improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
  • Develop and track metrics for critical machine outputs and present to management.
  • Train Contract Manufacturer engineering and maintenance personnel to troubleshoot and maintain new automation equipment.
  • Create and maintain process and equipment technical documentation for new automation lines.
  • Manage the execution of high volume manufacturing on our existing product lines at our Contract Manufacturing site for pod assembly, filling, and packaging.
  • Oversee, mentor, and influence the CM's sustaining engineering team to ensure quality, availability, and output achieve daily targets.
  • Co-own and drive key engineering metrics (yield, availability, overall OEE, etc.) at a site level.
  • Conduct reviews of site quality and yield metrics with the local JUUL and Contract Manufacturing team to determine improvement opportunities.
  • Oversee preventative maintenance programs as well as spare parts readiness and management.
  • Drive CM accountability to ensure timely escalation and issue correction.
  • Provide excursion support to the CM site and coordinate equipment suppliers as required to support downtime issues.
  • Ensure site adherence to agreed-upon manufacturing processes between JUUL and the contract manufacturer. Perform line walks and verification of operations.
Requirements
  • 5-10 years' experience with high volume manufacturing engineering, sustaining engineering, and/or process development, preferably in an FDA-regulated industry.
  • Strong ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects while maintaining accuracy and meeting deadlines.
  • Previous experience in design controls, change control, and validation within an FDA-regulated industry, design for manufacturing (DFM), lean manufacturing, process control concepts, design of experiments (DOE), and design/process failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) is preferred.
  • Good understanding of statistical methods, six sigma methodologies, design of experiments, and lean.
  • Outstanding technical problem-solving skills - both theoretically and in terms of hands-on troubleshooting.
  • Ability to make decisions and take accountability for those decisions, with limited information, in high-pressure, time-limited situations.
  • Detail-oriented with a strong quality mindset. Enjoy working in a team environment.
  • Clear verbal, written, and presentation skills and demonstrated ability to communicate effectively across all business levels and functions, both internally and at vendors.
  • 5+ years in a progressive engineering role.
  • 3-5 years working with high-speed automation.
  • Familiarity with robots and robot control.
  • 3-5 years working knowledge of PLC control.
  • Ability to read electrical schematics.
  • Basic working knowledge of Autocad or similar applications.
Education
  • Minimum Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related technical discipline. Advanced degree preferred.
Perks and Benefits
  • A place to grow your career. We'll help you set big goals - and exceed them.
  • People. Work with talented, committed, and supportive teammates.
  • Equity and performance bonuses. Every employee is a stakeholder in our success.
  • Cell phone subsidy, commuter benefits, and discounts on JUUL products.
  • Excellent medical, dental, and vision benefits.


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