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Pumping, Reimagined
Willow is a platform for products that help improve the lives and health of women. We are a mission-driven team of experienced inventors, young mothers, and fathers dedicated to making a difference in women’s lives. The Willow™ Wearable Breast Pump is the first solution in our platform. Moms who pump told us that they often need to press pause on life while they pump and that their dream pump would be truly mobile and unplug. Willow completely re-imagined the breast pump – it is the world’s first all-in-one breast pump that fits in a bra.
We are looking for a senior manufacturing engineer with at least 10 years of experience in high volume electro-mechanical production and/or design. Qualified candidates will have experience overseeing an outsourced manufacturing environment of medical products and detailed knowledge of plastic injection parts and processes with GMP for regulated Products.
Summary
Works independently or in a lead role on the assembly process and continuous improvement of the manufacturing processes and procedures for Willow’s entire product line. Exercises independent judgment in identifying, recommending, and implementing significant and/or complex design improvements for existing and to improve future products. Will help managed the technical teams for manufacturing engineering activities. Communicates effectively and participates on cross functional sustaining engineering and product development teams.
Responsibilities
- Lead projects for released products to reduce costs and improve performance, quality and reliability.
- Interface cross-functionally to identify opportunities & solve product related issues, working closely with engineering, manufacturing operations, and customer care.
- Manage and prioritize workload, develop project plans and oversee project execution.
- Oversee manufacturing design reviews of products (DFM) and design requirements documents
- Establish external test methods and standards for product reliability and factory
- Execute design changes, navigating Design Control from Design Requirements thru Design Verification/Validation and Manufacturing Implementation
- Use standard statistical analysis and problem-solving techniques to determine product acceptance, setting tolerances and determining critical parameters
- Drive root cause analysis and implement corrective actions as needed
- Support the sourcing organization and supplier partners to optimize supply chain performance.
- Communicating as a team lead with other function groups, internal customers and outside vendors on a daily basis
Qualifications
- 10 years relevant experience and a BS degree in a technical field.
- 5 years of experience in engineering management in an outsourced environment.
- Experience with plastic injection components and their respective tool designs
- Strong technical experience in mechanical engineering discipline with excellent written and verbal communication skills is essential.
- Experience with high-volume manufacturing processes for consumer and/or medical devices.
Experience in the following:
- Working knowledge of SMT parts and processes including solder application, AOI, & ICT.
- Experience with providing Design for Manufacture (DFM) & Design for Test (DFT) of complex, high volume, electro-mechanical products.
- Working knowledge in Solidworks® for injection molding and/or experience; and NX a plus.
- Familiarity with geometric tolerancing and ANSI documentation.
- Confirm engineering calculations and relating results to controlled tests, including statistical analysis for Cpk and tolerance analysis.
- Writing and defining product requirements and design specifications.
- Mange outsourced equipment/facility/process commissioning including IQ/OQ/PQ validation.
- Work with the R&D team with an emphasis on quality while minimizing time to market.
- Experience working in cross-functional team environments is required.
- Experience with product development in a regulated environment a big plus.