Process Engineer III

Company Overview

Headquartered in suburban Atlanta, Georgia, Artivion, Inc. is a medical device company focused on developing simple, elegant solutions that address cardiac and vascular surgeons' most difficult challenges in treating patients with aortic diseases. Our Austin facility comprises a diverse team, including quality engineers, sustaining engineers, production associates, IT professionals, and various other experts dedicated to supporting the production of our On-X Mechanical Heart Valves. Artivion has over 1,400 employees worldwide with sales representation in over 100 countries. The Company has manufacturing facilities located in Atlanta, Georgia, Austin, Texas and Hechingen, Germany. Additionally, it has sales and distribution offices in various countries throughout Europe, Asia, and South America. For additional information about Artivion, visit our website, www.artivion.com.

POSITION OBJECTIVE

Responsible for providing process engineering support for all product manufacturing departments. Supports manufacturing operations to ensure consistent adherence to the standard operating procedures and business continuity. Initiates process improvement initiatives to improve the efficiency of current manufacturing processes, as well as develop new processes to improve manufacturing efficiency. Supports new product launches by collaborating with other functional areas and providing process engineering expertise during the implementation of processes or equipment.Collaborates with quality to determine and develop needed materials and/or parts specifications.

• Revises equipment and part drawings using CAD software.
• Coordinates Engineering Change Notices for design changes, including materials and process changes.
• Troubleshoots equipment and processes through physical inspection/diagnosing of parts. Orders replacement parts as needed.
• Maintains and assists in development of PLC controlled processes. Evaluates and implements appropriate parameters for OEM equipment software.
• Leads tasks or sub-projects within major product and process improvement initiatives.
• Provides technical support when dealing with suppliers of key components and equipment.
• Provides engineering support for new equipment start-up, debug and process validation. As required, develops and conducts process evaluations and validations under guidance of senior engineers and quality engineering.
• Incorporates best practices in the creation and improving of Operations documentation.
• Coordinates product and packaging distribution and shelf life tests.
• Assist in audit deliverables and/or CAPA investigations and deliverables as assigned by management
• Performs additional duties as assigned by Manager

KEY RESULT AREAS
1. Successful implementation of new products and processes.
2. Reduction of manufacturing errors and improvement of yields and cycle times.
3. Successful completion of audits.
4. Provide knowledge and feedback to the production team for the successful implementation of new processes or equipment.
5. Addressing supplier continuity issues to prevent product run-out.
6. Continuous Process Improvement.

QUALIFICATIONS
* Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Biomedical, Industrial or related field of engineering).
* Typically requires 4-6 years of medical device, tissue product or related engineering experience (2-4 years with Masters in Engineering).
* Familiarity with Computer Aided Design (CAD) preferred
* Green Belt in 5S/Lean Manufacturing preferred