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Associate Product Development Engineer

VulcanForms · Devens, MA · On-site

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About VulcanForms

About Us Founded in 2015 to develop the world’s first industrially scalable laser metal additive manufacturing solution, VulcanForms is reshaping how the world manufactures critical products.

About the role

As an Associate Product Engineer, Medical Devices at VulcanForms, you will help define and execute the manufacturing processes that take our printed parts from the build plate to a finished, inspected product. Working under the direction of senior engineers, you will support continuous improvement of the production line, applying advanced manufacturing techniques, automation, and lean manufacturing methods to develop optimized production processes.

What they're looking for

  • Support operations to keep product moving through the factory seamlessly and efficiently
  • Own end to end cycle time for an assigned set of medical device parts, from the additive process through post-processing to customer shipment
  • Participate in Kaizen events, contributing the data and process analysis needed to address bottlenecks
  • Work with quality resources to ensure appropriate inspection techniques are employed and are meeting customer needs in both development and production contexts
  • Write and maintain work instructions and process-related quality documentation, adapting existing processes for new products and keeping files, programs, and revisions under proper configuration control
  • Review and disposition non-conforming material to keep parts moving through the factory
More about this role

Job Purpose

As an Associate Product Engineer, Medical Devices at VulcanForms, you will help define and execute the manufacturing processes that take our printed parts from the build plate to a finished, inspected product. Working under the direction of senior engineers, you will support continuous improvement of the production line, applying advanced manufacturing techniques, automation, and lean manufacturing methods to develop optimized production processes.

You will build and maintain the processes, procedures, work instructions, and documentation that produce our components and sub-assemblies to customer specification, with a focus on increasing throughput while holding a high standard for quality.

Key Responsibilities

  • Support operations to keep product moving through the factory seamlessly and efficiently.
  • Own end to end cycle time for an assigned set of medical device parts, from the additive process through post-processing to customer shipment.
  • Participate in Kaizen events, contributing the data and process analysis needed to address bottlenecks.
  • Work with quality resources to ensure appropriate inspection techniques are employed and are meeting customer needs in...

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