Lead Manufacturing Engineer

Company Overview:

Lexington Medical, Inc. is a medical device company developing and manufacturing minimally invasive surgical stapling solutions in the Boston area. With the highest standards in design engineering and smart manufacturing, our team delivers disruptive technology to healthcare providers, improving surgical outcomes for patients in a thriving $6B surgical stapler market. 

Rooted in a talent-dense culture, we are committed to innovation, foster continuous growth, and achieve great heights together. At Lexington Medical, Inc., you will have the opportunity to impact the lives of millions of patients worldwide and thrive in a fast-growing MedTech company. 

Role Overview: 

We are hiring a Lead Manufacturing Engineer to join our manufacturing team at Lexington Medical, Inc. in Bedford, MA. Reporting to the Head of Manufacturing, you will be a technical leader in Lexington Medical’s onsite production spaces, responsible for proprietary equipment upkeep, NPI, and continuous improvement projects. This role manages a small team of early career manufacturing engineers and technicians, each responsible for supporting the manufacturing line for part of the product portfolio.

Responsibilities: 

• Provide technical mentorship and people management to a small team of 2-4 who service existing equipment, design and maintain processes, and develop fixturing. You will be responsible for the output and professional growth of your direct reports. 
• Understand and own complex proprietary equipment. You will be a technical escalation point for your team and must feel comfortable getting hands-on to perform root cause analysis. 
• Maintain a relentless focus on the production floor to identify subtle process drifts that might otherwise be missed. Ensure your team acts to place product quality above all else. 
• Work closely with production leadership to ensure that team resource allocation aligns with production goals and priorities. You must navigate the paradox of "firefighting" immediate issues while dedicating time to long-term solutions for persistent issues.
• Effectively bridge the gap between technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Provide clear, practical guidance to production technicians while also collaborating on high-level strategy with the R&D, quality, and operations departments of the company.  

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering or equivalent area of study. 
• 5 years of engineering experience, including 3 years of hands-on experience supporting advanced manufacturing in a highly regulated environment (Medical Device industry experience is helpful but not required).
• Proven success improving production metrics through intelligent design, process implementation/augmentation, or other means. 
• Ability to empower a team to act decisively and take calculated technical risks to keep production moving. You have done this as a mentor, even if you haven’t been a formal direct people manager. 
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail. Strong problem-solving skills, including root cause analysis and analytical thinking. 

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Company Overview & Disclaimer: 

Lexington Medical, Inc. is a surgical stapling company based in Bedford, MA, developing smart surgical technology for minimally invasive procedures. We’re hiring top engineers and medical device sales professionals to help us grow and improve outcomes for patients worldwide.