What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manufacturing Engineer position at Praxt Talent?
Manufacturing Engineer – Medical Device Sector
Salt Lake City, UT
Looking for an engineer who prefers a wrench over a whiteboard. This is a hands-on role for someone who wants to improve how things get made — from designing jigs to streamlining validation. You’ll work directly with operators, quality, and product teams to make sure manufacturing runs faster, cleaner, and with fewer mistakes.
The team is growing in response to demand. If you’ve worked in regulated environments and like being close to the build floor, this is a solid next step.
Your day-to-day:
- Build better processes: Help define and improve manufacturing workflows. That means less friction, higher throughput, and better repeatability.
- Fixtures and tooling: Design and test tools that simplify builds. You’ll get to see your designs in action.
- Validation: You’ll be expected to prove that processes work — and document them clearly. This isn’t optional in med device work.
- Standard work instructions: Write detailed, visual instructions that operators can follow. Revise them based on operator feedback and production results.
- Problem-solving: When things break, you’ll dig in, find root causes, and fix them. Fast.
- Drive improvements: Suggest changes. Track the results. Help others do the same. Continuous improvement isn’t a slogan here — it’s how the team operates.
- Lean thinking: Identify waste and reduce it. Line layouts, process steps, materials — it’s all fair game.
- Own your projects: You’ll run projects from spec to implementation. Budgets, timelines, and accountability are part of the job.
Requirements:
- Degree in mechanical, manufacturing, industrial, or materials engineering. Master’s is useful but not required.
- Familiarity with FDA 21 CFR Part 820 and ISO13485. Previous med device experience is a plus.
- Experience with plastics, injection molding, press forming, and industrial equipment.
- Can structure a problem and run analysis: DOE, FMEA, risk-based decisions, stats. Not just gut feeling.
- Able to work across teams. Bonus if you speak Spanish.
- Lean or Six Sigma certification helps — especially if you’ve applied it.