What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Process Engineer position at Sterling Engineering, Inc.?
Senior Manufacturing Engineer (Sustaining Engineering)
Location: Flexan – Salt Lake City, Utah
Compensation: $110K–$120K base salary (depending on experience)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Compensation: $110K–$120K base salary (depending on experience)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Position Overview
Seeking a hands-on Senior Manufacturing Engineer to join its Sustaining Engineering team supporting medical device manufacturing operations. This is not a traditional process engineering role focused on molding or large-scale equipment development. Instead, the team is looking for a strong mid-career engineer who can support sustaining engineering activities, continuous improvement initiatives, tooling and fixture design, and cross-functional manufacturing support within a regulated medical device environment.
The ideal candidate will have 5–7 years of experience in medical device manufacturing engineering and bring a strong balance of technical capability, collaboration, mentorship, and hands-on problem solving. This individual will partner closely with senior engineering leadership while helping guide and mentor junior engineers on the team.
This role is highly visible and business-critical as the team continues to ramp up production and engineering support activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Support sustaining engineering activities across existing medical device manufacturing operations
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on quality, efficiency, manufacturability, and production support
- Create and maintain engineering change requests/orders (ECRs/ECOs), quality documentation, work instructions, and manufacturing support documentation
- Collaborate closely with Design Engineering teams to improve Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and production readiness
- Design manufacturing tooling, fixtures, jigs, and support equipment using SolidWorks
- Provide day-to-day hands-on engineering support to manufacturing operations and troubleshoot production-related issues
- Support root cause investigations, corrective actions, and nonconformance resolution activities
- Assist with validation and implementation of manufacturing improvements and process updates
- Partner with Quality and Operations teams to ensure compliance within a regulated medical device environment
- Mentor and help develop early-career engineers by providing technical guidance and support
- Contribute to a collaborative, fast-paced engineering environment with strong team interaction
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or related field
- 5–7 years of manufacturing or sustaining engineering experience within medical device manufacturing
- Strong experience supporting engineering changes, quality documentation, and sustaining manufacturing operations
- Experience working directly with Design Engineering teams on manufacturability improvements
- Proficiency with SolidWorks for tooling, fixture, and manufacturing support design
- Hands-on troubleshooting and continuous improvement experience in a production environment
- Strong understanding of FDA-regulated or ISO-controlled manufacturing environments
- Ability to balance technical execution with mentorship and team collaboration
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
Benefits
- Competitive salary annual bonus potential
- Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid Time Off & Holidays
- Career growth and advancement opportunities
- Collaborative and innovation-driven work environment
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
Salary : $110,000 - $120,000