Our client is a leading manufacturing company of medical devices is looking for people who want to make meaningful contributions to the world's leading medical technology company. They are seeking a Sr. Manufacturing Engineer in Littleton, MA. Position Description The Manufacturing Engineer will support existing manufacturing by leading manufacturing product improvements including cost, manufacturability, quality, and reliability goals. Provide End-Of-Life (EOL) and part obsolescence management and support of product lifecycle management. Responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining assembly and test procedures, tools, programs, and training for existing products. Directly working with the production team to build prototypes, pilot, and production units as needed. . Position Responsibilities • Develops, maintains and improves test procedures, tools, fixtures, and programs on existing printed circuit boards, electro-mechanical assemblies, and final products. • Reviews supplier change notices, works with cross-functional team to determine proper part and assembly procurement actions, and executes ECO's to process changes and phase into production. • Trains technicians on test methods, equipment, and procedures for new and existing assemblies and products. • Review ECO's which impact test procedures, tools, and programs used in production for testability or other related test issues. Identifies and implements changes required to procedures, tools, and programs. • Participates with Development engineering in the creation of test programs to verify the performance to specification of new assemblies, peripherals, and products. Responsible for the maintenance of production test programs upon release to production. Introduces new technologies into production (i.e TQM, Automated Test). • Participates in design reviews. Reviews design for complete specifications, testability, and test margin. Develops diagnostic, troubleshooting, and repair strategies for production testing of printed circuit boards and electro-mechanical assemblies. • Collaborate on design with suppliers to fulfill equipment and fixturing requirements, as well as, product design specification improvements for more cost-effective production. • Responsible for diagnosing and technical problems that may arise in standard manufacturing, resolving design problems or developing solutions. Work in conjunction with other departments where appropriate. • Implements and maintains safe operating procedures, tools and equipment which comply with safety standards. • Initiates and/or approves all necessary changes in design, drafting, tooling, methods, processes and any documentation that affects the manufacturability of an item. • Participates in design reviews, and makes recommendations to insure final manufacturability of the product. • Responsible for staying current on new technical developments in manufacturing processes and equipment. Participates in determining possible cost savings and/or making capital investment decisions and justifications. • Work with suppliers to resolve component/part problems in a timely manner. • Generate ECOs and/or Deviations to document all changes to production processes, tools or parts in accordance with requirements. • Resolve technical issues and to ensure that solutions are technically feasible and deployable. • Identify the root cause of manufacturing process and product nonconformities. Identify and implement the necessary actions to correct and prevent recurrence though the corrective and preventative action process. • Develop and Improve Operations Quality System Processes to meet local and Corporate Quality initiative goals.