Job Purpose
As a Senior Product Systems Engineer, Medical Devices at VulcanForms, you will
own the manufacturing systems that carry our printed parts from the build plate
to a finished, inspected product. You will set the process architecture across
product families — advanced manufacturing techniques, automation, and lean
manufacturing methods — and define the standard that individual part processes
are built against.
You will design the systems, procedures, and data infrastructure that let
product move seamlessly through the plant, and you will mentor the product
engineers who build and maintain the part-level processes within them.
Key Responsibilities
* Partner with operations, quality, the digital team, and the enterprise teams
to design how product flows through the factory end to end.
* Lead Kaizen events, selecting which bottlenecks to attack and holding teams
accountable for sustained improvement.
* Define the standards and templates for methods of manufacture in our ERP
system, and govern how part-specific customer requirements are encoded
against them.
* Own the process and quality documentation system — structure, configuration
control, and revision governance.
* Build bespoke process dashboards that give execution teams visibility across
the value stream, partnering with the digital team on data sources and
models.
* Serve as the escalation point for complex process failures between printing
and final delivery, driving root cause analysis and corrective action.
* Mentor associate and mid-level product engineers, reviewing their process
designs, methods of manufacture, and documentation.
Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Materials, Manufacturing, or Biomedical
Engineering, or a related discipline; advanced degree a plus.
* 5+ years of manufacturing or process engineering experience, preferred at
least 3 years in a regulated medical device environment.
* Demonstrated ownership of a manufacturing process or value stream at the
system level, not solely at the individual part level.
* Working knowledge of FDA 21 CFR Part 820, including design controls and
process validation (IQ/OQ/PQ).
* Deep working knowledge of metal manufacturing processes across both additive
and subtractive methods.
* Experience building reporting or dashboards from MES/ERP data (e.g., SQL,
Power BI, Tableau).
* Experience leading cross-functional improvement work without direct reporting
authority.
Additional Details
Location: Onsite at Devens, MA
Reports to: Operations Program Manager
VulcanForms offers a competitive salary and equity package. Actual compensation
is based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, and
experience. In addition, VulcanForms provides comprehensive benefits including
medical, dental, vision, and life insurance; generous paid time off; and a
401(k) plan with company match.
The annual base salary range for this position is $100,000 to $137,000.