Manufacturing Engineer II, 2nd Shift

This position is on a 2nd shift schedule, Monday through Friday, from 1:00 PM to 10:00 PM

Imagine how your ideas and expertise can change a patient’s life. Our Global Supply Chain team plays a central part in ensuring our products are delivered to patients with cardiovascular disease. You’ll partner cross-functionally with manufacturing operations and sales teams, delivering thoughtful solutions to complex challenges all while developing your knowledge of the medical device industry. Whether your work includes strategic inventory planning, labeling, warehouse management, material handling, or any of our other supply chain opportunities, you will be making a meaningful contribution to our team and to patients all over the world.

Make a meaningful difference to patients around the world. At Edwards Lifesciences facilities around the world, our Manufacturing teams create the tools, technologies, and devices that transform patients’ lives. As part of our sewing, assembly, delivery, and distribution teams, your attention to detail and commitment to continuous improvement will help us turn innovative ideas into reality. Your purpose-driven work will help leave lasting and positive impacts on patient lives.

This is an exciting opportunity at our Irvine Implant Manufacturing Plant, supporting 2nd shift manufacturing engineering for the RESILIA and Final Packaging Value Streams, which produce Transcatheter Heart Valves (THV), Surgical, and Transcatheter Mitral & Tricuspid Therapies (TMTT) heart valves.

How you’ll make an impact:

• Partner with cross-functional teams responsible for all aspects of the operations such as safety, quality, delivery, and cost by contributing to sustaining initiatives and driving continuous improvement.

• Support a range of engineering activities such as process optimization, validation efforts, line support, and Manufacturing Execution System (MES) support.

• Support the Global Supply Chain Implant Network by managing engineering activities from new product introduction, stabilization, and sustaining.

• Analyze and resolve complex Manufacturing and Compliance issues (e.g., CAPA, non-conformances, audit observations).

• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

What you’ll need:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Scientific field with 2 years of manufacturing engineering experience

• Regulated industry experience.

• On-site required to work 2nd shift hours Monday to Friday from 1pm to 10pm.

What else we look for:

• Master’s degree; Mechanical or Biomedical degree.

• Lean or Black Belt certification.

• Technical skillset in manufacturing engineering: design for manufacturability (DFM), EH&S guidelines, FDA guidelines, and process validation.

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.

• Proven expertise in usage of MS Office Suite.

• Excellent documentation, communication, and interpersonal relationship skills including negotiating and relationship management.

• Problem-solving, organizational, analytical, and critical thinking skills.

Aligning our overall business objectives with performance, we offer competitive salaries, performance-based incentives, and a wide variety of benefits programs to address the diverse individual needs of our employees and their families.

For California (CA), the base pay range for this position is $85,000 to $120,000 (highly experienced).

The pay for the successful candidate will depend on various factors (e.g., qualifications, education, prior experience).  Applications will be accepted while this position is posted on our Careers website.   

Edwards is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer including protected Veterans and individuals with disabilities.

COVID Vaccination Requirement

Edwards is committed to protecting our vulnerable patients and the healthcare providers who are treating them. As such, all patient-facing and in-hospital positions require COVID-19 vaccination. If hired into a covered role, as a condition of employment, you will be required to submit proof that you have been vaccinated for COVID-19, unless you request and are granted a medical or religious accommodation for exemption from the vaccination requirement. This vaccination requirement does not apply in locations where it is prohibited by law to impose vaccination.