Sustaining Engineer

Required Qualifications

Cost Reduction & Value Engineering

•            Identify and evaluate cost-saving opportunities through design optimization, material substitutions, component standardization, and specification rationalization.

•            Support development of business cases and prioritize opportunities based on ROI, implementation complexity, risk, and strategic impact.

•            Drive value engineering initiatives while preserving product functionality, safety, quality, and customer experience.

•            Partner with Procurement and Supplier Quality to identify supplier-driven cost-saving opportunities.

Design Changes & Sustaining Engineering

•            Lead design changes associated with Productivity projects, including component, material, supplier, and manufacturing process modifications.

•            Develop and execute design verification strategies to support product changes.

•            Generate and maintain required design control documentation, including risk assessments, design outputs, test protocols, reports, and engineering justifications.

•            Support regulatory submissions and product lifecycle management activities as required.

Technical Analysis & Problem Solving

•            Conduct engineering analyses to evaluate design alternatives, manufacturing methods, and material options.

•            Apply structured problem-solving methodologies and data-driven decision-making to identify optimization opportunities.

•            Perform risk assessments and define mitigation strategies for proposed cost reduction initiatives.

•            Author technical reports, engineering evaluations, and recommendation documents.

Manufacturing & Operations Collaboration

•            Partner with Manufacturing, Operations, and Process Engineering teams to improve yield, reduce scrap, simplify assembly processes, and improve overall manufacturing efficiency.

•            Support equipment upgrades, process improvements, and manufacturing transfers associated with cost reduction initiatives.

•            Provide technical support during implementation and validation activities.

Supplier Optimization

•            Support supplier transitions, dual-sourcing initiatives, and material qualifications to reduce cost.

•            Collaborate with Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Quality teams to evaluate alternate suppliers and technologies.

•            Lead technical assessments and risk evaluations for supplier-related changes.

Education and Experience:

•            Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related technical discipline.

•            Minimum 5–8 years of engineering experience in a regulated manufacturing environment.

•            Experience in sustaining engineering, product development, operations engineering, manufacturing engineering, or value engineering.

•            Demonstrated track record of delivering measurable cost savings through engineering solutions.

•            Experience supporting design controls and engineering change management processes.

•            Medical device industry experience preferred.

Technical Skills

•            Value Engineering / Design-to-Cost methodologies

•            Product cost analysis and cost modeling

•            Design Controls and Risk Management

•            Root Cause Analysis and Structured Problem Solving

•            Statistical Analysis and Experimental Design

•            Manufacturing Processes and Process Validation

•            Material Selection and Specification Optimization

•            Supplier Qualification and Technical Assessment

Leadership Competencies

•            Strong business acumen and financial mindset

•            Ability to translate technical solutions into cost savings

•            Excellent project management and prioritization skills

•            Effective communication and stakeholder management

•            Ability to lead cross-functional teams without direct authority

•            Results-oriented with demonstrated bias for execution

•            Familiarity with continuous improvement, lean, or design-to-value methodologies used to improve product cost, process efficiency, and portfolio productivity.