About the Role
We are looking for a Lead Engineer to join the Gore Medical team to provide leadership for our commercial engineering associates. This person will work collaboratively with a cross-functional team to meet the business objectives of the team.
This role will be located at our facility in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Responsibilities
- Partner with Manufacturing Leadership, Quality Assurance, MTL, and POL to understand and support the business priorities
- Partner with Technical Leadership to provide P&D support for product line engineers and technicians
- Provide subject matter expertise in both internal and external audits
- Provide (PLL) review and approval
- Work closely with Quality Assurance, Engineering, Regulatory, Manufacturing, and other functional groups to provide direction regarding appropriate testing and inspections, manufacturability, product/process changes, equipment and process validations, design control, submissions, risk management, and non-conformance investigations
- Mentor and provide leadership by example for engineering team
- Support and lead project scoping, resourcing, and monitoring with engineering team and support project prioritization
- Hold yourself and others accountable to their commitments, meeting expectations, and for practicing the culture
- Establish clear expectations of equitable and inclusive behaviors from Associates and act immediately to appropriately address negatively impactful or unfair behavior
Required Qualifications
- B.S. in Engineering, or equivalent STEM degree
- Minimum of 5 years in engineering, executing in Lean manufacturing practices (Kaizens, A3 problem solving, etc.) and technical application
- Demonstrated experience in creating and maintaining an inclusive work environment with clear understanding of equitable practices
- Demonstrated ability to lead oneself and lead and/or coordinate a team of associates and the ability to overcome conflict and achieve business results
- Demonstrated ability to lead, prioritize, plan, and execute difficult technical projects from development to completion by utilizing project best practices and critical thinking to navigate technical and project uncertainties
- Demonstrated ability to document, communicate, and present technical bodies of work
- Demonstrated ability to successfully interact with cross-functional teams and influence others with strong verbal and written communication
- Demonstrated ability to identify critical issues and failure modes, creating a framework of action to address these issues and assess root cause and improve product performance
- Ability to travel up to 5%
Desired Qualifications
- Previous people leadership experience
- Minimum 7 years experience as an engineer in a regulated manufacturing environment
- Experience and application of lean and/or Six Sigma methodologies and approaches
What We Offer
Our success is based on the capability and creativity of our Associates, and we are proud to offer a comprehensive and competitive total rewards program that supports your everyday and helps you build your tomorrow.
We provide benefits that offer choice and flexibility and promote overall well-being. And in keeping with our belief that every Associate should share in the collective success of the enterprise; we provide a distinctive Associate Stock Ownership Plan in each country as well as potential opportunities for “profit-sharing”. Learn more at gore.com/careers/benefits
Gore is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, status as a qualified individual with a disability, genetic information, pregnancy status, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, status as a protected veteran, gender identity and expression, and any other characteristic protected by applicable laws and regulations.
Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening. Gore will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, e.g., arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws.
Gore requires all applicants to be eligible to work within the United States. Gore generally will not sponsor visas unless otherwise noted on the position description.
