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 Additive Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for design, development, and testing of all facets of the additive process with a focus on machines, software, part design, analysis, and additive techniques.

How you'll make an impact:

• Continually identify and implement process improvement efforts throughout the additive manufacturing process

• Advise and collaborate with the design team to incorporate and optimize features for additive manufacturing

• Generate/optimize build files to produce high quality parts in minimum time with maximum consistency

• Work with engineers and designers to investigate properties, geometric accuracy, and surface finish results to develop optimal print parameters, heat treatments, and design allowable for existing and new materials

• Improve manufacturing processes using engineering methods (e.g., LEAN methods, basic statistics) for continuous process improvement

• Develop and document best practices on new equipment and processes

• Identify and implement safety improvements throughout the additive manufacturing process

• Develop basic experiments and tests (including writing and executing protocols) to qualify and validate manufacturing processes; analyze results, make recommendations, and develop reports

• Establish project plans to ensure deliverables are completed to customer’s expectations, using project management tools (e.g., Project Plan, Risk Analysis)

• Support the cost estimation process and record build time, machining time, and other information required to assemble timely and accurate quotes for customers

• Identify opportunities for re-design/design of basic equipment, tools, fixtures, etc. to improve manufacturing processes

• Oversee additive manufacturing tasks; give instruction to technicians on conducting tests; train technicians and provide feedback; and coordinate technician work

• Create 3D CAD models of design concepts, propose modifications for additive manufacturing

• Rapid and traditional prototyping of design features for assessment and comparison

• Other incidental duties assigned by leadership

What you'll need (Required):

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Scientific field

What else we look for (Preferred):

• Knowledge of mechanical design
• Previous experience with 3D CAD modeling
• Experience operating 3D printing equipment
• Previous experience in the healthcare or medical device industry
• Experience with SolidWorks and/or Creo
• Experience with tolerance analysis
• Knowledge of GD&T principles
• Expertise in metrology software (e.g., Polyworks, Geomagic), ability to interpret scan data and identify dimensional deviations
• Expertise in operating various 3D scanning systems
• Good computer skills in usage of MS Office Suite including MS Project
• Basic documentation, communication (e.g., written and verbal) and interpersonal relationship skills
• Basic understanding of statistical techniques
• Previous experience working with lab/industrial equipment
• Good understanding and knowledge of principles, theories, and concepts relevant to Engineering
• Good problem-solving, organizational, analytical and critical thinking skills
• Knowledge of and adherence to Edwards Environmental Health and Safety and Quality guidelines as they relate to department clean room medical device manufacturing
• Strict attention to detail
• Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast paced environment
• Adhere to all company rules and requirements (e.g., pandemic protocols, Environmental Health & Safety rules) and take adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to the protection of environment and prevention of pollution under their span of influence/control