Position Title: Sustaining Engineer
Work Location: San Diego CA 92121
Assignment Duration: 12 Months
Position Summary:
Leads complex sustaining projects across multiple sites; mentors engineers and aligns work with business priorities. Provides cross-site leadership for sustaining activities and continuous improvement initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leads complex sustaining projects across multiple sites/products
- Oversees obsolescence and supplier transition efforts
- Develops and improves sustaining procedures and tools
- Conducts advanced failure analysis and systemic CAPAs
- Mentors Engineers I–Sr I levels
- Serves as technical reviewer/approver for clinical, regulatory and change documentation
- Aligns sustaining activities with business priorities
Areas of Competence:
- Leadership of complex sustaining projects across multiple products or sites.
- Advanced failure analysis, systemic CAPA execution, and risk mitigation.
- Development and improvement of sustaining tools, procedures, and standards.
- Technical review/approval of engineering, regulatory, and clinical documentation.
- Mentorship of Engineers I–Sr I and influence on technical decision-making.
- Ability to align sustaining work with business priorities and multi-site strategies.
Qualification & Experience:
Minimum
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or relevant degree and 5 years of relevant experience
Preferred
- Minimum B.S. degree from an ABET accredited school (or global equivalent) in one of the following engineering disciplines: Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Biomedical Engineering, Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering Technology, Bioengineering Technology, Aerospace Engineering or Aeronautical Engineering
- 5 to 7 years of full-time engineering experience
Working Conditions & Physical Demands:
Travel
- Up to 5%
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