DFX Manufacturing Engineer
Core
Drive Design for Excellence (DFX) across new product introductions and sustaining products to ensure scalable, cost-effective, and high-quality manufacturing outcomes.
Role type
Senior manufacturing engineer (DFX/NPI) (via careerplan.io/jobs/893395314918-dfx-manufacturing-engineer-at-fortive)
Builds
Manufacturing processes, tooling, work instructions, and production test strategies for electro-mechanical assemblies and regulated products.
Domain
Industrial technology / Medical device / Healthcare sterilization
Required skills
DFX reviews (DFM, DFA, DFT, DFSC, DFR), Lean principles, structured problem-solving (DMAIC, 8D), process capability analysis (Cp/Cpk), value engineering, supplier selection, regulatory compliance, PLM/ERP systems
Preferred skills
Six Sigma certification, test system validation, engineering change management
Technologies
PLM, ERP/MRP, Kanban, visual management tools
Responsibilities
Lead DFX reviews throughout the product lifecycle, develop and optimize manufacturing processes and tooling, coordinate test engineering for production test strategies, lead cost reduction initiatives and value engineering, drive Kaizen events and Lean transformations, troubleshoot manufacturing issues using root cause analysis
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC