Sr Director Manufacturing & Sustaining Engineering, Instruments
Company: Cepheid
Location: San Jose
Posted on: May 9, 2024
Job Description:
At Cepheid, we are passionate about improving health care
through fast, accurate diagnostic testing. Our mission drives us,
every moment of every day, as we develop scalable, groundbreaking
solutions to solve the world's most complex health challenges. Our
associates are involved in every stage of molecular diagnostics,
from ideation to development and delivery of testing advancements
that improve patient outcomes across a range of settings. As a
member of our team, you can make an immediate, measurable impact on
a global scale, within an environment that fosters career growth
and development.Cepheid is proud to work alongside a community of
six fellow Danaher Diagnostics companies. Together, we're working
at the pace of change on diagnostic tools that address the world's
biggest health challenges, driven by knowing that behind every test
there is a patient waiting. Learn about the Danaher Business System
which makes everything possible.The Sr Director Manufacturing &
Sustaining Engineering, Instruments will lead multiple leaders in
the engineering organization of NPI Engineering, Sustaining
Engineering, Service Engineering, Supplier Development Engineering,
Technical Sustaining Engineering, and providing technical
leadership and guidance to the entire Instrument Operations team.
The person in this role will ensure that standard work and process
discipline is established, and sufficient technical resources are
deployed to support instruments across the progressive phases of
the product lifecycle.Additionally, this leader will be responsible
to manage teams to develop and deploy solutions for new product
introduction, compliance management, continuous quality
improvement, end of life, field failure investigation, service
products and serviceability, value added value engineering, and
bill of material and specification management.The person in this
role will lead and/or participate in the development,
standardization and improvement of manufacturing processes and
systems via outsourced manufacturing at factories in California and
Malaysia, and the associated global supply chain.This position is
part of the Instruments team within Global Supply Chain Operations
and will be located in Sunnyvale, CA in an onsite role. At Cepheid,
our vision is to be the leading provider of seamlessly connected
diagnostic solutions.In this role, you will have the opportunity
to:
- Build, coach, and lead a diverse team of sustaining engineers
and technicians and provide technical and personal leadership.
- Identify opportunities to enhance both supplier quality,
internal systems and implement process enhancements, to driving
continuous improvements for new and on-market products.
- Develop and Drive the team to achieve short and long term goals
and plans through to encompass Sustaining/Manufacturing engineering
and supplier technical management.
- Drive innovation and continuous improvement in a fast-paced,
dynamic environment.
- Manage NPI and Operational workflow balance with engineering
and sustaining priorities and work closely with leadership and
program managers to meet design, build, and test milestones for
various NPI programs.
- Ensure teams apply robust, consistent, and reliable engineering
fundamentals and processes to ensure product integrity and process
capability and reliability.
- Ensure safety and quality remains a primary focus across all of
the functional teamsThe essential requirements of the job include:
-
- Bachelor's degree in an engineering or related field with 14+
years -of experience in hardware manufacturing environment OR
Master's/Doctoral degree with -12+ years of experience -AND 4+
years managing people
- A Master degree in an engineering or related field with 11+
year in a hardware manufacturing environment and 6+ years in a
leadership role
- Manage cross functional relationships and alignment as part of
a Developed Strategy and Plan for a horizon view of an evolving
organization
- Sustain and improve on market products for reliability, out of
box quality, supply, and obsolescence.
- Collaborate with cross functional groups to identify, develop,
and improve manufacturing processes and overall supply chain and
operations outputs.
- Ensure timely release of engineering documentation and related
technical processes in support of; assembly, test, integration, and
refurbishment.
- Manage department budgets, staffing levels and capital
equipment needs for Sustaining and NPI products
- Must demonstrate objective and measurable in assessing conflict
and plans and project assessments, aligned to the business
objectives, technical compliance and quality and reliability
goalsIt would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:
- Experience managing multi-functional engineering teams in a
pilot & production & service environment.
- In-depth understanding of manufacturing engineering and test
engineering principles
- Previous experience and success in developing/starting and
transferring to contract manufacturers a new manufacturing
processes with a product lifecycle management with associated phase
gate reviews.Cepheid, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad
array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value
to our lives. Whether it's a health care program or paid time off,
our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our
benefits at danaherbenefitsinfo.com.The salary range for this role
is $150,000 - $215,000. This is the range that we in good faith
believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the
time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the
posted range. This range may be modified in the future.This job is
also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.We offer comprehensive
package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision
insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.Note: No amount of pay
is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is
earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of
any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation
and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in
the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be
modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.
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technology and operational capabilities to accelerate the real-life
impact of tomorrow's science and technology. We partner with
customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex
challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science
to life. Our global teams are pioneering what's next across Life
Sciences, Diagnostics, Biotechnology and beyond. For more
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veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other
characteristics protected by law. We value diversity and the
existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not,
found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we
serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique
and different perspectives as a result of these diverse
attributes.The EEO posters are available .We will ensure that
individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation
to participate in the job application or interview process, to
perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and
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Keywords: Cepheid, San Mateo , Sr Director Manufacturing & Sustaining Engineering, Instruments, Engineering , San Jose, California
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