VP, Process Engineering & Automation (Medical Devices)

Location: Full-time onsite position in Irvine, California, United States. Domestic and international travel may be required to support global manufacturing operations and technology transfers.

Salary: $220,000–$300,000 annually, plus eligibility for up to a 30% annual performance bonus.

Company

Medical-device manufacturing organization developing scalable production, manufacturing test, automation, and industrialization capabilities across a global network.

What you will do

• Define and execute the global strategy, technical roadmap, and operating model for process engineering, manufacturing test, automation, equipment, and industrialization.
• Lead global Process Engineering, Manufacturing Test, and Automation organizations responsible for process development, validation, technology transfer, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with R&D, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, Finance, and senior leaders to ensure manufacturability, scalability, quality, cost, and production readiness.
• Lead new product industrialization, design transfer, manufacturing scale-up, and complex technology transfers across domestic and international sites.
• Oversee the design and deployment of hardware and software electromechanical test systems for devices and high-volume sensors.
• Set engineering standards, budgets, capital strategies, performance measures, and organizational priorities while building a high-performing global engineering organization.

Requirements

• 15+ years of progressive experience in process engineering, manufacturing engineering, automation, manufacturing technology, industrialization, or related disciplines.
• 8+ years of progressive people leadership experience, including leading leaders and multidisciplinary engineering organizations.
• Experience with new product industrialization, process development and validation, automation implementation, design transfer, manufacturing scale-up, technology transfer, and continuous improvement.
• Experience developing engineering and automation strategies across multiple products, manufacturing sites, or global operations, including capital investments and technology deployments.
• Knowledge of regulated manufacturing environments, including FDA Quality System requirements, ISO 13485, process validation, risk management, and medical-device manufacturing requirements.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical discipline and effective written and spoken English communication.

Nice to have

• Executive leadership experience in medical devices, life sciences, or another highly regulated manufacturing industry.
• Experience with automated assembly and test systems, robotics, machine vision, electronic and mechanical manufacturing, plastic injection molding, or cable assembly.
• Experience deploying advanced automation, digital manufacturing, manufacturing data, or smart manufacturing capabilities.
• Advanced knowledge of DFM, DFA, Lean, Six Sigma, DOE, SPC, and related continuous improvement methodologies.
• Master’s degree in engineering, Engineering Management, Business Administration, or a related field.

Culture & Benefits

• Leadership scope spans global manufacturing operations and cross-functional partnerships.
• Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and 401(k) coverage.
• Paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, and maternity leave are provided.
• Additional benefits include flexible spending accounts, employee assistance, pet insurance, and voluntary supplemental insurance programs.
• Onsite amenities include a wellness clinic, fitness center, and café.