STAFF MFG & PROCESS DVL ENGINEER

Job Overview

Based in Costa Rica supporting TE’s Medical business unit manufacturing facilities, the Process Automation Staff Engineer is a key member of the Equipment and Process Engineering team. This role combines technical expertise, leadership, and project management to develop and lead strategic automation initiatives that drive manufacturing excellence and continuous process improvement. As part of a global Equipment Process Automation team, the engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing advanced automation systems to enhance efficiency, quality, and scalability across operations. While based in Costa Rica some projects will require international travel. 

Job Requirements

• Lead sites in the selection and delivery into commercial production of projects which are aligned with all stakeholders and with the site/BU strategy plan/road map. 
• Act as a key facilitator and communicator with on-site teams to ensure collaborative execution of focused improvement projects and high potential platforms. 
• Develop and implement Automaton projects for complex automation sequences, including motion control, robotics, and vision systems, specific to medical device manufacturing processes 
• Analyse and verify data in Opportunity for Improvement cases, ensuring accurate root cause identification and optimal solution selection. Lead collaboration with cross-functional teams to develop and implement data-driven solutions utilising the Automation team/local vendors where appropriate. 
• Lead technical problem-solving activities, including equipment/product issues, customer specification interpretation and engineering experiments to reduce manual process verification. 
• Lead the prototyping and de-risking of critical design elements of more complex projects. 
• Develop and communicate clear implementation plans and identify project benefits, costs, timelines, constraints and limitations. 
• Stay informed on industry trends, emerging technologies and best practices to ensure continuous innovation and improvement. Lead bench marking on process and equipment in line with external technical advancements and internal COE groups. 
• Monitor implementation, track progress and measure outcomes to ensure actual cost saving and indirect cost savings are achieved via standard measurement metrics. 
• Collaborate with R&D/NPD teams to ensure products are DFM and ensure technology roadmaps are aligned  
• Work with Quality Team to ensure all manufacturing processes and equipment comply with FDA regulations, ISO standards, and other relevant industry guidelines. 
• Ensure that all Health, Safety and Environmental requirements are fulfilled when delivering solutions to existing process problems 

What your background should look like

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Automation, Biomedical Engineering, or related fiel
• 12+ years of experience in Automation in a manufacturing engineering environment within the medical device industry preferred.
• Proven expertise in process development, equipment engineering, and project management
• Excellent problem-solving skills Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence cross-functional teams.
• Knowledge of FDA regulations, ISO standards, OSHA standards, and GMP requirements for medical device manufacturin
• Proven track record in logical decision making based on data and experience Understanding of statistical process analysis tools, including Design of Experiments (DOE) and Cpk for process development characterization and optimization
• A demonstrated ability to solve problems one own innovative delivering cost-effective solutions.
• Proven ability to deliver process linked to current and future products, which allows efficient scale on quality, cost and volume. 

Competencies