Senior Mechanical Manufacturing Engineer

Senior Mechanical Manufacturing Engineer (Hybrid)

Kardium Inc., 155-8518 Glenlyon Parkway, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Job Description

Your opportunity

By joining the Kardium team, you can help make a difference in the lives of millions around the world. We have developed a ground-breaking medical device for the diagnosis and treatment of the most common heart rhythm disorder, atrial fibrillation – which can cause stroke, heart failure, and other heart-related complications.

Kardium’s mission is to deliver the best treatment for atrial fibrillation. To achieve this, we have developed The Globe® Pulsed Field System – a revolutionary solution designed by our world-class technical team. The Globe System offers strong, unique, and customer-valued advantages over other treatments on the market, and leading physicians are already using it and helping to share our story.

We have obtained FDA approval and officially begun the commercial launch of the Globe® Pulsed Field System. This is a pivotal and exciting time in our journey, as we bring this life-changing technology to patients

As a member of the Manufacturing Engineering team, you will be expected to have a wide breadth of knowledge of all production processes and act as the first point of contact for any feedback or problems raised by the manufacturing team. In this role, you will also be responsible for optimizing workflow of production processes in order to maximize process throughput and yield. Having developed a keen knowledge of production processes, you will be well positioned to identify areas for process and product enhancement. You are expected to triage, design and implement process enhancement projects as well as collaborate with the design engineering team to provide DFM input and develop solutions.

Please note, this opportunity is a hybrid work arrangement, located in Burnaby, BC.

Meaningful work you will be a part of

Your responsibilities will be to:

- Define,develop the business caseand implement equipmentand process improvements for currentand nextgeneration products
- Plan capacity,equipmentand infrastructure needs as part ofimplementingnew production lines and scale up activities.Scale up can include supportofnew manufacturing sites,outsourcing tosuppliers or OEMs.
- Plan manufacturing floor layouts for current and future product designs to maximize efficiency
- Manage equipment design, fabrication and/or upgrades, qualification and implementation for production and training center equipment.
- Lead design and manufacturing process workflow reviews
- Review manufacturing process cycle time trends and process workflows and develop strategies to remove capacity bottlenecks
- Collaborate with design and quality engineering todetermineroot cause of ongoing quality issues and drive implementationofappropriate solutions
- Provide input into product designs as part of the design for manufacturability process
- Serve as a process subject matter expert (SME) andassistwith identification and delivery of technician training requirements
- Provide front line support to the manufacturing team for process and equipment related issues
- Lead or participate in Lean and Kaizen events and drive continuous improvement projects

What you bring to the team

Our Kardium team is smart, creative, and passionate about developing cutting‑edge medical devices to help improve people’s lives. We work in a collaborative environment based on trust and respect. We understand that only by working together can we solve what was thought unsolvable.

You will be successful in this role because you possess these attributes:

- 10+years’experiencein design or manufacturing engineering in a regulated manufacturing environment, preferably in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, diagnostics, or medical devices industry
- Experience with value stream mapping, design for manufacture, and change control management
- Experience with, and solid understanding of, statistical process controls, lean manufacturing, kaizen/six-sigma implementation is preferred
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiplecomplexprojects with a high degree of accuracy and timeliness
- Experience in developing manufacturing floorplan layouts based on activity relationship analysis is desirable

Compensation

Kardium has listed the total cash compensation range (base salary + 5% RRSP contribution) that we expect to pay applicants for this role, as of the time of this posting. Pay offered will be determined based on numerous relevant business and candidate factors including, for example, education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, and business or organizational needs. For candidates with more or less experience than listed above, the pay range will be adjusted.

As a permanent employee, you will also participate in Kardium’s stock option plan.

- $95,000 - $115,000 (CAD Annually)

Total cash – the total cash we’ve listed for this position includes a base salary, plus a contribution to a Registered Retirement Savings plans (RRSP) to help support your financial goals.

Comprehensive medical & dental coverage – for all permanent employees – effective as of Day 1, with no waiting period.

Work-day flexibility – additionally, we provide 3 personal days per year.

Support – for you (and your dependents) overall well-being.

Career progression and learning support.

Professional membership support.

Family building – we provide top up for both maternity leave & adoptive leave. Employees can also enroll in benefit coverage for fertility drug treatment.

Life at Kardium

What makes us a great place to work?

- Our Purpose
- Our People
- Our Culture

At Kardium, we embrace diversity of background, experience, and perspective and we’re committed to inclusion and equity at every level. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates who represent the full diversity of all communities.

We collaborate with Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), as volunteer‑led groups who share a common dimension of diversity and come together to provide support, education, and other opportunities across Kardium. Examples of our ERGs include Women ERG, Pride ERG, Race Ethnicity & Cultural Heritage (REACH) ERG, Truth & Reconciliation ERG, Persian Community ERG, Chinese ERG, Barangay Kardium (Filipino) ERG, Brazilian ERG and Irish ERG.

As part of your application, we encourage you to note if you require an accommodation for the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms or other accommodations). There will be an optional section in the application form where you can provide this information to the recruitment team.

And our employees think we are great too – check out Glassdoor to learn more

Kardium Inc., 155-8518 Glenlyon Parkway, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

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