Applications Engineer/Programmer

Avalign produces innovative, high-performance, and cost-effective medical devices with a particular focus on high growth and ingenuity. Our team is growing quickly and proud of the fact that our custom-made devices continue to make a huge difference in the lives of medical professionals and their patients. Our employees are actively involved in the design, engineering and manufacture of technologically advanced medical devices that ensure that we meet our customer’s quality specifications for each product we produce.

Job Purpose

Creates milling programs, custom fixtures, trouble shoots and offers assistance to machine operators to ensure product deadlines are met. Drives product flow through the department and assures all Milled products are manufactured efficiently, profitably, and to blueprint specification.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Create manufacturing programs and customer fixtures.
• Ensure machinists are manufacturing parts to specification in a timely manner.
• Makes suggestions regarding improvement to part processing.
• Ownership of the quality of parts manufactured in department.
• Program machines necessary to manufacture parts to customer specifications.
• Works with quality department on any issues regarding part conformance.
• Participates in daily production meeting daily relaying any issues of delivery, capacity, manufacturability, etc.
• Procures raw material and tooling necessary to manufacture parts.
• Other duties may be assigned as needed.
• Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time; Ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; Arrives at meetings and appointments on time.

Education

High School diploma or GED equivalence and/or 5 years minimum machining experience. Technical school education or college education in machine shop; or a combination.

Qualifications

• Strong problem solving and trouble shooting skills.
• Proficient in using CAD and CAM software
• Team coordination, leadership and communication skills.
• Thorough knowledge of manufacturing processes.
• Computer literacy skills.
• Working knowledge of inspection equipment.
• Oral communication and problem solving skills.
• Knowledge of ISO 13485 quality standard.
• Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing.
• Must be familiar with and practice internal safety standards.
• Must be respectful and display a positive attitude.

Working Conditions

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.