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About the Role

Join our team as a Principal Engineer supporting Automation and Assembly. This high-impact opportunity involves partnering with cross-functional teams to design, commission, validate, and improve automated assembly equipment and manufacturing processes within our medical device business. You will serve as a senior technical resource, leading capital equipment initiatives, validation, new introductions, and continuous improvement, while mentoring engineers and advancing manufacturing excellence in a regulated environment.

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership to multidisciplinary teams responsible for automation, assembly equipment, manufacturing processes, and new product or equipment introductions of advanced complexity.
Lead automated equipment projects from concept and machine design through supplier selection, build, factory acceptance testing, installation, commissioning, start-up, validation, production release, and performance optimization.
Develop project scope, technical requirements, equipment specifications, budgets, schedules, risk assessments, and implementation plans for capital equipment projects.
Manage multiple priorities and ensure timelines, cost targets, and business goals are met.
Author, review, and execute equipment and process validation documentation, including protocols, test methods, acceptance criteria, deviations, reports, and traceable technical records supporting regulatory and quality requirements.
Lead equipment qualification and process validation activities, including IQ, OQ, and PQ, for automated assembly systems, manufacturing equipment, fixtures, tooling, software, controls, and supporting processes.
Apply hands-on automation and manufacturing engineering expertise to troubleshoot complex equipment, process, controls, quality, safety, and performance issues.
Lead structured root cause analysis and implement sustainable corrective actions.
Partner with Quality, Operations, Maintenance, R&D, and suppliers to ensure equipment and processes meet user needs, product requirements, design inputs, safety expectations, applicable standards, and production goals.
Lead process improvement, CAPA support, equipment reliability, cycle-time reduction, scrap reduction, capacity expansion, and data-trending initiatives within automation and assembly operations.
Evaluate existing equipment and assembly processes and recommend upgrades, redesigns, controls improvements, new technology, or replacement based on quality trends, downtime, capacity, ergonomics, safety, cost, and business needs.
Provide technical guidance related to PLCs, controls systems, sensors, robotics, motion control, machine vision, HMIs, data acquisition, and equipment integration.
Direct programming and controls work as appropriate to the project.
Coordinate internal teams, system integrators, machine builders, component suppliers, and other external partners to deliver robust, maintainable, and production-ready solutions.
Mentor and technically develop engineers and technical team members.
Lead small project teams, share automation best practices, and provide coaching on equipment design, commissioning, validation, troubleshooting, and project execution.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Automation Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechatronics, Biomedical Engineering, or another engineering-related field, or equivalent knowledge and experience.
At least 7 years of engineering experience supporting automation, automated manufacturing equipment, assembly systems, machine design, equipment implementation, or manufacturing/process engineering.
Demonstrated experience commissioning, proving out, validating, and bringing complex automated equipment or manufacturing processes into production.
Experience providing technical leadership, mentoring engineers, or leading cross-functional engineering projects.
Strong hands-on knowledge of automated equipment, machine systems, manufacturing processes, and structured technical problem solving.
Ability to manage capital projects, equipment suppliers, technical requirements, schedules, risks, and multiple priorities.
Working knowledge of equipment and process validation, technical documentation, change control, root cause analysis, and process improvement methods.
Excellent organizational, analytical, communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to influence cross-functional teams while maintaining a humble, collaborative, and practical leadership style.
Willing to travel up to 10% of the time for business purposes, including supplier visits, equipment acceptance activities, and domestic or international project support.

Skills

Automation
Assembly equipment
Manufacturing processes
New product introduction
Equipment validation
Process validation
Capital equipment projects
Machine design
Supplier selection
Factory acceptance testing
Commissioning
Start-up
Performance optimization
Project scope development
Technical requirements definition
Equipment specifications
Budget management
Schedule management
Risk assessment
Implementation planning
Validation documentation
Protocols
Test methods
Acceptance criteria
Deviations
Technical records
Regulatory compliance
Quality requirements
Equipment qualification
IQ, OQ, PQ
Automated assembly systems
Manufacturing equipment
Fixtures
Tooling
Software validation
Controls validation
Process troubleshooting
Quality troubleshooting
Safety troubleshooting
Performance troubleshooting
Root cause analysis
Corrective actions
User needs assessment
Product requirements analysis
Design inputs
Safety standards
Production goals
Process improvement
CAPA support
Equipment reliability
Cycle-time reduction
Scrap reduction
Capacity expansion
Data trending
Equipment evaluation
Process evaluation
Upgrade recommendations
Redesign recommendations
Controls improvement
New technology evaluation
Equipment replacement
PLC programming
Industrial controls
Sensors
Robotics
Motion control
Machine vision
HMIs
Data acquisition
Equipment integration
System integration
Machine builders
Component suppliers
External partner coordination
Mentoring
Technical development
Project team leadership
Best practice sharing
Coaching
Equipment commissioning
Equipment validation
Equipment troubleshooting
Project execution
PLC programming (Allen-Bradley)
Robotics
Machine vision
Servo control
Motion control
Sensors
HMIs
Safety systems
Data acquisition
Manufacturing equipment integration
CapEx project leadership
Systems integrators
Equipment suppliers
New machine development
Assembly process development
Manufacturing method development
Product development
Lean manufacturing
Six Sigma
Design of Experiments (DOE)
Process characterization
Statistical analysis
Minitab

Experience Level

Principal Engineer
At least 7 years of engineering experience
10+ years of direct automation-related experience in a manufacturing environment (preferred)

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Automation Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechatronics, Biomedical Engineering, or another engineering-related field, or equivalent knowledge and experience.

Salary/Compensations

$116,000.00 - $174,000.00 Annual
Bonus and/or incentive eligible

Benefits

Competitive total rewards package
Continuing education & training
Health insurance
Life and disability insurance
401(k) contributions
Paid time off
Access to Employee Assistance Program
Employee Resource Groups
Employee Service Corp

About the Company

Medline Industries, LP, and its subsidiaries, offer a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.
We’re dedicated to creating a Medline where everyone feels they belong and can grow their career.
We strive to do this by seeking diversity in all forms, acting inclusively, and ensuring that people have tools and resources to perform at their best.

Equal Opportunity

Medline Industries, LP is an equal opportunity employer.
Medline evaluates qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, neurodivergence, protected veteran status, marital or family status, caregiver responsibilities, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.