
Principal Manufacturing Engineer
Olympus Corporation of the Americas
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Minnesota • United States
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Salary
💰 $104,061 - $145,685 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship within the Manufacturing Engineering function
- Drive operations and new product/process development activities
- Lead the design, development, and implementation of automated production equipment and manufacturing systems
- Provide technical expertise in mechanical design, pneumatics, electrical systems, PLC programming, and machine vision technologies
- Collaborate with suppliers, equipment manufacturers, and internal engineering resources
- Drive system changes (GWIs, GSOP forms) and business systems (Line Balance, work content tools)
- Lead development of validation documentation (IQ, OQ, PQ)
- Develop programs for training operations and engineering (Knowledge Sharing)
- Innovate and lead process improvement activities
- Leadership of regional cross functional high visibility projects
Requirements
- A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) in science/engineering or equivalent discipline
- Minimum of 10 years with varying technical experience
- Strong business acumen, operations metrics understanding with proven process improvement examples
- Strong project management and mentoring of less experienced engineering teams
- Ability to effectively communicate up and down within the OSTA organization
- Up to 10% percent international and domestic travel.
Benefits
- Competitive salaries, annual bonus and 401(k)* with company match
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision coverage effective on start date
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Program
- Free live and on-demand Wellbeing Programs
- Generous Paid Vacation and Sick Time
- Paid Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance*
- 12 Paid Holidays
- On-Site Child Daycare, Café, Fitness Center**
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
mechanical designpneumaticselectrical systemsPLC programmingmachine vision technologiesautomated production equipmentmanufacturing systemsprocess improvementvalidation documentationtraining programs
Soft Skills
technical leadershipmentorshipbusiness acumenproject managementcommunicationcollaborationinnovationcross-functional leadershipoperations metrics understandingknowledge sharing
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in science/engineering