Vantedge Medical

Systems Engineer

• Lead end-to-end business process mapping across manufacturing, procurement, inventory, quality, finance, and HR
• Translate operational requirements into Business Requirement Documents, functional specifications, and user stories
• Identify root-cause gaps and champion permanent solutions
• Develop comprehensive test scripts and lead end-to-end UAT, including tester preparation, scheduling, defect tracking, and go/no-go recommendations
• Liaise between business testers and technical teams during UAT; maintain sign-off and lessons-learned records
• Serve as a point of contact for business stakeholders seeking IT support, guidance, or systems expertise
• Manage the support lifecycle for assigned applications, including triage, escalation, resolution, and follow-up
• Identify recurring support patterns, escalate systemic issues, and drive permanent fixes
• Build stakeholder relationships across operations, engineering, quality, finance, and HR
• Influence priorities, adoption, and change without formal authority
• Communicate technical concepts and system capabilities in audience-appropriate language
• Manage third-party vendors, consultants, and managed service providers
• Deliver projects on time and on budget and maintain project status visibility
• Drive change management and training activities for new or modified systems
• Maintain ERP integrations and escalate complex issues appropriately
• Own metadata management, naming conventions, field definitions, data classification, and governance practices
• Create process-flow documentation and end-user training materials for supported applications and workflows

Manufacturing Systems Business Analyst

Software Engineer

• Develop and align Site Engineering Managers across all Vantedge manufacturing sites through a dotted-line reporting relationship.
• Partner with Site Directors of Operations (who hold direct authority) to align engineering team performance, priorities, and development plans for each site’s Engineering Manager.
• Coach Site Engineering Managers on quoting ownership, NPI execution, base business improvement, and people leadership – elevating their capability to fully own their site’s engineering function.
• Identify engineering talent gaps, support recruiting of Site Engineering Managers and manufacturing engineers, and build bench strength across the network.
• Establish and track engineering Goals & Objectives (G&Os) at the site level, with regular cadence reviews with the VP of Engineering.
• Drive best practices, process standardization, and continuous improvement across the engineering organization.
• Develop and deploy standard engineering processes, tools, and documentation across all sites.
• Lead engineering-driven cost savings initiatives including scrap reduction, NCR reduction, WIP reduction, process yield improvement, and insourcing of outside operations.
• Drive lean manufacturing principles within the engineering function and support site-level lean transformation efforts.
• Research, develop, and support implementation of new manufacturing technologies.
• Provide strategic support for quoting, NPI, and new program launches across all sites.
• Partner with the Estimating Manager and site resources to align on process, standards, and accountability.
• Ensure site engineering teams are equipped and aligned to execute NPI projects on time, on cost, and to quality standards.
• Drive Design for Manufacturability (DFM) input at the site engineering level and ensure NPI PMs and MEs own the process end-to-end.
• Provide technical support for key customer quoting reviews, business development activities, and new business opportunity assessment including site selection and capability fit analysis.
• Provide technical expertise and capital investment guidance across the manufacturing network.
• Provide technical guidance to site engineering teams across all Vantedge processes including CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication, welding, large-format machining, precision stamping, EDM, and assembly.
• Develop and support equipment capacity analysis and capital investment strategy to ensure manufacturing capabilities match demand forecasts and growth targets.
• Provide engineering support for customer audits, key account reviews, and escalations.

Director of Engineering

Program Manager

• Lead complex, multi-site NPI programs end-to-end
• Own program execution from initial quote and customer engagement through design, qualification, and full production stabilization – spanning multiple Vantedge manufacturing sites and disciplines
• Develop and maintain comprehensive program plans including schedules, critical paths, milestone gates, resource requirements, and budgets – with clear accountability across all contributing sites and functions
• Hold cross-functional teams – including Site Engineering Managers, Quality, Planning, and Operations – accountable for timely execution; remove roadblocks and drive decisions to keep programs on track
• Serve as the senior customer interface for high-impact programs
• Serve as the primary customer point of contact for assigned programs – owning communication, alignment, and relationship management at the program level
• Represent Vantedge in customer design reviews, DFM discussions, quoting presentations, and program escalations requiring senior-level technical and commercial judgment
• Ensure proactive, clear communication to customers and internal stakeholders on program status, risks, and decisions; prevent surprises through early identification and escalation
• Drive risk management, financial oversight, and executive reporting
• Proactively identify, assess, and manage program risks; develop mitigation plans and engage stakeholders well ahead of issues impacting schedule, cost, or customer commitments
• Coordinate DFM analysis, quoting support, financial projections, ROI analysis, and capital expenditure justification for major programs; ensure financial targets are understood and tracked through program execution
• Provide clear and concise program reporting to all levels including the VP of Engineering, executive leadership, and customer stakeholders; operate effectively across multiple concurrent programs in a dynamic, matrixed environment
• Contribute to PM process standards and team development
• Partner with the Director of PM, NPI to develop and continuously improve program management tools, templates, reporting standards, and NPI process documentation across the corporate and site PM organizations
• Provide guidance and mentorship to site-level project managers and NPI resources; model PM best practices and foster a consistent program execution culture across the network

Manufacturing Systems Business Analyst

Director of Engineering

Senior Program Manager, NPI