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Development Manufacturing Engineer IPenumbra, Inc. · Alameda, CA
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Development Manufacturing Engineer I

🗓️ Posted 2026-09-14 Alameda, CA External Hybrid Engineering
💰 Salary Not shared 📊 Market 6,500 CAD–8,500 CAD/mo

About the Company

Penumbra, Inc., headquartered in Alameda, California, is a global healthcare company focused on innovative therapies. Penumbra designs, develops, manufactures and markets novel products and has a broad portfolio that addresses challenging medical conditions in markets with significant unmet need. Penumbra sells its products to hospitals and healthcare providers primarily through its direct sales organization in the United States, most of Europe, Canada and Australia, and through distributors in select international markets. The Penumbra logo is a trademark of Penumbra, Inc. Members of the Penumbra team agree that this is where their work has meaning -- we are transforming the treatment of some of the world's most devastating conditions. Penumbra is where everyone's ideas matter, and where learning and growth are constant. No. 5 on the Greater Bay Area Manufacturers List, San Francisco Business Times, 2020 100 Fastest-Growing Companies, Fortune, 2019 Review our community guidelines for LinkedIn here: https://bit.ly/2Jmbw83. Medical Equipment Manufacturing Specialties: Neurointerventional devices, Stroke treatment, Vascular access, Thrombectomy systems, Interventional radiology, Medical device innovation

Responsibilities

  • ● General Summary
  • ● The mission of the Development Manufacturing Engineering group is to provide manufacturing technology and robust solutions that commercialize new products and support continuous improvement in production. Project opportunities are designed to develop professional work knowledge and abilities and to support the efforts and projects that have global importance to the success of the business. Area of work involves manufacturing processes with interaction between production and cross-departmental engineering groups in resolving problems encountered on the production floor and across the business. The Development Manufacturing Engineering I evaluates, selects, and applies exciting engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria, using judgment in developing and implementing adaptations and modifications on the production line and to quality systems.
  • ● Specific Duties and Responsibilities
  • ● Solve problems and implement innovative solutions.
  • ● Execute detailed root cause analysis and recommend vetted solutions.
  • ● Communicate and explain problems and solutions cross-functionally and interdepartmentally.
  • ● Approach problems from a detail-oriented perspective.
  • ● Support production; Creating and maintaining product and process documentation; Monitor process and equipment performance and identify and implement process improvement activities to increase/optimize yield, efficiency, and/or throughput.
  • ● Design fixtures, acquire off-the-shelf tooling and equipment, and implement new fixtures on the production line. Perform equipment qualifications.
  • ● Test processes, equipment, raw materials, and products. Perform process validations. Author protocols to execute tests and write reports and make conclusions and/or recommendations based on test results
  • ● Plan, schedule, conduct, and coordinate detailed phases of engineering work as part of a project or as a total project.
  • ● Develop specifications of a product, process, or piece of equipment.
  • ● Develop, characterize, and optimize processes using statistical techniques and engineering knowledge and experience.
  • ● Coordinate with the appropriate suppliers and other external resources needed in developing and implementing process improvement plans.
  • ● Participate in project planning and scheduling.
  • ● Train assemblers, quality control and technicians, as necessary, on processes, equipment, and documentation.
  • ● Adhere to the Company's Quality Management System (QMS) as well as domestic and global quality system regulations, standards, and procedures.
  • ● Understand relevant security, privacy, and compliance principles and adhere to the regulations, standards, and procedures that are applicable to the Company.
  • ● Ensure other members of the department follow the QMS, regulations, standards, and procedures.
  • ● Perform other work-related duties as assigned.