Senior Manager, Process Engineering

About the role

The Sr. Manager, Process Engineering provides strategic and technical leadership for manufacturing and process engineering activities supporting DePuy Synthes operations. This hybrid position focuses on developing, optimizing, and sustaining robust manufacturing processes that ensure quality, efficiency, and scalability in a regulated medical‑device environment.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of process engineers responsible for manufacturing process design, optimization, and sustainment.
• Establish and execute process engineering strategies aligned with business, quality, and operational objectives.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, quality, cost, delivery, and productivity.
• Partner cross‑functionally with Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, R&D, and Operations to support production performance and new product introductions.
• Provide technical oversight for process validations, equipment qualifications, and change‑management activities.
• Analyze process performance data to identify risks, trends, and improvement opportunities.
• Support capital projects, automation initiatives, and technology upgrades to improve operational capability.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, Chemical Engineering or related discipline (Master’s preferred).
• Minimum 8 years of progressive experience in process or manufacturing engineering.
• Prior people‑leadership experience managing engineering teams.
• Experience working in a regulated manufacturing environment, preferably medical devices.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving and decision‑making skills.

Required skills

• Lean Six Sigma methodology (certification preferred).
• Process validation and equipment qualification.
• Continuous improvement techniques.
• Automation and advanced manufacturing technologies.
• Capital project leadership.