Helmer Scientific Hiring for Reliability Engineer at Noblesville, IN Full Time

Overview

Helmer Scientific designs, integrates, manufactures, markets, and distributes specialized medical and laboratory equipment to clinical and life science customers in over 125 countries.

At Helmer:

• We offer competitive salary and benefits
• We offer a positive team environment
• We offer an opportunity to fulfill potential by performing meaningful and rewarding work
• We are committed to serving customers, team members and the world community

Are you ready to join us and make a difference? We have a career opportunity for a Reliability Engineer to join our team!

Responsibilities

The Reliability Engineer will be responsible for warranty performance/cost, reliability metrics and improvement, predicative analytics, and management of the external quality of all Helmer branded products. This position will partner with Engineering on current and next gen product development to ensure designs are meeting customer and component reliability targets. The Reliability Engineer will lead cross-functional teams in the priority of defect trending focus and resolution and will be highly skilled at data trending, visualization, and creation of predictive tools and techniques to manage long term impact to customers and company financials. This is a high impact position within the Quality Department and will demand constant communication with Quality, Operations, Engineering, Commercial leadership as well as Suppliers and Helmer Partnership companies. The Reliability Engineer will directly to the VP of Quality.

Essential Functions:

• Promotes Helmer values as demonstrated in personal productivity and quality of work, management of internal/external relationships, actively seeking out and participating in Continuous Improvement practices, and willingness to engage and support team initiatives.
• Comply with workplace safety procedures.
• Leads Helmer Quality, Operations, Engineering, and Commercial leadership and teams to develop and improve quality/reliability targets and warranty trends.
• Develops and advances Helmer technics in reliability field predictions and works with NPD teams on linking external trending to NPD improvements. Supports reliability testing design and analysis as an integrated part of the NPD engineering team.
• Drive priority and lead resolution with various Helmer teams on all warranty claims.Collect real-time data on failures and identify product to return for analysis

Lead problem solving activities on common defects and customer returned product
Complete CRM case information in compliance with FDA regulation

• Identify predictive techniques to understand and quantify growing reliability tends.
• Develop techniques and execute complex failure analysis on field return parts and drive effective RCCA with various Helmer teams and global supplier base.
• Lead or partner on all external CAPA’s
• Develop external quality ing cadence and s
• Facilitate quarterly CERT meeting with Helmer Leadership
• Other duties as assigned. May be required to provide technical training to other employees.

Qualifications

Relative Work Experience: 7+ years working within a Quality or engineering department required OR 5+ years experience within a Quality or engineering department with BS/BA degree. Working knowledge of mechanical/electrical design, PCBA design and software, manufacturing, and component and system testing. ISO or similar Quality System environment (ISO-13485 and FDA) preferred. Proficient in quality management system database software, strong ability to problem solve, ability to read and interpret technical drawings required and understanding of non-conformance management required. Working knowledge of statistical tools/models and statistical software preferred.

Education: BS/BA degree or 2 yr Tech degree preferred

Certifications / Licenses: ASQ or six sigma certifications preferred.

Computer Systems / Software: Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite. MS Teams and Power BI experience preferred.

Key Competencies:

• Ability to balance interests of a variety of customers; readily readjusts priorities to respond to pressing and changing demands; effectively explores alternatives to reach outcomes that gain all parties’ support and acceptance while maintaining quality standards and compliance to FDA/ISO guidelines.
• Ability to secure relevant information in identifying key issues and relationship from a base of information; relay and compare data from different sources; identify cause-effect relationships and recommend viable solutions.
• Ability to actively partner with co-workers to provide them with pertinent information, techniques, instruction, feedback and encouragement to maximize their success on the job.
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities while maintaining strong customer focus and communication.
• Ability to create work processes and standards and to work independently of direct oversight.

If you don’t meet the minimum requirements we’ve listed, but still think you are qualified for the job, you are welcome to apply for consideration.

As an EEO/AA Employer all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status or any other protected characteristic.

Helmer is committed to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace in which we respect and celebrate each person.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $81,529.88 – $98,186.52 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 7 years

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Work setting:

• In-person
• Manufacturing facility

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Noblesville, IN 46060: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• Bachelor’s (Preferred)

Experience:

• Quality or Engineering Department: 5 years (Required)

Work Location: In person