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The Position
Doing now what patients need next. Near Patient Care is committed to helping people with diabetes everywhere in the world think less about their daily diabetes routine, so they can get true relief, day and night. We offer a broad portfolio of solutions for both people with diabetes and their professionals - from blood glucose monitoring to information management to continuous glucose monitoring. Our aim is to offer innovative products, services and comprehensive solutions for convenient, efficient and effective diabetes management.
Internal Manufacturing Indianapolis is a function within Roche Diagnostics - Near Patient Care Operations, responsible for the strip manufacturing of the majority of our blood glucose monitoring portfolio for the global demand of our patients. In the future, Internal Manufacturing Indianapolis will also be responsible for sensor manufacturing for our continuous glucose monitoring portfolio.
The Opportunity:
Join our Equipment Performance team at Roche Diagnostics, Indianapolis, as a Sr. Manufacturing Engineer - Controls . In this role, you'll lead continuous improvement initiatives on the automated equipment that manufactures our blood glucose monitoring (BGM) strips and our emerging continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices. You'll dig into the data, identify optimization opportunities, and drive projects that directly improve how our equipment performs. You'll also design and execute validation activities to keep our processes aligned with Roche's rigorous compliance and regulatory standards.
Beyond these improvement projects, you'll be the technical expert our operators and technicians turn to for support and troubleshooting, building relationships and solving real problems that keep our lines running smoothly. It's the perfect blend of strategic project work and hands-on collaboration that makes the role deeply rewarding.
Your Responsibilities:
Leads the development, implementation and maintenance of manufacturing methods, procedures and processes in the manufacture of products, components, subassemblies and final assemblies.
Develops and improves automated and electromechanical processes by studying requirements; researching and testing manufacturing and assembly methods and materials; and soliciting observations from operators and maintenance technicians.
Interfaces with design and process development engineering in coordinating the release of new products to the manufacturing process.
Helps to estimate manufacturing cost and makes recommendations for tooling and process requirements of new or existing lines.
Manages multiple projects and time scopes for each project.
Ensures process changes are characterized and implemented following validation policies and procedures.
Assures system and product quality by designing testing methods; testing finished product and system capabilities; and confirming fabrication, assembly, and installation processes.
Assists department leadership in setting strategic direction.
Possesses and applies a broad knowledge of principles, practices, and procedures of the field.
Maintains product and company reputation by complying with government regulations.
Provides training, guidance, and advice to lower level staff.
Supports key initiatives such as information management and life cycle management.
Participates in the on-call support rotation to provide off shift / weekend support to production, as needed.
Knowledge/Skills/Attributes:
Ability to analyze test data and run simulations.
Ability to…