At Zimmer Biomet, we believe in pushing the boundaries of innovation and driving our mission forward. As a global medical technology leader for nearly 100 years, a patient's mobility is enhanced by a Zimmer Biomet product or technology every 8 seconds.

As a Zimmer Biomet team member, you will share in our commitment to providing mobility and renewed life to people around the world. To support our talent team, we focus on development opportunities, robust employee resource groups (ERGs), a flexible working environment, location specific competitive total rewards, wellness incentives and a culture of recognition and performance awards. We are committed to creating an environment where every team member feels included, respected, empowered, and recognized.

What You Can Expect

The Process Principal Engineer I is responsible for providing manufacturing engineering services to support cellular manufacturing and timely new product introductions. Engineering services include process development, process validation, and cell design.

How You'll Create Impact

• Conducting feasibility study to estimate product cost and analyze capital equipment, capacity, and capability requirements affecting the make versus buy decision.
• Establishing process methods which meet performance and quality requirements.
• Establishing preliminary bill of materials and routers.
• Developing a wide a variety of applications, including machining, finishing, forging, casting, and molding.
• Identifying a variety of options and quickly choosing the most appropriate processes and machining methods.
• Designing and conducting advanced process validations for unique processes.
• Supports the NPI team atmosphere and helps coordinate CNC programming, Tool Design, process design, and Sample creation.
• Developing and maintaining production/engineering budgets.
• Leading cross-functional teams in product and process development.

This is not an exhaustive list of duties or functions and may not necessarily comprise all of the "essential functions" for purposes of the ADA.

What Makes You Stand Out

• Skilled and knowledgeable in manufacturing and new product processing.
• Must have effectively developed processing on a new development project; mastered a minimum of two skill sets as defined by Engineering Review Board; and have experience in supervising a manufacturing cell.
• Advanced knowledge in control procedures, such as the Engineering Change Notification (ECN) and Deviation process, Operation Control Procedures (OCPs), Zimmer Engineering Specifications (ZESs), and Zimmer Laboratory Procedures (ZLPs).
• Advanced knowledge of drafting standards and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.
• Ability to perform extensive DOE's and drive to a full process validation (OQ / PQ).
• Ability to balance marketing, manufacturing, and design requirements to meet customer requirements.
• Demonstrates ownership of and ability to lead projects with a broad scope and high level of complexity and able to prioritize and complete work in a timely manner and within budget.
• Demonstrates advanced problem solving skills through the use of quality and statistical tools.
• Ability to effectively lead a new product cross functional team from initial design stage to introduction to market.
• Demonstrates exceptional written and verbal communication exhibiting a high level technical expertise, tact and discretion, and keeps management appropriately informed.
• Ability to represent Zimmer in any manufacturing capacity.
• Can present and discuss manufacturing issues with internal and external personnel (surgeons, distributors, vendors, sales associates, etc.).

Your Background

• A minimum of a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or other Engineering science is required.
• A minimum of 8 years of manufacturing process development experience is required.

Travel Expectations

• Up to 10%

EOE/M/F/Vet/Disability