Our client, one of the leading manufacturers of surgical, pharmaceutical and vision care products in Irvine, CA is looking for Manufacturing Engineer to join their Technical Transfer group for a 1.5 year contract with the potential of extension, and medical and dental benefits.  
The Technical Transfer group operates in a matrix organization to transfer designs, products, technologies, equipment, and acquired company assets to the site and where applicable into production at the site.

Responsibilities:

• Establishes appropriate team roles and responsibilities for activities at the site
• Works with the Core Team and assists in the creation of plans, actively creates technical transfer deliverables.
• Engages the Manufacturing Technical Operations, guides them and coordinates activities for a successful transfer of the product, process, or project into the manufacturing environment
• Works closely with R&D, purchasing, planning, manufacturing engineers, line supervisors, quality engineers, and supervises and completes the transfer activities.
• Reports to the Technical Transfer Lead; coordinates activities, generates procedures and work instructions and reviews design, documentation, validations, data
• Participates in design reviews and engages subject matter experts to ensure designs can be manufactured to specification, yield, reliability, and cost.

Qualifications:

• 2+ years of manufacturing/tech transfer/new product development experience in a medical device company (would also consider consumer, automotive, and aerospace).
• Understanding of manufacturing processes and related process equipment.
• 2-3 years of experience in executing process validation, transfer of products from R&D into manufacturing,
• Specific experience in mechanical, electromechanical, or opto-mechanical design. Ability yo generate and maintain test and assembly procedures, PFMEAs, design fixtures and assembly aids