Sr. Manufacturing Engineer - Value Engineering
Cook Medical · Bloomington, IN
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Medical devices
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A senior manufacturing role at Cook Medical (medical devices) in Bloomington, IN.
- They ask for
- 5+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, Value stream mapping, Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ)
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in Indiana: typical posted base $97k–$135k.
Median of the low and high ends of 10 live postings that list pay, out of 60 manufacturing engineer openings in Indiana, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Indiana plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 59 other live manufacturing postings in Indiana.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Typical (5+ years)
Typical $96k–$132k, from 9 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Lean 53%
- ✓ Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 40%
- Tooling 38%
- New product launch 35%
- ✓ Team leadership 35%
- Root cause 30%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Value stream mapping, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
At a glance
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- What does a normal week look like on your team?
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This plant: Cook Medical in Bloomington
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Full description from Cook MedicalAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
- ◆Work with Operations Managers and outside Vendors to create methods/machines to help with manufacturing capacity of products.- Work with Product Development Engineers to develop processes for new products.- Work with Operations, Accounting, and Global Product Managers to increase profit margins of current products which do not meet company requirements.- Train all relevant personnel on new processes.- Document cost savings.- Write and execute validation protocols.- Assure projects follow design controls established by QSPs (Quality System Procedures).- Work with Quality Assurance and Product Development to verify/validate critical processes or products.- Work with management to establish project timeliness,and a project business case.- Act as resource for operational departments for materials, equipment and process upgrades.- Must maintain all training
requirements
for the position, while seeking out opportunities for continuous development and growth.- Prepare and maintain accurate documentation consistent with the
requirements
of pertinent regulations and Cook’s Quality Management System where applicable.
- ✓Must work and interact effectively and professionally with and for others throughout various levels of the global organization.- Must strictly adhere to safety requirements.- Maintain regular and punctual attendance.- Must maintain company quality and quantity standards.- Must have effective communication skills and ability to work in a collaborative and independent work situations and environments withminimal supervision.- Ability to remain calm and receptive in fast paced situations.
Requirements
- ✓Minimum Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline, preferably Master's degree.
- ✓Disciplines in Biomedical, Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering
- ✓Minimum 5 years of Experience in Industry
- ✓Manufacturing Engineering or Design/Post Market Engineering background
- ✓Medical Device experience.
Preferred Experience
- ✓Experience with value-stream mapping
- ✓Experience with Lean and/or Six Sigma and corresponding certification
- ✓Experience with Kaizen/Continuous Improvement and corresponding certification
- ✓Experience in leading major cost savings efforts in manufacturing (via process and/or design changes).
Physical
Requirements
- ✓Works under general office environmental conditions. - Sitting for extended periods, utilizes close visual acuity for working with computers, equipment, etc.- Frequently required to stand, walk, and communicate.
- ✓Must be able to perform the essential functions of the job, subject to reasonable accommodation
requirements
under the ADA.
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Overview
The Manufacturing Engineer plans, directs, and coordinates manufacturing processes for medical device products, and supports Operations in a way to assure a quality product is produced in a timely manner. The Manufacturing Engineer works with Operations, Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs to improve existing product designs and processes to increase throughput, decrease operational costs, or improve quality.
