Manufacturing Engineer I
Penumbrainc · Roseville, OH
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Base pay
- $72k–$94k
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 1+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level manufacturing role at Penumbrainc (industrial) in Roseville, OH. Develop, characterize, and optimize processes using statistical techniques and engineering knowledge and experience.
- They ask for
- 1+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Lean, Root cause, FDA / GMP, Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), Tooling
- Base pay
- $72k–$94k
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in Ohio: typical posted base $80k–$115k. This one lists $72k–$94k.
Median of the low and high ends of 16 live postings that list pay, out of 105 manufacturing engineer openings in Ohio, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 104 other live manufacturing postings in Ohio.
- Base pay
- About 15% below similar roles
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (1+ vs 5+)
Typical $80k–$115k, from 14 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Lean 44%
- ✓ Root cause 37%
- Team leadership 37%
- ✓ Tooling 36%
- Six Sigma 30%
- Automation 29%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for FDA / GMP, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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- 1
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Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
- How much time do you spend on the floor versus at a desk?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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Full description from PenumbraincAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
- ◆Solve problems and implement innovative solutions.
- ◆Execute detailed root cause analysis and recommend vetted solutions.
- ◆Communicate and explain problems and solutions cross-functionally and interdepartmentally.
- ◆Approach problems from a detail-oriented perspective.
- ◆Support production; Creating and maintaining product and process documentation; Monitor process and equipment performance and identify and implement process improvement activities to increase/optimize yield, efficiency, and/or throughput.
- ◆Design fixtures, acquire off-the-shelf tooling and equipment, and implement new fixtures on the production line. Perform equipment qualifications.
- ◆Test processes, equipment, raw materials, and products. Perform process validations. Author protocols to execute tests and write reports and make conclusions and/or recommendations based on test results
- ◆Plan, schedule, conduct, and coordinate detailed phases of engineering work as part of a project or as a total project.
- ◆Develop specifications of a product, process, or piece of equipment.
- ◆Develop, characterize, and optimize processes using statistical techniques and engineering knowledge and experience.
- ◆Coordinate with the appropriate suppliers and other external resources needed in developing and implementing process improvement plans.
- ◆Participate in project planning and scheduling.
- ◆Train assemblers, quality control and technicians, as necessary, on processes, equipment, and documentation.
- ◆Adhere to the Company’s Quality Management System (QMS) as well as domestic and global quality system regulations, standards, and procedures.
- ◆Understand relevant security, privacy, and compliance principles and adhere to the regulations, standards, and procedures that are applicable to the Company.
- ◆Ensure other members of the department follow the QMS, regulations, standards, and procedures.
- ◆Perform other work-related duties as assigned.
- ◆Indicates an essential function of the role
Position
Minimum education and experience
- ✓Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Biomedical, Electrical, Chemical, Materials, or Industrial Engineering or related degree, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Additional
qualifications
- ✓1+ year relevant engineering experience preferred
- ✓Engineering experience in a manufacturing environment recommended, medical device industry preferred
- ✓Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills required
- ✓Knowledge of FDA regulations, Lean/Flow Manufacturing, and/or materials and manufacturing processes desired
- ✓Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and other computer applications required
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General Summary
The mission of the Manufacturing Engineering group is to provide manufacturing technology and robust solutions that commercialize new products and that support continuous improvement in production. Project opportunities are designed to develop professional work knowledge and abilities and to support the efforts and projects that have global importance to the success of the business. Area of work involves manufacturing processes with interaction between production and cross-departmental engineering groups in resolving problems encountered on the production floor and across the business. Evaluates, selects, and applies exciting engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria, using judgment in developing and implementing adaptations and modifications on the production line and to quality systems.
Working Conditions
- •General office, laboratory, and clean room environments.
- •Willingness and ability to work on site.
- •Potential exposure to blood-borne pathogens
- •Requires some lifting and moving of up to 25 pounds
- •Must be able to move between buildings and floors.
- •Must be able to remain stationary and use a computer or other standard office equipment, such as a printer or copy machine, for an extensive period of time each day.
- •Must be able to read, prepare emails, and produce documents and spreadsheets.
- •Must be able to move within the office and access file cabinets or supplies, as needed.
- •Must be able to communicate and exchange accurate information with employees at all levels on a daily basis.
What We Offer
- •A collaborative teamwork environment where learning is constant, and performance is rewarded.
- •The opportunity to be part of the team that is revolutionizing the treatment of some of the world's most devastating diseases.
- •A generous benefits package for eligible employees that includes medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, short and long-term disability insurance, 401(k) with employer match, paid parental leave, eleven paid company holidays per year, a minimum of fifteen days of accrued vacation per year, which increases with tenure, and paid sick time in compliance with applicable law(s).
Penumbra, Inc., headquartered in Alameda, California, is a global healthcare company focused on innovative therapies. Penumbra designs, develops, manufactures, and markets novel products and has a broad portfolio that addresses challenging medical conditions in markets with significant unmet need. Penumbra sells its products to hospitals and healthcare providers primarily through its direct sales organization in the United States, most of Europe, Canada, and Australia, and through distributors in select international markets. The Penumbra logo is a trademark of Penumbra, Inc.