Edwards Lifesciences
Senior Engineer, Manufacturing
USA - California – Irvine · Senior
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Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~45% per draw at Level III). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
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the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry
$1,013 more — $109,013 — moves this role to Level III and 3 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $109,013 would place this position at wage Level III. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Industrial Engineers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Industrial Engineers (17-2112) · Bakersfield-Delano, CA. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- Imagine how your ideas and expertise can change a patient's life.
- Our Global Operations & Quality team plays a central part in ensuring our products are delivered to patients with cardiovascular disease.
- Make a meaningful difference to patients around the world.
Responsibilities
- Lead complex process improvement initiatives to improve yield, quality, ergonomics, throughput, and labor efficiency.
- Drive manufacturing investigations, NCRs, CAPAs, and root cause analyses using structured problem-solving methods.
- Develop, execute, and document process validations and equipment qualifications (IQ/OQ/PQ).
- Support commercialization, design transfer, and scale-up of new valve products and manufacturing technologies.
- Assess manufacturing risks and implement sustainable corrective and preventive actions.
- Partner with cross-functional teams, including Operations, Quality, Regulatory, Supply Chain, and R&D, to resolve complex technical issues, drive project execution, and develop scalable manufacturing processes that support product quality, regulatory compliance, operational efficiency, and successful product launches.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or scientific with 4 years of manufacturing experience in a highly regulated environment.
- On‑site presence required to effectively collaborate cross‑functionally, and support manufacturing operations.
- MBA, Mechanical, or Biomedical degree.
- Experience leading scale-up and manufacturing implementation projects.
- Proven expertise in MS Office Suite.
- Master's degree; MBA, Mechanical, or Biomedical degree.
Compensation
- For California, the base pay range for this position is $108,000 - $153,000 in tool (highly experienced).
Benefits
- Class III medical device manufacturing experience.
Company info
- As part of our sewing, assembly, delivery, and distribution teams, your attention to detail and commitment to continuous improvement will help us turn innovative ideas into reality.
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