Edwards Lifesciences
2nd Shift Senior Engineer, Manufacturing QA
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.
- For California, the base pay range for this position is $108,000 - $153,000 (highly experienced).
Responsibilities
- Investigate complex manufacturing product quality and compliance issues (e.g., CAPA, non-conformances, audit observations) for all production processes prior to final product release based on engineering principles; analyze results, make recommendations and develop reports.
- Identify and ensure the optimization of complex Manufacturing and/or R&D processes using engineering methods (e.g., SIX Sigma and LEAN methods) for design for manufacturing and for continuous process improvement.
- Identify opportunities for re-design/design of basic equipment, tools, fixtures, etc. to improve manufacturing processes, and reduce risk.
- Develop, update, and maintain technical content of risk management files.
- Develop training and documentation materials for production (e.g., work instructions) to enable the seamless knowledge transfer of project and manufacturing processes.
- Assign support tasks; gives instruction to technicians on conducting tests; trains technicians and provides feedback; and may coordinate technician work.
- Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast paced environment.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field, 4 years related industry experience required or
- Ph.D. or equivalent in Engineering or related field, 0 years experience required
- Previous experience working with lab/industrial equipment required
- Substantial understanding and knowledge of principles, theories, and concepts relevant to Engineering.
- Good leadership skills and ability to influence change.
- Knowledge of and adherence to Quality systems.
- Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels.
- Must be able to work in a team environment, including inter-departmental teams and key contact representing the organization on contracts or projects.
- Ability to interact with senior internal and external personnel on significant matters often requiring coordination between organizations.
Nice to have
- Proven expertise in usage of MS Office Suite
- CAD experience highly preferred.
Compensation
- For California, the base pay range for this position is $108,000 - $153,000 (highly experienced).
Benefits
- Master's Degree or equivalent in Engineering or related field, 3 years related industry or industry/education experience required or
This listing is sourced directly from Edwards Lifesciences's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.