
Process Engineer – CNC Machining (Medical Devices)
🔎 At a Glance
Company: Karl Storz
Location: Franklin, MA (On-site)
Job Type: Full-Time
Pay Range: $97,900 – $127,400 per year (DOE)
Shift: Day Shift | Monday – Friday
Overtime: As Needed
Experience Level: Senior (5+ years machining/manufacturing experience)
Education: Bachelor’s Degree Required (Mechanical or Industrial Engineering)
Industry: Medical Device Manufacturing
Apply: Directly through hireCNC
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Why This Role Exists
This role exists to support ongoing product innovation, process optimization, and production scalability within a high-precision medical manufacturing environment.
At Karl Storz, this Process Engineer plays a key role in developing, improving, and sustaining CNC machining processes used to produce complex surgical components — ensuring efficiency, quality, regulatory compliance, and long-term manufacturability.
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The Work You’ll Be Doing
In this role, you will:
- Develop machining processes and operation sheets from engineering data
- Implement new manufacturing methods, tooling, and equipment improvements
- Optimize processes for quality, efficiency, and cost reduction
- Design assembly tooling, jigs, fixtures, and production aids
- Lead cross-functional projects from concept through implementation
- Analyze manufacturing data and drive corrective actions with Quality teams
- Evaluate outside processes and vendors for performance and reliability
- Support capacity planning and equipment selection decisions
- Create clear documentation to support production and compliance
- Train personnel and provide daily technical support to production teams
- Ensure compliance with FDA, ISO 13485, ISO 9001, and GMP standards
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Machines, Controls & Manufacturing Environment
You’ll support machining operations involving:
Equipment: Multi-axis CNC mills, lathes, and precision machining systems
Inspection Tools: CMM, profilometers, vision systems, precision metrology equipment
Process Tools: SPC methods, Lean manufacturing techniques
ERP Systems: SAP, Oracle, or similar
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Materials You’ll Work With
- Stainless Steel
- Nitinol
- Nickel Alloys
- Other medical-grade materials
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What We’re Looking For
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
- 5+ years of manufacturing or machining-related experience
- Strong knowledge of CNC machining processes and equipment
- Proficiency with GD&T and precision metrology
- Experience developing and improving manufacturing processes
- Strong documentation and project management skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a regulated environment
- Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
Preferred:
- Medical device manufacturing experience
- Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma certification
- Fixture and tooling design experience
- GMP / FDA-regulated environment experience
- ERP experience (SAP or Oracle)
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Why Engineers Like Working Here
Professionals choose Karl Storz because:
- Clean, modern, climate-controlled manufacturing facility
- Meaningful work supporting life-saving medical technologies
- Strong collaboration between engineering, production, and quality
- Stable workload with long-term growth opportunities
- Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits
- Tuition reimbursement (up to $5,250/year)
- 401(k) with 60% match on first 6%
- 3 weeks vacation + 11 paid holidays
- Up to 8 weeks fully paid parental leave
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Pay, Benefits & Schedule
Pay Range: $97,900 – $127,400 per year (based on experience)
Benefits Include:
- Medical, dental, vision
- 401(k) with company match
- PTO + paid holidays
- Tuition reimbursement
- Parental leave
- Life, STD/LTD insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Wellness and fitness reimbursement
- Pet insurance options
Schedule:
Day Shift | Monday – Friday
Overtime: As needed
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Apply
Interested candidates can apply directly through hireCNC.
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Years of experience
- 5+ years of experience
Salary range
- $97,900 to $127,400 per year