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Glaukos Corporation

Manager, Engineering Operations

Burlington, MA

Job Description
How will you make an impact?

The Manager Manufacturing Engineering (Engineering Operations) will manage the Engineering organization toward its primary technological objectives, based on long-term product and profitability goals, by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate managers.

What will you do?

  • Develop and sustain manufacturability of the company's products that meet the company's product roadmap, beginning from demonstrated, feasible technical concepts.
  • Serves as Program Manager providing technical project management, systems engineering, and systems integration leadership to engineering projects.
  • Manage a smooth transfer of knowledge and technology of development projects from R&D into Manufacturing.
  • Establishes and maintains an effective system of communications throughout the organization.
  • Interfaces with suppliers and contract manufacturers for technology and process transfers or improvement initiatives.
  • Develops and manages reporting and project management systems to efficiently track projects, resources, and timing.
  • Establish goals, track performance to goals, and provide performance reviews per Glaukos Performance Management System.
  • Establishes current and long-range, annual operating plans and objectives subject to approval by Sr. Management.
  • Assigns technical tasks to direct reports, performs project resource loading.
  • Assist in creating budgets, allocates resources and determines schedules in support of the Company's Product Development Roadmap and continuous Product Improvement Objectives.
  • Dispenses advice, guidance, and authorization to carry out major plans and procedures, consistent with established policies and Management.
  • Reviews operating results of the organization, compares them to established objectives, and takes steps to ensure that appropriate measures are taken to correct unsatisfactory results.
  • The Manager, Manufacturing Engineering is responsible for the overall leadership, coordination, and evaluation of these units. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work, appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
How will you get here?

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  • Bachelors degree in Engineering (Biomedical, Mechanical or Mechanical and Aerospace) required.
  • 8+ years industry experience
  • 1 year of previous management experience
  • A strong engineering background, the ideal candidate will have a background in systems, electrical, software or industrial engineering.
  • Must have strong process skills, development and verification and validation experience and experience in implementing an engineering design control process to meet FDA, QSR and ISO 9000 requirements.


About Us
Generous. Innovative. Leadership-driven. Family-oriented. Socially responsible.

Founded in 1998, Glaukos Corporation is an ophthalmic pharmaceutical and medical technology company focused on developing and commercializing novel therapies for the treatment of glaucoma, corneal disorders, and retinal diseases.

Our mission at Glaukos is to truly transform vision by pioneering novel, dropless therapies that can meaningfully advance the standard of care and improve the lives of patients suffering from chronic, sight-threatening eye diseases.

Innovation is at the core of everything we do, and we are resolute in our commitment to challenge conventional thinking with new treatment alternatives that are supported by real science, robust clinical evidence, and an unrelenting focus on patients.

Our constant pursuit of game-changing technologies that disrupt legacy treatment paradigms is encapsulated in the Glaukos mantra "We'll Go First," which articulates our willingness to take chances, our determination to forge new ground, and our commitment to continuous improvement in all that we do.

Our company completed an initial public offering in June of 2015, and our shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "GKOS". Our global headquarters is in Aliso Viejo, California with additional locations in San Clemente, California, and Burlington, Massachusetts.

Glaukos Corporation is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Client-provided location(s): Burlington, MA, USA
Job ID: glaukos-1450
Employment Type: Other

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