Senior Product Engineering Coordinator
Trumbull, CT - USA
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Job Summary
Responsible for coordinating and enabling product engineering activities across the Medical Device portfolio within CooperSurgical. This role ensures structured intake prioritization and execution of engineering workstreams supporting both sustaining engineering and new product initiatives.
Serves as a central coordination point across Product Engineering R&D Quality Regulatory Affairs Operations and Program Management to ensure alignment visibility and timely delivery of engineering changes and initiatives.
Responsibilities
Project Intake & Demand Management
- Own and manage the centralized intake process for all Product Engineering requests including sustaining issues cost improvement opportunities and new initiatives
- Ensure all requests are properly defined documented and aligned with strategic priorities before entering the pipeline
- Maintain visibility of incoming demand and capacity considerations
Prioritization & Governance
- Facilitate regular prioritization meetings with cross-functional stakeholders (Engineering Quality Regulatory Operations Marketing)
- Drive alignment on priorities based on business impact risk regulatory requirements and resource availability
- Maintain and communicate a clear up-to-date prioritized backlog of engineering work
ECN (Engineering Change Notice) Coordination
- Coordinate the end-to-end ECN process ensuring timely progression from initiation through approval implementation and closure
- Partner with Quality and Regulatory teams to ensure compliance with applicable standards and internal processes
- Track status identify bottlenecks and drive resolution to meet target timelines
Execution & Outcome Management
- Monitor progress of engineering projects and initiatives ensuring milestones deliverables and timelines are met
- Drive accountability across cross-functional teams to ensure commitments are delivered
- Identify risks escalate issues and facilitate problem-solving to keep initiatives on track
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Act as a liaison between Product Engineering and partner functions to ensure clear communication and alignment
- Support coordination of activities related to NPI sustaining engineering and product improvements
- Facilitate effective information flow between global teams and stakeholders
Process Improvement
- Develop implement and continuously improve processes for project intake prioritization and ECN management
- Drive standardization of tools templates and reporting mechanisms
- Identify opportunities to increase efficiency transparency and predictability in engineering execution
Reporting & Communication
- Provide regular updates on portfolio status including key metrics risks and progress against priorities
- Prepare dashboards and reports for leadership review
- Ensure stakeholders have clear visibility into workload timelines and outcomes
Travel:
Up to 10% travel primarily domestic for site coordination workshops and team alignment
Qualifications
Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
Strong understanding of product lifecycle management and engineering processes within regulated environments
Familiarity with Engineering Change Notice (ECN/ECO) processes and documentation requirements
Excellent organizational and project coordination skills with attention to detail
Ability to manage multiple priorities and workstreams in a fast-paced environment
Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills
Effective facilitation skills for meetings prioritization sessions and decision-making forums
Experience with project tracking tools (e.g. Smartsheet PLM systems)
Strong communication skills both written and verbal
Work Environment:
Primarily office-based with occasional interaction with laboratory and manufacturing environments
Prolonged periods of computer use and coordination across global teams
Minimal physical demands; occasional movement between office lab and production areas
Experience:
Experience in product engineering program coordination or project management within medical devices or regulated industries
Proven experience coordinating cross-functional projects or engineering workflows
Experience managing intake prioritization or change control processes preferred
Education:
- Minimum Bachelors degree in related discipline
As an employee of CooperSurgical youll receive an outstanding total compensation plan. As we believe your compensation goes beyond your paycheck we offer a great compensation package medical coverage 401(k) parental leave fertility benefits paid time off for vacation personal sick and holidays and multiple other perks and benefits. Please visit us at learn more about CooperSurgical and the benefits of becoming a member of our team.
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