Engineer III - Fillauer - Hanger, Inc.

Why Us?:

Fillauer is a global leader in orthotic and prosthetic innovation that empowers clinicians and patients to achieve their best functional outcomes. With manufacturing and R&D locations in Tennessee, Utah, Colorado, and Sweden, Fillauer supports a strong upper limb product line, a robust offering of prosthetic feet, a variety of orthotic devices, and a collection of tools, equipment, components, and materials. Founded over a century ago, Fillauer is dedicated to helping individuals with limb loss and limited mobility return to daily activities and achieve new heights. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.

Could This Be For You?:

Fillauer is searching for an Engineer III to join our team in Chattanooga, TN. As an Engineer III, you will be challenged to design leading edge lower upper limb prosthetic devices. You will manage large projects which will require hands on leadership, creative thinking, and determination to solve complex problems in a timely manner. You will be a team leader and interface with production and manufacturing personnel daily. The purpose of the work we do is to empower those with limb difference to reach greater human potential.

Your Impact:

• Ability to learn quickly and handle challenging tasks well. 
• Provides guidance, correctly applies knowledge of engineering principles, material properties, and effectively uses internal and external resources to identify solutions in relevant aspects of production, development, procurement, and distribution of products. 
• Works on and/or manages conventional and complex projects. 
• Uses sound judgment and outside resources to adapt to non-routine aspects of a problem. 
• Is tasked with management of large projects. No review is necessary as regular progress updates are expected. 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
• Minimum of 7-10 years of related experience.
• Must have, or be eligible to obtain, a valid driver’s license and driving record within the standards outlined within Hanger’s Motor Vehicle Safety Policy and Procedures. 

Unique skills or certifications needed to perform essential functions of the job:

Essential: SolidWorks, Microsoft Office

Useful: Machine Shop experience, LabVIEW, MATLAB, 3D printing, Altium

Additional Success Factors:

• Mechanical Reasoning: Ability to quickly figure out mechanical/electrical problems.  Receives direction on complex problems, processes, or unconventional methods.  Performs complex design tasks.
• Communication: Articulates well, uses good grammar, chooses the appropriate means of communication, and has a positive attitude.  Never presents a problem without at least one possible solution.  Presents at design reviews and produces finished project documentation independently.  Assigns tasks to technicians, machinists, engineers or administrative staff.  Collaborates work with other engineering teams.
• Assertiveness: Easily voices opinions and ideas with clear, and well-defined defense.  Willing to provide feedback both positive AND negative.  Helps keep projects and meetings on track with constructive criticism.  Unafraid to be wrong.  Owns mistakes. 
• Conscientiousness: Adheres to and helps promote company rules and development guidelines. Meets expectations for integrity, timelines, priorities, and customer service.  Work ethic is never in question.  
• Active Pursuit of Growth: Actively pursues new experiences and skills relevant to their engineering duties and career path.  Pursues not only training and education but looks for opportunity to apply those skills in daily activities.  Helps identify company knowledge gaps and opportunities to fill those gaps.
• Orderliness: Well organized and uses the tools available or required to keep priorities approved and managed.  Keeps team areas clean and orderly.  
• Teamwork: Able to coordinate and work with other teammates.  Actively seeks to involve others for advice or help.  Does not dump tasks on others but works well to complete not only their own tasks but to assist others when challenges prevent the TEAM objectives from being completed.  Actively seeks to help others when done with their own tasks or unable to proceed.  Seeks the advancement of the team and Fillauer over personal credit.
• Act with integrity in all ways and at all times, remaining honest, transparent, and respectful in all relationships.
• Keep the patient at the center of everything that you do, building lifelong trust.
• Foster open collaboration and constructive dialogue with everyone around you.
• Continuously innovate new solutions, influencing and responding to change.
• Focus on superior outcomes, and calibrate work processes for outstanding results.

Our Investment in You:

• Competitive Compensation Packages
• 8 Paid National Holidays & 4 additional Floating Holidays
• PTO that includes Vacation and Sick time
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits
• 401k Savings and Retirement Plan
• Paid Parental Bonding Leave for New Parents
• Flexible Work Schedules and Part-time Opportunities
• Generous Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Mentorship Programs- Mentor and Mentee
• Student Loan Repayment Assistance by Location
• Relocation Assistance
• Regional & National traveling CPO/CO/CP opportunities
• Volunteering for Local and National events such as Hanger’s BAKA Bootcamp and EmpowerFest

 

Hanger, Inc. is committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship. All conditions and privileges of employment are administered to all employees without discrimination or harassment because of race, religious creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, special disabled veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws and ordinances. The company will comply with all applicable state or local fair employment laws that forbid discrimination or harassment on the basis of other protected characteristics. Retaliation against any employee for filing or supporting a complaint of discrimination or harassment is prohibited.

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