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Sr. Extrusion Engineer

Ingersoll Rand
life insurance, paid time off, 401(k)
United States, Utah, Salt Lake City
Dec 11, 2025
Sr. Extrusion Engineer BH Job ID: 3454 SF Job Req ID: 16186 Job Title: Sr Extrusion Engineer Location: Salt Lake City, UT About Us: Imagine a company with technology leadership of over 160 years, yet it operates with the energy of a startup. Ingersoll Rand has dedicated itself to Making Life Better for its employees, customers, shareholders, and planets. We produce innovative and mission-critical flow creation and life science technologies - from compressors to precision handling of liquids, gasses, and powers - to increase industrial productivity, efficiency, and sustainability. Supported by over 80+ brands, our products are used in various end-markets including life sciences, food and beverage, clean energy, industrial manufacturing, infrastructure, and more. Across the globe, we're driving growth with an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset. Learn more at irco.com and join us to own your future. Job Overview: The Senior Extrusion Engineer is responsible for owning/advancing our center for excellence in medical-grade thermoplastic extrusion. This role leads the design, optimization, and validation of medical tubing extrusion processes, from development (New product introduction) through full-scale production. This role combines hands-on process ownership with technical leadership-driving improvements in quality, yield, and throughput. Working closely with NPI, Quality, and Manufacturing teams, the engineer ensures serves as a key problem-solver and mentor, advancing both equipment capability and team skill while supporting new product introductions and continuous improvement initiatives. Responsibilities: Serves as the technical lead for melt extrusion processes used in medical device manufacturing, guiding the development, validation, and continuous improvement of extrusion operations. Mentors and supports other engineers and technicians in every element of melt extrusion, from early product (e.g. process design, validation strategy) to day to day manufacturing support (e.g. setup, material handling, troubleshooting, best practices). Communicates with prospective customers on project requirements, conveys timelines, and manages all elements of the project for new products. Optimizes processes through structured experimentation (DOE), process characterization, and statistical analysis to achieve target performance and yield. Partners with R&D, Quality, and Production to transfer new extrusion processes from development into stable production, maintaining clear documentation and process control. Manages and executes equipment qualifications, preventive maintenance plans, and process control systems to ensure ongoing compliance and reliability. Promotes collaboration, safety, and accountability across engineering and production teams, maintaining a culture focused on quality and operational excellence. Oversees validation activities (IQ/OQ/PQ), including protocol creation, execution, and documentation. Manage cross functional projects, creating, gathering support for, and adhering to approved project plans and ensuring on time completion of project milestones. Conducts DOE studies, process characterization, and root-cause analysis to establish and maintain robust process windows. Demonstrates all corporate values: We think and act like owners. We are bold in our aspirations while moving forward with humility and integrity. We are committed to making our customers successful. We foster inspired teams. Requirements: Bachelor of Science in a related engineering field. 5+ years of experience in an extrusion manufacturing environment, preferably in a medical or regulated setting. Demonstrated experience in varied thermoplastic extrusion processes, including single- and multi-lumen tubing, taper, and co-extrusion applications. Strong knowledge of material science, plastic chemistry, tooling, materials, and process controls. Proven experience leading IQ/OQ/PQ and working to ISO 13485 / FDA 21 CFR 820. Advanced skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Minitab (or other statistical analysis software). Preferences: Solidworks or CAD modeling software. Travel & Work Arrangements/Requirements: Onsite What We Offer: At Ingersoll Rand, we embrace a culture of personal ownership - taking responsibility for our company, our communities, and our environment, as well as our individual health and well-being. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to empower you with the tools and support necessary to take charge of your health, ensuring that together, we can continue to make life better. Our range of benefits includes health care options like medical and prescription plans, dental and vision coverage, as well as wellness programs. Additionally, we provide life insurance, a robust 401(k) plan, paid time off, and even an employee stock grant, among other offerings. These benefits are our commitment to you, so you can be your best at work and beyond. Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE:IR), driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset, is dedicated to helping make life better for our employees, customers and communities. Customers lean on us for our technology-driven excellence in mission-critical flow creation and industrial solutions across 40+ respected brands where our products and services excel in the most complex and harsh conditions. Our employees develop customers for life through their daily commitment to expertise, productivity and efficiency. For more information, visit www.IRCO.com. APPLY NOW