S5E4 Mark Ross | Medical Device Engineering Leaders 5

Being an Engineer

We discuss Mark's career journey and lessons learned from over two decades in leadership roles. He shares insights on problem-solving, industry trends, keys to success, and advice for career progression.

Main Topics

• Problem-solving skills and tools like DMAIC
• Trends like outsourcing challenges and regulatory burdens
• Keys to success, such as collaboration and extra responsibilities
• Career advice focusing on strong job fits

About the guest: Mark Ross has been leading operations and manufacturing teams for 20 years. His recent roles include manufacturing manager at Medtronic and director of manufacturing at Endologix, where he led, coached, problem-solved, and performed continuous improvement activities in hi-tech medical devices.

Links:
Mark Ross - LinkedIn
About Being An Engineer

The Being An Engineer podcast is a repository for industry knowledge and a tool through which engineers learn about and connect with relevant companies, technologies, people resources, and opportunities. We feature successful mechanical engineers and interview engineers who are passionate about their work and who made a great impact on the engineering community.

The Being An Engineer podcast is brought to you by Pipeline Design & Engineering. Pipeline partners with medical & other device engineering teams who need turnkey equipment such as cycle test machines, custom test fixtures, automation equipment, assembly jigs, inspection stations and more. You can find us on the web at www.teampipeline.us

Chapitres

1. S5E4 Mark Ross | Medical Device Engineering Leaders 5 (00:00:00)

2. Outsourcing and material availability challenges (00:00:27)

3. Using tools like DMAIC to properly define problems (00:00:38)