R&D – development engineer and /or Injection molding manufacturing engineer as part of the Package Development Team

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Depuy Synthes are recruiting for a R&D – development engineer and /or Injection molding manufacturing engineer as part of the Package Development Team, located in Zuchwil, Switzerland

This new role will be responsible for the development and continuous improvement of rigid plastics sterile barrier packaging systems for medical devices. Packaging will play a meaningful role in enabling easy identification, safe sterile transfer, and quick delivery of the device to the sterile field, as well as will enable sustainability benefits, supply chain efficiency, and improved patient outcomes! The packaging system provides a sterile barrier seal, so robust design, feasibility, validation, and a reliable supply chain are crucial to ensure high quality. Opportunity to improve our way of working internally and with suppliers. Ability to develop a strong team culture of technical expertise, empowerment, efficiency, partnership, and accountability required to succeed! Model a customer centric approach with clear communication and prioritization. This role will represent package development in direct communication with partners and leadership across research & development and supply chain, while collaborating with a small but highly capable team of engineers across other sites and provide technical leadership across all functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Be the expert in Injection molding with ideally hands-on experience be a driver of process development- and process optimization partner with our key suppliers (injection molding component suppliers)
• Provides technical expertise in the areas of design, Polymer development, testing, Injection molding, tool design and production scale-up high precision plastic parts.
• Leads problem solving in the resolution of manufacturing related issues in production (injection molding, assembly, materials) at suppliers and in the field.
• Develops, independently leads, and implements sophisticated rigid plastic sterile packaging solutions across the entire Trauma and Spine product portfolio. Leads unique engineering and strategic assignments, provides mentorship to other packaging engineers, and can have team members under their leadership.
• Provides inventions, new designs, new ideas of polymer manufacturing processes, sustainability ideas or techniques which are significant to the solution of meaningful problems.
• Continually evaluates new rigid plastic sterile packaging solutions and alternatives to improve operating efficiency, generate market differentiators, and add sources of revenue.
• Exhibits the highest levels of integrity, ethics and compliance at all times.
  
  

Education

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Engineering or equivalent Technical Degree in Manufacturing and/or Polymer Engineering required. Packaging Engineering degree as well as Master’s Degree in Business Administration or related field desired.
  
  

Required

Experience and Skills:

• 6 – 8 years proven experience in regulated medical industry
• Proven Experience in precision plastic component manufacturing (e.g. injection molding, blow molding or similar) and scale-up to manufacturing
• Detailed Polymer (characteristics) knowledge required
• Advanced knowledge of process DOE’s (mini-tab preferred), IQ/OQ/PQ
• Experience in plastic component design (R&D), development and qualification
• Track record of leading unique and sophisticated projects
• Proven experience working with internal partners, senior leadership, as well as with suppliers of plastics and plastic services.
• Defines strategy for fixtures and tool design and can express and implement ideas with tool designers and external tool makers
• Good knowledge of In Process Control and automation
  
  

Preferred

• Project management, process excellence, and lean certifications
• Intimate knowledge of ISO 13485, ISO 11607, ISTA and relevant ASTM’s
• Knowledge of CAD software (Creo, Solid Works, NX or similar)
  
  

Other

• German and English required, French as a plus
• Up to 10% domestic and international travel required
  
  

Primary Location

Switzerland-Solothurn-Zuchwil-

Organization

Synthes GmbH (7111)

Job Function

Engineering

Requisition ID

2206027564W