Device Process Engineer

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The Global MSAT & Engineering (PTT) function is undergoing a massive, multi-site modernization initiative. We are taking bold steps to introduce innovative, efficient, and sustainable equipment and technology across our global device manufacturing landscape.
As a Senior Process Engineer, you are the driving force behind the implementation of next-generation processes.

This critical role requires deep technical insight into device manufacturing—including assembly, sterilization, and packaging—to ensure robust, future-ready workflows and the reliable, compliant distribution of our products across the entire lifecycle.

Design Transfer & Industrialization:

• Lead design transfer of medical devices and drug-device combination products (e.g., autoinjectors, pens, needle safety devices) from development into internal and external manufacturing sites.

• Ensure seamless scalability by bridging the gap between development and commercial-scale production.

Process Engineering & Optimization:

• Process Development & Characterization: Utilize Design of Experiments (DoE) to identify and evaluate Critical Process Parameters (CPPs), ensuring a deep understanding of how process variances impact product performance.

• Drive DFx Excellence: Conduct Design for Manufacturability, Assembly, and Excellence (DFM/DFA/DFx) assessments to optimize assembly, sterilization, and packaging operations.

• Advanced Technology Integration: Leverage state-of-the-art manufacturing technologies to develop robust processes for both clinical and commercial production.

Quality, Validation & Risk Management:

• Strategy Development: Define Process Performance Qualification (PPQ) and Quality Control strategies.

• Risk Mitigation: Author and manage risk documentation, utilizing FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) and Tolerance Analysis to ensure high process capability 

Continuous Improvement & Investigation:

• Root Cause Analysis: Lead technical investigations into process deviations or design issues using structured methodologies.

• Sustaining Engineering: Provide technical oversight for existing products, recommending process enhancements for sterilization, labeling, and packaging to maintain optimal performance.

You have a B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical, Biomedical, Pharmaceutical Engineering, or a related technical discipline, you have worked in the pharmaceutical industry and you bring the following qualification:

• 7+ years of experience in process engineering, specifically within medical device or drug-device combination product development and industrialization with proven track record with complex delivery systems, such as pre-filled syringes, needle safety devices, and autoinjectors/pen injectors.

• Hands-on expertise in Device Assembly, Final Sterilization, or Final Packaging/Labeling.

• Demonstrated ability to lead technology scaling and New Product Introduction (NPI), moving seamlessly from early-stage feasibility through to commercial-scale manufacturing.

• Advanced proficiency in statistical data analysis, Quality by Design (QbD), and risk management tools, with a focus on developing comprehensive FMEAs, and solid command of cGMP, ISO 13485, and FDA 21 CFR Part 4/Part 820 regulations.

• Exceptional communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders in a matrixed environment, with fluent English (ability to travel internationally -approx. 10-20%- to support Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and on-site implementation at manufacturing facilities)

Ready for the next step? We look forward to hearing from you. Apply now to discover this exciting opportunity

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