Description:
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Deliver technical support to the manufacturing and testing of medical device instrumentation in a low volume, high complexity and regulated environment.
- Deliver technical solutions to enhance product reliability and process capability.
- Work within a dynamic engineering change environment; actively supporting design transfer, test fixtures and engineering design change activities to ensure optimisation in terms of part design, manufacturing technology, verification and validation activities, implementation to production.
- Work with R&D, manufacturing operations, quality & procurement to deliver product and supply base improvements to meet business needs.
- Initiate and project manage product and process change activities, technology transfers while assuring continuity of supply.
- Optimise complex processes, improve performance and efficiency.
- Lead projects to drive continuous improvement in key metrics in alignment with Lean, 6 Sigma, Design Robustness and A3 Problem Solving Principles.
Key Requirements:
- Batchelor's degree in Engineering (QQI level 8) with minimum of 3 years relevant experience. Consideration will also be given to individuals with alternative degrees if balanced by relevant technical experience. Recent graduates with applicable experience will also be considered.
- Structured analysis skills with experience in complex technical trouble shooting.
- Strong manufacturing, mechanical/ electromechanical /systems design skillset for both products and manufacturing fixtures.
- Excellent communications skills: written and verbal skills are required.
- Experience with a significant subset of the key technologies involved in modern instrumentation such as fluidics, pneumatics, molding, electro mechanics, software, electronics, optics, machining & metal fabrication is required.
- Practical experience of supplier or manufacturing fabrication processes is desirable.
- Strong interest to develop experience in terms of suppliers, materials, technologies, and manufacturing processes.
- Understanding of best practices in ESI, FMEA, Lean MFG, DOE and Engineering Change management.