Technical Life Cycle & Engineering Manager

Job title: Technical Life Cycle & Engineering Manager
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Location: Ballybrit, Galway – Hybrid working model
Benefits: Excellent salary, bonus, pension, healthcare and opportunity to grow your career with a hugely exciting Medical Device organisation.

The role leads a multi-functional team in the development and production of medical devices used for the treatment of stroke. This position works as a recognized manufacturing and process technical authority who can provide process engineering knowledge and oversight.

The Technical Life Cycle Management and Engineering (TLCME) team are tasked with collaborating with R&D to provide technical expertise for the production of acute ischaemic stroke devices. As this position will lead a portfolio of projects.

Some responsibilities include:

• Demonstrate proven hands-on engineering skills in the development of new processes.
• Manufacturing & Project activity at contract manufacturing organisations, including product builds, product quality issue resolution, process development, technical training, validation, and continuous monitoring of manufacturing performance
• Provide Technical leadership of the manufacturing transfer of new products and changes to existing products, supporting the successful transition to manufacturing using design for manufacturability concepts.
• Develop and implement equipment and/or process improvements that will improve efficiency, product yield, and equipment reliability.
• Lead the implementation of new manufacturing processes and equipment to support the assembly of new products.
• Represent Supply Chain on strategic new projects including breakthrough manufacturing technologies.

Requirements:

• Mechanical or biomedical engineering degree or equivalent.
• Proven experience within a GMP regulated Medical Device Industry.
• Project Management experience or alternatively a key core team member as part of a project team.
• Experience in special processes, for example, catheter assembly, polymer processing (compounding, extrusion, fusing), metal processing (machining, laser cutting, polishing), welding, equipment & tool design. xcfaprz
• People management experience leading a team of engineers

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates.