Manufacturing Engineer

Life. Unlimited. At Smith+Ne­phew we design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living.

• Lead design/manufacturing transfers, internal manufacturing projects, and manufacturing changes at Smith & Nephew Manufacturing AG within defined time, quality and cost boundaries.
• Plan and control project execution, including scheduling, budgeting, progress tracking, and reporting to governance bodies.
• Act as subject matter expert for manufacturing processes, including developing, characterising and implementing robust and compliant manufacturing solutions for advanced medical devices.
• Perform and lead process risk assessments and process characterization or capability studies.
• Provide technical support and consulting for changes and quality issues related to manufacturing, quality and suppliers.
• Create and maintain compliant technical documentation related to the manufacturing processes (e.g., Design Dossier and DHF), as well as process specifications (DMR and MBOMs in Windchill PLM).
• Reports any deviation in product or process to manager or Quality department.
• Completes all necessary training in Quality and GMP.

• Support elicitation and procurement of new manufacturing equipment.
• Identify and drive continuous improvement initiatives, including cost reduction opportunities.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Engineering degree or HF or Technician grade with >3 years of relevant work experience.
• Knowledge of quality control, risk mitigation and statistical process control techniques.
• Analytical skills, problem solving methods and ability to develop long‑term solutions.
• Knowledge of Lean management tools.
• Skilled in office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Ability to communicate and write documentation/reports in German and English.