Senior Product Development Engineer
If you are a Production Engineer with experience introducing new products and processes to the line then you may be perfect for this role at Cochlear
Summary about this job
Mechanical Engineering
Company: Cochlear Limited.
Location: Sydney
Work type: Full Time
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Phone: +61-2-9036-6695
Fax: +61-8-9669-9186
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Detail information about job Senior Product Development Engineer. Terms and conditions vacancy
- A global leader in medical devices & hearing loss technologies
- Based at our Iconic Macquarie University headquarters
- Collaborative team environment
We are seeking an experienced Senior Product Development Engineer (NPI Engineer) to join our New Product Industrialisation team at our global head office on a permanent basis. Under the leadership of the NPI Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring timely and successful ramp up of new products by developing and implementing stable and repeatable manufacturing processes by collaborating with and influencing the output of product design teams, suppliers and production.
Other accountabilities include:
- Defining manufacturing requirements for process developments, incorporating information from various business sources and stakeholders;
- Conduct and analyse structured experiments to characterise process performance and improve the design and/or operation
- Apply appropriate risk assessment tools (e.g. PFMEA, CPA) to identify and carry out effective mitigation activities at key phases during the project;
- Determine and document process steps; sequence of operations; test methods, and inspection points and incorporate these into a layout suitable for LEAN Production
- Specify equipment requirements, ensure equipment selection is recorded and based on thorough discussions with stakeholders, that equipment is tested prior to delivery and installed equipment is adequately documented;
- Ensure product designs are reviewed for manufacturability and that key product specifications (and limits) are assessed against the capability of manufacturing processes to deliver these requirements and work with designers to implement improvements;
- Perform and document process qualifications and validations within timeframe required by projects
- Set-up support infrastructure required to operate process; support training of operators; coordinate prototype build activities; and ensure that pre-Production trials satisfy requirements of Production manager.
Why is this role right for you?
To be successful in this role you will have demonstrated experience in a NPI or equivalent role with extensive experience in operations where new processes are introduced into fast paced, heavily regulated environments. You will have a background as a qualified Engineer (Mechanical, Mechatronics or Electrical) and experience working within a Quality Management System, exposure to a Production Management System (such as LEAN), proven competencies in problem solving, design, manufacturing processes and the ability to influence people at all levels.
You will be an outstanding communicator with the ability to influence at all levels.
If you feel that you have the skills and experience to be successful in this role and take on new challenges to build your career with Cochlear, please start your application by clicking the apply button below.