Equipment Engineer - Medical Devices Reliability & Validation

Medtronic plc; Lausanne; On-site; CHF 82,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

Medtronic plc in Lausanne, Switzerland, seeks an Equipment Engineer to support life cycle management, maintenance programs and reliability improvements of production equipment in our SMO site.

You will work with cross-functional teams, perform equipment qualification and validation, and apply root-cause analysis methods to drive continuous improvement in a highly regulated manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field required.
• Several years of experience in equipment engineering within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with equipment life cycle management, maintenance programs, and reliability improvement activities.
• Familiarity with change control procedures and regulatory requirements in manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Support projects to improve equipment reliability, efficiency, and compliance.
• Collaborate with external equipment vendors for procurement, installation, and qualification.
• Contribute to equipment replacement and retrofit initiatives to optimize performance and longevity.
• Develop and enhance preventive and predictive maintenance strategies with maintenance teams.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support successful project execution.
• Perform equipment acquisition, characterization, installation, qualification, and validation activities.
• Ensure activities comply with FDA, ISO, GMP standards.
• Support change control and align validation and compliance requirements.
• Provide technical support and training to production and maintenance teams as needed.
• Apply root cause analysis tools to identify and resolve equipment issues.
• Participate in investigations related to equipment failures and CAPA.

Skills

Equipment life cycle management

Maintenance programs

Reliability improvement

Qualification & validation

Change control procedures

Project coordination

Analytical and problem solving

Troubleshoot equipment issues

Cross-functional collaboration

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

FMEA

Job description

Medtronic plc in Lausanne, Switzerland, seeks an Equipment Engineer to support life cycle management, maintenance programs and reliability improvements of production equipment in our SMO site.

You will work with cross-functional teams, perform equipment qualification and validation, and apply root-cause analysis methods to drive continuous improvement in a highly regulated manufacturing environment.