Equipment Reliability Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Benefits package

Job summary

Medtronic plc is seeking an Equipment Engineer to support post-market equipment life cycle management, maintenance programs, and reliability improvement in our SMO site. You will drive qualification, validation, and CAPA activities to enhance equipment performance in a manufacturing environment.

The role emphasizes collaboration with vendors, cross-functional teams, and adherence to FDA/ISO/GMP standards while delivering practical solutions for equipment reliability and sustainability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, or related field).
• Several years of experience in equipment engineering within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with equipment life cycle management, maintenance programs, and reliability improvement activities.
• Experience supporting equipment improvement, replacement, qualification, or validation projects.
• Good understanding of equipment qualification and validation processes.

Responsibilities

• Support projects to improve equipment reliability, efficiency, and compliance.
• Collaborate with external equipment vendors and suppliers for equipment procurement, installation, and qualification activities.
• Contribute to equipment replacement and retrofit initiatives to optimize performance and longevity.
• Work closely with maintenance teams to develop and enhance preventive and predictive maintenance strategies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support successful project execution.
• Perform equipment acquisition, characterization, installation, qualification, and validation activities.
• Ensure equipment-related activities comply with applicable industry regulations and standards (e.g., FDA, ISO, GMP).
• Support change control activities and work closely with quality and regulatory teams to 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 deviations and support CAPA.

Skills

Equipment reliability

Analytical thinking

Project coordination

Vendor collaboration

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

FMEA

Fishbone Diagrams

Job description

Medtronic plc is seeking an Equipment Engineer to support post-market equipment life cycle management, maintenance programs, and reliability improvement in our SMO site. You will drive qualification, validation, and CAPA activities to enhance equipment performance in a manufacturing environment.

The role emphasizes collaboration with vendors, cross-functional teams, and adherence to FDA/ISO/GMP standards while delivering practical solutions for equipment reliability and sustainability.