Instruments Manufacturing Engineer - Growth & Autonomy

Distalmotion SA; Schweiz; On-site; CHF 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dynamic, innovative environment

Fast-growing company with agility

Structured onboarding and training

Autonomy and flexibility

Job summary

Distalmotion SA is seeking an Instruments Manufacturing Engineer to drive the full lifecycle of surgical instruments—from setting up new assembly lines to continuous improvement once production runs smoothly.

You will work closely with Production, provide hands-on line support, ramp up production, and lead process validation, verification, and equipment qualification activities to ensure reliable, scalable manufacturing while meeting quality standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, industrial engineering or equivalent.
• 2+ years in manufacturing engineering in high-volume regulated industries.
• Ability to analyse problems and drive improvements in a manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma or structured problem-solving approaches.
• Experience in process validation, verification or manufacturing process development.
• Experience in manufacturing equipment qualification.
• Track record of bringing complex products into production.
• Knowledge of medical device quality standards (ISO 13485, ISO 14971, FDA 21 CFR 820) is a plus.
• Fluent in English and French.

Responsibilities

• Set up and continuously optimize assembly lines to increase production capacity of surgical instruments.
• Lead manufacturing process development, validation, verification and equipment qualification activities.
• Provide day-to-day line support troubleshooting to keep production running and ramp-up.
• Drive continuous improvement using data-driven problem-solving and root-cause analysis.
• Identify and lead value improvement initiatives that enhance quality, cost, capacity, efficiency and performance.
• Review field complaints related to medical devices and contribute to RCAs and corrective actions; execute Change Requests and Design Transfers.
• Update the DMR documentation with R&D/CMO and suppliers; participate in risk management file updates.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Root cause analysis

Process validation

Equipment qualification

Regulatory knowledge

English & French fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Distalmotion SA is seeking an Instruments Manufacturing Engineer to drive the full lifecycle of surgical instruments—from setting up new assembly lines to continuous improvement once production runs smoothly.

You will work closely with Production, provide hands-on line support, ramp up production, and lead process validation, verification, and equipment qualification activities to ensure reliable, scalable manufacturing while meeting quality standards.