Manufacturing Transfer & Industrialisation Lead

Hydromea; Renens; Remote; CHF 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Hydromea is seeking a production-focused engineer to own the industrialisation plan, coordinate suppliers and manage manufacturing-transfer execution on-site in Renens, Switzerland. You will translate engineering developments into practical production plans, lead supplier onboarding, and ensure documentation, tooling, and processes meet quality, cost, and delivery targets.

This role requires hands-on factory floor work, cross-functional collaboration, risk management, and willingness to travel

Qualifications

• MSc in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, or similar.
• 5+ years of industry experience in product development, including a full cycle from concept to production-ready design.
• Mechanical design, prototyping, manufacturing and testing experience.
• Experience in electric motor design—EM analysis, winding, thermal management.
• Experience with injection moulding, overmoulding, resin encapsulation, or polymer processing.
• 3D design proficiency (Fusion360 or equivalent).
• Basic programming skills (Python, embedded).
• Demonstrated ability to multitask and travel for tests and deployments.

Responsibilities

• Lead industrialisation and manufacturing-transfer projects with clear milestones and budgets.
• Coordinate activities across engineering, suppliers, manufacturing partners and internal operations.
• Manage dependencies, risks and outstanding actions; drive issues to resolution.
• Plan prototype builds, pilot production and transition to repeatable manufacturing.
• Report progress, costs, risks and decisions to management and partners.
• Own manufacturing documentation and production readiness, including BOMs and process specs.
• Lead licensed manufacturing projects and coordinate transfer packages with partners.

Skills

Product development

Industrialisation

Manufacturing transfer

Supplier coordination

Mechanical design

Prototyping

3D design

Python (embedded)

Education

MSc in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, or similar

Tools

Fusion360

Python

OpenFOAM

CNC/CAM

Job description

Hydromea is seeking a production-focused engineer to own the industrialisation plan, coordinate suppliers and manage manufacturing-transfer execution on-site in Renens, Switzerland. You will translate engineering developments into practical production plans, lead supplier onboarding, and ensure documentation, tooling, and processes meet quality, cost, and delivery targets.

This role requires hands-on factory floor work, cross-functional collaboration, risk management, and willingness to travel