R&D-to-Production Industrialization Engineer

Destinus; Zürich; On-site; CHF 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Destinus in Zürich seeks an Industri-alization Engineer to drive the transition from R&D to full-scale production. You will own process optimization, set up supplier partnerships, and ensure safe, high-quality assembly lines across multiple stages of product development.

The role requires hands-on engineering, strong knowledge of diverse manufacturing methods, and the ability to collaborate across R&D, production, and QA. German and English proficiency is expected, with travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Several years of industrialization experience with maintaining full R&D to Production workflow.
• Excellent hands-on engineering.
• Experience with various manufacturing methods; milling, turning, plastic injection moulding, casting, 3D printing.
• Experience or willingness to work with energetic, pyrotechnic, or otherwise hazardous materials; knowledge of relevant safety requirements is a strong advantage.
• Experience with quality control, functional testing, and documentation standards in a production or engineering environment.
• Ability to write and execute SOPs in a detail-driven, safety-critical environment.
• Fluency in English and German required; any other language is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Enable R&D team to implement DFX from the beginning of the project.
• Review and optimise existing and new processes of assembly and manufacturing to assure repeatable quality of products.
• Find and audit suitable suppliers and manufacturers.
• Set up suppliers and manufacturers as partners.
• Establish and maintain communication with suppliers to enable manufacturing R&D, Batch Zero and Full Scale Production quantities.
• Be a link between R&D, production and qualification department, with thorough understanding how design choices impact assembly line.
• Perform material flow and value chain analysis.
• Design assembly lines which comply to safety and quality requirements to assure repeatable processes and quality of the final product.
• Assemble prototypes and assure the product maturity necessary to pass review gates
• Write, maintain, and follow SOPs for assembly, integration, and testing operations, ensuring safety and repeatability at every step.
• Support troubleshooting and corrective actions in collaboration with engineering and QA teams.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of assembly workflows while maintaining compliance with safety and quality requirements.

Skills

Industrialization experience

Hands-on engineering

Manufacturing methods knowledge

Quality control & documentation

Safety & compliance

Tools

Milling

Turning

Plastic injection moulding

Casting

3D printing

Job description

Destinus in Zürich seeks an Industri-alization Engineer to drive the transition from R&D to full-scale production. You will own process optimization, set up supplier partnerships, and ensure safe, high-quality assembly lines across multiple stages of product development.

The role requires hands-on engineering, strong knowledge of diverse manufacturing methods, and the ability to collaborate across R&D, production, and QA. German and English proficiency is expected, with travel as needed.