Senior Project Engineer - Product Development

Helbling Technik; Bern; On-site; CHF 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Continued education

Modern premises

Flat hierarchies

Rapid prototyping facilities

Labs and workshops

Attractive working conditions

Job summary

Helbling Technik in Bern is seeking a Senior Project Engineer for product development in the medical device field. You will design mechanical and micromechanical solutions across the development lifecycle from concept to manufacturing handover, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.

The role emphasizes CAD design in SolidWorks or Creo, DFMEA, prototyping, supplier interactions, and maintaining high quality standards.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in mechanical, microengineering or equivalent.
• 5+ years in development and industrialization of medical devices.
• Experience with SolidWorks or Creo; FEA, COMSOL, Moldex3D are a plus.
• Experience with injection-molded and metal components.
• Technical experience in assembly processes is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Generate concepts for modules, complex systems and complete products in CAD, including detailed design of plastic and metal components, DFMEA, tolerance analysis, and FEA.
• Design, source, and test prototypes, including development of test fixtures, test protocols, and report creation.
• Contact and evaluate vendors and contractors and manage these relationships throughout the projects.
• Monitor the status of all assignments and progress reports.
• Develop assembly and inspection fixtures to test product performance.
• Ensure that medical products are manufactured within specification and organize corrective actions.
• Develop and implement production processes and define quality controls to meet high standards.

Skills

German language

English language

Education

Master's degree in mechanical engineering or microengineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Creo

FEA tools (COMSOL, Moldex3D)

Job description

Senior Project Engineer - Product Development

You will play a key role within a medical device product development team in Bern, contributing across the entire development lifecycle; from initial specifications and concept creation through to detail design and transfer into manufacturing.

Role Description

As a Senior Project Engineer, you will design and develop mechanical and micromechanical solutions in close collaboration with multidisciplinary teams. Beyond generating innovative concepts, you will be responsible for advancing ideas into mature designs by validating their feasibility through prototyping and testing.

In this role, you will also engage regularly with suppliers and ensure clear and structured communication of technical progress and updates to the project manager.

Specific Respnsibilities

• Participate in product development from design to implementation
  • Generate concepts for modules, complex systems and complete products in CAD, including detailed design of plastic and metal components, DFMEA, tolerance analysis, fundamental calculations and finite element analysis.
  • Design, source, and test prototypes, including development of test fixtures, test protocols, and report creation.
  • Contact and evaluate vendors and contractors and manage these relationships throughout the projects.
  • Monitor the status of all assignments and progress reports
• Develop assembly and inspection fixtures to test product performance.
• Ensure that medical products are manufactured within specification and organize corrective actions.
• Develop and implement production processes and define quality controls to meet the highest quality standards

Professional Qualifications

• Master's degree in mechanical, Microengineering or equivalent
• 5+ years of experience in the development and industrialization of medical devices is required
• Experience with Solidworks or/and Creo is required, FEA, COMSOL, Moldex3D are strong plus
• Experience with injection molded and metal components
• Technical experience in assembly processes is a plus

Personal Qualifications

• Creative with passion for technology, self-starter, strong analytical skills
• Highly motivated and enthusiastic individual with good communication, interpersonal skills, and ability to work with cross functional team
• Committed to high-quality work

Languages

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in German and English

Helbling Benefits

• Motivated team of hard-working and fun-loving engineers who want to make creativity work
• Challenging projects with a dynamic and interdisciplinary environment within flat hierarchies and short decision-making paths, in which you can achieve immediate project success
• An open international environment and respectful company culture, professional infrastructure and attractive working conditions
• A high-quality infrastructure (development tools, rapid prototyping, laboratories, workshops)
• Unique career development opportunities with attractive working conditions in modern premises
• Continuous education to promote and challenge your personal abilities