Surgical Instrument Manufacturing Engineer — Autonomy & Impact

Distalmotion SA; Épalinges; On-site; CHF 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dynamic environment

Structured onboarding

Autonomy & flexibility

Fast-growing company

Job summary

Distalmotion SA is seeking an Instruments Manufacturing Engineer to oversee the full product lifecycle of surgical instruments, from setting up assembly lines to driving continuous improvement as production scales.

You will collaborate with Production, R&D and suppliers to ensure reliable, efficient manufacturing, troubleshoot line issues, and ramp up production while maintaining quality and compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent.
• 2+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering or related fields in high-volume, regulated environments.
• Ability to analyze technical problems and drive improvements.
• Knowledge of Lean/Six Sigma and structured problem solving.
• Experience in process validation, verification or development activities.
• Experience with 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 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 and troubleshooting to keep production running.
• Drive continuous improvement using data-driven problem-solving and root-cause analysis.
• Identify and lead value-improvement initiatives to enhance quality, cost, capacity, efficiency and performance.
• Review field complaints and contribute to root-cause analysis and corrective actions; execute Change Requests and Design Transfers.
• Update Device Master Records (DMR) documentation with R&D, CMO and suppliers.
• Contribute to risk management file updates with R&D, CMO and suppliers.
• Be the voice of manufacturing in product development to ensure manufacturability.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Problem solving

Regulated industry experience

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Distalmotion SA is seeking an Instruments Manufacturing Engineer to oversee the full product lifecycle of surgical instruments, from setting up assembly lines to driving continuous improvement as production scales.

You will collaborate with Production, R&D and suppliers to ensure reliable, efficient manufacturing, troubleshoot line issues, and ramp up production while maintaining quality and compliance.