Process Development Engineer Medical Devices (m/f/d)

Heraeus; Dresden; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Heraeus Medevio is seeking a Process Development Engineer for Medical Devices to drive development and optimization of manufacturing processes in a global engineering team. You will perform process characterizations, validations, and support lifecycle quality across products.

Ideal candidates bring 3–5 years in medical technology, strong stats knowledge, and experience with ramp-ups and transfers. German/English communication and proficiency with IT tools are required. On-site role in Dresden.

Qualifications

• Vocational training or engineering degree with professional experience in plastics/process engineering.
• 3–5 years in medical technology or regulated environments.
• Strong knowledge of process development, validation and statistics.
• Experience with product ramp-ups and transfer programs.
• Experience maintaining serial production lines (root cause analysis, quality investigations).
• German and English communication, written and spoken.
• Proficiency with standard IT tools and change control processes.

Responsibilities

• Within our international engineering team, you will be responsible for the development and optimization of manufacturing processes for existing, as well as novel products, working closely with the relevant product realization teams.
• You will carry out and document process characterizations and process validations independently.
• You have a passion for the quality of the products you are responsible for and support processes throughout the lifecycle of the products.
• You analyze quality factors based on statistical parameters.
• You support the specification and implementation of new technologies in the company as part of the process engineering team.
• You will accompany the transfer of new products from development status to serial manufacturing between development and operations sites.

Skills

Process Development

Process Validation

Statistics

Ramp-up

Root Cause Analysis

German & English

Team Player

Education

Vocational training or Engineering degree

Tools

MS Office

Change Control Systems

Statistics Software

Job description

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Process Development Engineer Medical Devices (m/f/d)

Date: Oct 13, 2026

Company: Heraeus

Process Development Engineer Medical Devices (m/f/d)

Permanent

Making displays foldable? Help hearts beat with micro-particles? Work on solutions involving precious metals? As a family-owned global technology group we help our customers to always being one step ahead. Whether production, research, sales or administration - we love being the invisible force behind innovation. We deliver world-class quality in the areas of Precious Metals, Healthcare, Semiconductor & Electronics and Industrials. As one of the top 10 family-owned companies in Germany, we employ around 15,100 employees in 40 countries.

The following challenges await you:

• Within our international engineering team, you will be responsible for the development and optimization of manufacturing processes for existing, as well as novel products, working closely with the relevant product realization teams.
• You will carry out and document process characterizations and process validations independently.
• You have a passion for the quality of the products you are responsible for and support processes throughout the lifecycle of the products.
• You analyze quality factors based on statistical parameters.
• You support the specification and implementation of new technologies in the company as part of the process engineering team.
• You will accompany the transfer of new products from development status to serial manufacturing between development and operations sites.
  

Your profile:

• You successfully completed a vocational training or an engineering degree and obtained professional experience in the field of plastics and process engineering, catheter manufacturing technologies or plastics processing in serial manufacturing environments.
• Minimum 3-5 years of relevant professional experience in the field of medical technology or in a similarly regulated environment desirable.
• Good understanding of process development, process validation and statistics.
• Experience with product ramp-ups and transfer programs.
• Solid experience in maintaining serial production lines (root cause analysis, quality investigations).
• You are a committed, flexible and motivated team player.
• Communication in German and English (verbally as well as in writing) round up your profile.
• The use of standard IT tools and change control systems is natural for you.

Any further questions?

Our Recruiting Team, Heraeus Medevio, is happy to assist you by email: [e-mail] . Or visit us at jobs.heraeus.com .