Process Engineer

Established Search Ltd; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Established Search Ltd is partnering with a growing medical technology business to hire a Process Engineer in Barcelona. The role focuses on developing and optimising manufacturing processes, supporting technology transfer from development into production, and driving improvements across yield, quality and process capability.

You will work closely with R&D, Production, Quality, Regulatory and Supply Chain, lead investigations into deviations, contribute to CAPAs and change controls, and maintain

Qualifications

• Engineering degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Biomedical, Chemical or similar.
• Experience in manufacturing / process engineering.
• Experience improving and optimising production processes.
• Strong problem‑solving and analytical skills.
• Hands-on approach and cross-functional collaboration with engineering and production.
• Good understanding of process control and manufacturing documentation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimise manufacturing processes.
• Support NPI and technology transfer from development into production.
• Define and monitor critical process parameters.
• Lead investigations into deviations and manufacturing issues.
• Contribute to CAPAs and change controls.
• Drive continuous improvement across manufacturing.
• Work with R&D, Production, Quality, Regulatory and Supply Chain.

Skills

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Hands-on

Cross-functional

Process optimization

Manufacturing experience

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

About the Role

We're working with a growing medical technology business that is looking to add a Process Engineer to its team.

This is a great fit for someone who enjoys being close to the manufacturing process - developing new processes, solving problems, improving production and helping move products from development into manufacturing.

What You'll Be Doing

• Develop and optimise manufacturing processes.
• Support NPI and technology transfer from development into production.
• Improve process capability, efficiency, yield and quality.
• Define and monitor critical process parameters.
• Support process validation and equipment qualification.
• Lead investigations into deviations and manufacturing issues.
• Contribute to CAPAs and change controls.
• Introduce and optimise new equipment and manufacturing technologies.
• Drive continuous improvement across manufacturing.
• Use data, statistics and DoE to understand and improve processes.
• Work closely with R&D, Production, Quality, Regulatory and Supply Chain.
• Maintain the technical documentation required within a regulated manufacturing environment.

What You'll Bring

• Engineering degree - Mechanical, Industrial, Biomedical, Chemical or similar.
• Previous manufacturing / process engineering experience.
• Experience improving and optimising production processes.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• A hands-on approach and the ability to work across engineering and production.
• Good understanding of process control and manufacturing documentation.

Ideally, You'll Also Have

• Medical device or other regulated industry experience.
• Process validation / equipment qualification experience.
• CAPA, change control or non-conformance experience.
• Lean / Kaizen / 5S / TPM experience.
• DoE and statistical analysis experience.
• SolidWorks or similar CAD experience.

Languages

Spanish & English – C1 / Advanced level

English will be used regularly across meetings, technical discussions, training and documentation with international teams.