NPI Engineering Team Lead - Medical Devices

PowerToFly; Sligo; On-site; EUR 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Job summary

AbbVie is seeking an NPI Engineering Team Lead – Medical Devices to join the Ballytivnan site. The role leads engineers and technicians responsible for introducing new medical device products, technologies, equipment, materials and processes, from concept through design to production handover.

You will collaborate with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, EHS, suppliers, and cross-functional teams to deliver projects with quality, schedule and cost discipline while ensuring compliant documentation

Qualifications

• Level 7 qualification or higher in Engineering or related technical discipline.
• 3+ years’ experience in a high-precision manufacturing environment.
• 2+ years’ experience in regulated manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the NPI engineering team, supporting capability building and technical development.
• Manage new product introduction projects to meet quality, budget, schedule, and compliance requirements.
• Provide technical leadership in injection moulding, automated assembly, tooling, equipment development.
• Support equipment and process trials, troubleshooting, qualification, and validation activities.
• Introduce and optimise manufacturing technologies, automation, and ancillary equipment.
• Partner with Operations to improve yield, downtime, equipment performance, and production delivery.
• Work with equipment suppliers and cross-functional teams to resolve technical issues.
• Support knowledge transfer, training, continuous improvement, and Maintenance Excellence initiatives.
• Ensure documentation and activities comply with cGMP, ISO, FDA, EHS, and site requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Problem solving

Communication

Organisational skills

Decision making

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Injection moulding

Automated assembly

Tooling

Equipment introduction

Job description

AbbVie is seeking an NPI Engineering Team Lead – Medical Devices to join the Ballytivnan site. The role leads engineers and technicians responsible for introducing new medical device products, technologies, equipment, materials and processes, from concept through design to production handover.

You will collaborate with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, EHS, suppliers, and cross-functional teams to deliver projects with quality, schedule and cost discipline while ensuring compliant documentation