Senior Engineering Manager

Life Science Recruitment; Galway; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top salary

Bonus

Pension

Healthcare

Job summary

Life Science Recruitment is helping a medical device manufacturer in Galway recruit a Senior Engineering Manager to lead a multidisciplinary engineering team across NPD, NPI and sustaining engineering. You will drive on-time, on-quality program delivery, engage with customers, and define execution strategies for complex development programs.

The role requires 8+ years in medical device engineering with product development experience and at least 2 years in a leadership capacity, plus strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• 8+ years experience in medical device engineering, including NPD.
• 2+ years in a leadership role.
• Experience in customer-facing roles and contract manufacturing environments preferred.
• Strong knowledge of design controls, regulatory requirements, and product development processes.
• Proven experience in continuous improvement and cost reduction initiatives.
• Proficiency in Lean, Six Sigma, and root cause analysis methodologies.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Leadership & Delivery: Lead and develop a high-performing, multidisciplinary engineering team across NPD, NPI and sustaining engineering.
• Deliver engineering programs across NPD, NPI, and sustaining on time, on quality, and within budget.
• Customer & Commercial Engagement: Act as primary technical interface for customers across development and commercial programs.
• Support RFQs, proposals, and technical solution development.
• Translate customer needs into clear engineering execution strategies.
• Support scope definition, change management, and customer communication.
• New Product Development (NPD): Lead cross-functional product development from concept through design, verification/validation, and transfer to manufacturing.
• Ensure structured execution aligned to design controls and stage-gate processes.
• Drive design reviews, risk management (e.g., FMEA), and technical decision-making.
• Lead design transfer and New Product Introduction (NPI), ensuring manufacturing readiness, process robustness, and successful product launch.
• Pipeline & Portfolio Management: Own engineering pipeline visibility, project intake, and prioritisation.
• Assess feasibility, resource needs, and risk for incoming opportunities.
• Balance portfolio across capacity, capability, and business priorities.
• Operational Excellence, NPI & Sustaining: Lead New Product Introduction (NPI) to ensure successful product launch, process capability, and production ramp.
• Own sustaining engineering activities, including design changes, issue resolution, and lifecycle management.
• Drive process improvement, cost reduction, and manufacturing efficiency initiatives.
• Partner with Operations, Quality, and Supply Chain to ensure stable, scalable production.
• Compliance & Quality: Ensure all engineering activities comply with ISO 13485, FDA, and applicable regulatory standards.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Lean Six Sigma

Root cause analysis

Customer-facing

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Job Description

Job Title

Senior Engineering Manager

Location

Galway

Benefits

Top salary, Bonus, pension, healthcare

Company

My client are a Medical device manufacturer with a new hub in Galway. They specialise in catheters, medical balloons, EM-Micro Sensors, engineered shafts, and complete device assemblies, supporting a wide range of interventional therapies.

Responsibilities

• Leadership & Delivery Lead and develop a high-performing, multidisciplinary engineering team across NPD, NPI and sustaining Engineering Drive accountability for execution, performance, and continuous improvement
• Deliver engineering programs across NPD, NPI, and sustaining on time, on quality, and within budget
• Customer & Commercial Engagement Act as primary technical interface for customers across development and commercial programs Support RFQs, proposals, and technical solution development Translate customer needs into clear engineering execution strategies Support scope definition, change management, and customer communication
• New Product Development (NPD) Lead cross-functional product development from concept through design, verification/validation, and transfer to manufacturing Ensure structured execution aligned to design controls and stage-gate processes Drive design reviews, risk management (e.g., FMEA), and technical decision-making Lead design transfer and New Product Introduction (NPI), ensuring manufacturing readiness, process robustness, and successful product launch
• Pipeline & Portfolio Management Own engineering pipeline visibility, project intake, and prioritisation Assess feasibility, resource needs, and risk for incoming opportunities Balance portfolio across capacity, capability, and business priorities
• Operational Excellence, NPI & Sustaining Lead New Product Introduction (NPI) to ensure successful product launch, process capability, and production ramp Own sustaining engineering activities, including design changes, issue resolution, and lifecycle management Drive process improvement, cost reduction, and manufacturing efficiency initiatives Partner with Operations, Quality, and Supply Chain to ensure stable, scalable production
• Compliance & Quality Ensure all engineering activities comply with ISO 13485, FDA, and applicable regulatory standards

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Engineering
• 8+ years experience in medical device engineering, including NPD
• 2+ years in a leadership role
• Experience in customer-facing roles and contract manufacturing environments preferred
• Strong knowledge of design controls, regulatory requirements, and product development processes
• Proven experience in continuous improvement and cost reduction initiatives.
• Proficiency in Lean, Six Sigma, and root cause analysis methodologies.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.