Senior Manufacturing Project Engineer

Stryker; Cork; On-site; EUR 47,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

Stryker Springhill, Carrigtwohill, Cork is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Project Engineer (23-Month Fixed-Term Contractor). You will lead process development, qualification, and validation activities while collaborating with manufacturing, quality, and external partners to optimise products and processes for manufacturability, quality, and operational efficiency.

The role focuses on introducing new products, managing capital equipment projects, and applying structured problem solving to improve

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Engineering with honours.
• Minimum 2 years' experience in manufacturing.
• Experience with process development and validation is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead process development, optimisation, and cost-reduction initiatives across manufacturing operations.
• Manage introduction of new products and processes, supporting transfer and launch activities.
• Own equipment qualification from design through process validation.
• Project manage implementation of new capital equipment, including qualification and validation.
• Apply root cause analysis to resolve manufacturing challenges.
• Evaluate manufacturing layouts to improve flow and quality performance.
• Collaborate on testing requirements with quality teams.
• Develop and review PFMEA, Control Plans, SOPs, PPAP, MSA, and validation records.

Skills

Process development

Project management

Root cause analysis

Manufacturing excellence

Education

Engineering degree (Level 8 Honours)

Tools

PFMEA

PPAP

MSA

Job description

Senior Manufacturing Project Engineer

Role: 23-Month Fixed-Term Contractor

Location: Stryker Springhill, Carrigtwohill, Cork

About The Role

Join a fast-paced engineering team focused on bringing new products and manufacturing technologies to site. In this role, you will lead process development, equipment qualification, and validation activities while collaborating with manufacturing, quality, and external partners to optimise products and processes for manufacturability, quality, and operational efficiency.

What You Will Do

• Lead process development, optimisation, and cost-reduction initiatives across manufacturing operations.
• Manage the introduction of new products and processes, supporting transfer and launch activities.
• Own equipment qualification activities from machine design through process validation.
• Project manage the implementation of new capital equipment, including qualification and validation deliverables.
• Apply structured root cause analysis and problem-solving methodologies to resolve process and manufacturing challenges.
• Evaluate and optimise manufacturing layouts to improve process flow, floor space utilisation, and quality performance.
• Participate in equipment and component selection and collaborate with quality teams to define testing and inspection requirements.
• Develop and review manufacturing and quality documentation, including Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA), Control Plans, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) documentation, Measurement System Analysis (MSA) studies, and validation records.

Required Qualifications

What You Will Need

• Level 8 Honours Degree in Engineering.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with laser welding and/or laser marking processes.
• Experience leading process improvement initiatives within a manufacturing setting.
• Experience managing projects involving manufacturing equipment or process implementation.
• Experience supporting equipment qualification, validation, or new product introduction activities.
• Experience developing manufacturing and quality documentation, including PFMEA, Control Plans, SOPs, PPAP, or MSA studies.

Pay and Benefits

• Ireland: €47,000 - €77,000 EUR Annual

At Stryker, we believe transparency helps candidates make confident decisions about their next career step. Compensation is an important part of that process and we want to be clear about how pay is determined. The compensation information posted for this role may be presented as a salary range or a fixed amount depending on the role. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for incentive compensation (such as bonus and/or commissions where applicable), along with Stryker’s comprehensive benefits package.

Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually.