Production Support Engineer

BREAS MEDICAL AKTIEBOLAG; Mölnlycke; On-site; SEK 520,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Breas Medical is seeking a Production Support Engineer for its R&D Sweden team based at our Mölnlycke headquarters. The role focuses on strengthening production processes and supporting new product introductions and design changes.

Join a highly regulated environment where you collaborate with Production, R&D, Quality and other cross-functional teams to ensure safe, efficient manufacture and strong documentation.

Qualifications

• University degree in production-related field and interest in medical technology.
• Experience/interest in production, manufacturing or medical devices.
• Knowledge of Design for Manufacturing, verification/validation, tooling or process development.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to Production and help resolve manufacturing and quality issues.
• Lead or support design transfers, new product introductions and design changes.
• Develop and improve manufacturing processes, tooling, equipment and work instructions.
• Plan, perform and document process verification and validation activities.
• Analyze production performance and contribute to quality, yield and cost improvements.
• Support Lean initiatives and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Production engineering

Manufacturing processes

Problem solving

Documentation

Swedish and English

Education

University degree in production/medical/mechanical/electronics

Job description

When you can’t breathe, nothing else matters. That’s why a career at Breas Medical matters.

Our mission is to improve the quality of life and care of respiratory patients around the world through a personal commitment to innovation, quality and customer focus.

Are you an engineer who enjoys solving technical challenges and turning ideas into reliable manufacturing solutions? You may already have experience in production or manufacturing engineering, or you may be at the beginning of your career with a relevant technical education and an interest in medical technology.

As a Production Support Engineer within R&D Sweden, you will play an important role in strengthening our production processes and supporting the introduction of new products and design changes. Working closely with Production, R&D, Quality and other cross-functional teams, you will help ensure that our products are manufactured safely, efficiently and in accordance with applicable quality and regulatory requirements.

This is an opportunity to combine hands-on production support with continuous improvement, technical problem-solving and long-term development in a highly regulated and meaningful industry.

The position is full-time, permanent and based on-site at Breas Medical’s headquarters in Mölnlycke, Sweden.

Main responsibilities

• Provide technical support to Production and help resolve manufacturing and quality-related issues.
• Lead or support design transfers, new product introductions and the implementation of design changes.
• Develop and improve manufacturing processes, methods, tooling, equipment and work instructions.
• Plan, perform and document process, verification and validation activities.
• Analyse production performance and contribute to improvements in product quality, production yield, safety and cost efficiency.
• Support Lean initiatives and collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve shared goals.

About you

You are a curious and solutions-oriented engineer who enjoys turning technical challenges into practical improvements. You work in a structured way, with attention to quality, safety and documentation.

Collaboration comes naturally to you, and you are comfortable communicating with colleagues across different functions and areas of expertise. You have an open mindset, enjoy working close to production and are motivated by contributing to products and processes that make a meaningful difference.

To be successful in this role, we believe you bring some of the following experience and skills

• A university degree in production engineering, medical engineering, mechanical engineering, electronics or another relevant technical field.
• Experience or a strong interest in production, manufacturing processes or medical technology.
• An understanding of mechanics, electronics and software, and how these areas interact within a product.
• Experience or knowledge of Design for Manufacturing, design transfer, verification, validation, tooling or process development.
• A structured approach to problem-solving and technical documentation.
• Good spoken and written Swedish and English.
• Previous experience in production or manufacturing engineering is an advantage but not essential. We also welcome applications from recent graduates with a relevant educational background and an interest in developing within production engineering and medical technology.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements and standards for medical devices, such as ISO 13485, MDR, IEC 60601-1 or FDA requirements, is considered an advantage.

Be More with us

Join Breas and become part of a company where your experience, ideas and ambition can make a meaningful difference.

Expected recruitment timeline

Applications will be reviewed continuously.

More about us

Founded in 1991 in Gothenburg, Sweden, Breas Medical is a global specialist in home mechanical ventilation and airway clearance, with a growing portfolio of sleep therapy solutions.

Our purpose is to help the world breathe better. We connect people throughout the respiratory journey by bringing together insights, innovation and care. Our solutions form a connected ecosystem that includes ventilation, airway clearance, interfaces, accessories, connectivity, services and clinical education, supporting patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals from therapy initiation to long-term care at home.

Headquartered in Sweden, Breas has more than 300 employees and subsidiaries across Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. Together with our network of specialised distributors, we serve customers in over 40 countries worldwide.

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