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ConvaTec Design Engineer, R&D - Sustainable Engineering of Medical Devices in Osted, Denmark
Pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch: Convatec is a global medical products and technologies company, focused on solutions for the management of chronic conditions, with leading positions in Infusion care, advanced wound care, ostomy care and continence care. With around 10.000 colleagues, we provide our products and services in almost 100 countries, united by a promise to be forever caring. Our solutions provide a range of benefits, from infection prevention and protection of at-risk skin, to improved patient outcomes and reduced care costs. Group revenues in 2022 were over $2 billion. The company is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index (LSE:CTEC). To learn more about Convatec, please visit http://www.convatecgroup.com
At Convatec, Infusion Care, we are transforming our business for the better. Better products. Better ways of working. And better ways of delivering for our customers and each other. Join us on this transformative journey as a Mechanical Design Engineer and help shape the future of the company and our patients.
We are guided by our five core values that shape the way we work, every day: Improve Care, Deliver Results, Grow Together, Own It, and Do What's Right.
About the role and your key responsibilities
As our new Design Engineer, you will be responsible for design engineering tasks in close collaboration with key project stakeholders, involved in product development - and product design updates/maintenance - projects focusing on design robustness, manufacturability, time-to-market, product reliability, and solid documentation.
You will be part of a dynamic and ambitious Technology and Innovation organisation, where you will report to the Mechanical Manager and be a part of a team of 15 highly dedicated and skilled design engineers and specialists. We have an informal communication, and a clear team spirit in a mutual technical and personal supporting culture, driven by key elements like diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Main responsibilities in this role include - but are not limited to:
Ideation, concept – and product development
Create and document design outputs, fulfilling usability, safety, and performance requirements.
Integrate design robustness and manufacturability.
Build documentation supporting regulatory and company requirements.
Support mould tool qualification activities (measurement analysis, reporting)
Support to product and documentation maintenance on legacy products
You will be an important player in all stages of product development, from innovation and feasibility studies to design and documentation, until the product is finally implemented in the production and put on the market.
About you
We are looking for a Design Engineer, who brings a solid mechanical engineering and design foundation and a breadth of knowledge and experience in common processing technologies, where direct experience with design for mechanisms and high-volume polymer injection moulding is preferred.
You preferably have experience with Design for Manufacturing, mechatronics, assembly methods, polymer characteristics and properties, polymer extrusion, ultrasonic welding, heat-staking, laser cutting, and other relevant technical areas of knowledge.
In addition, you are pragmatic and always practicing risk-based thinking, focused on sustainable solutions.
To be truly successful in this position you thrive in an international environment that is characterized by cross-disciplinary and cross-regional teamwork, as you will work in close collaboration with production, procurement, mould, automation, QA/QC, and Regulatory Affairs in typically Denmark and Mexico organized in a matrix organisation. You are pragmatic and operate with a sense of urgency to meet your deadlines.
You enjoy a busy working day and can progress and finalize
e several and various tasks in parallel, thriving with evolving and changes.
Qualification & Experience
You hold an MSc or BSc in mechanical engineering or similar experience
Preferably 3 or more years of relevant experience in medical device product development (Class II) or similar
Solidworks CAD software and simulation software
Tolerance stack-up analysis, DFA/DFM
Advanced polymer materials insight is an advantage
Knowledge on high volume manufacturing processes (e.g. injection moulding, automated assembly, packaging) is an advantage
Good English communication skills (written and verbal)
Knowledge on ISO 13485 Medical devices - Quality management systems, or similar
Location
This position is based in Denmark, and the primary work location will be in Osted, south of Roskilde, where the Danish production is also located. We offer a hybrid office environment, with the possibility to work from home or occasionally from our Søborg office 1-2 days a week, as it fits your tasks.
Travel requirements
You can expect up to 10 travel days annually.
About us
We offer you a position in a dynamic and global company where the days are never the same. Convatec will provide you with challenges and development opportunities and the chance to influence your own role from day one. You will be a part of a great community where we all help and support each other – while continuously building on our competencies and network.
The five pillars of our corporate strategy are Focus, Innovate, Simplify, Build, and Execute.
Interviews will be conducted continuously, so we encourage you to submit your application (in English) as soon as possible. We look forward to hearing from you.
At Convatec, our vision is pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch. We devise, develop, and manufacture innovative products and services that support people with deeply personal and challenging medical conditions, helping to improve care for them and giving them greater confidence, freedom, and mobility.
Convatec, Infusion Care (Unomedical a/s) is part of a global medical technology business focused on serving people and caregivers. We develop and market sterile disposable products for subcutaneous infusion of various medications. Specialized in the treatment of chronic diseases, such as Diabetes Mellitus and Parkinson’s Disease. Our manufacturing facilities in Denmark and Mexico produce more than 100 million infusion sets per year, making us the world leader within this field.
Further information about the company can be found at our website www.b2b.convatec.com or www.convatec.com .
Our transformation will change your career. For good. You'll be pushed to think bigger and aim for excellence. Your ideas will be heard, and you'll be supported to bring them to life. There'll be challenges. But stretch yourself and embrace the opportunities, and you could make your biggest impact yet.
This is stepping outside of your comfort zone.
This is work that'll move you.
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