Senior Supplier Development Engineer, Plastics
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At Cepheid we are passionate about improving health care through fastaccuratediagnostic testing. Our mission drivesusevery moment of every day as we develop scalable groundbreaking solutions to solve the worlds most complex health challenges. Our associates are involved in every stage of molecular diagnostics from ideation to development and delivery of testing advancements that improve patient outcomes across a range of settings. As a member of our team you can make an immediate measurable impact on a global scale within an environment that fosters career growth and development.
Cepheid is proud to work alongside a community of six fellow Danaher Diagnostics companies. Togetherwereworking at the pace of change on diagnostic tools that address the worlds biggest health challenges driven by knowing that behind every test there is a patient waiting.
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The Senior Plastics Engineer based at our Solna site will be part of the Supplier Development Engineering organization. This role involves close collaboration with injection molding and tooling suppliers as well as internal teams including engineering quality and supply chain.
The primary focus is on introducing new molds sustaining production molds troubleshooting issues and driving supplier performance improvements. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in injection molding (preferably tooling) and the interpersonal skills to work effectively across functions combined with business acumen to understand the financial impact of improvement initiatives.
In this exciting role you will have the opportunity to:
- Lead injection molding process development optimization and troubleshooting at molding suppliers.
- Support mold validations (IQ OQ PQ) and ensure compliance with ISO 13485 and FDA requirements.
- Sustain plastics molding suppliers for production related engineering tasks not limited to troubleshooting quality issues requalifications supply continuity escalations etc.
- Perform root cause analysis for molding resin & tooling issues as well support internal material investigation using six sigma tools.
- Act as a technical SME for injection molding part design processing tooling and polymer resins.
The essential requirements of the job include:
- Bachelors degree in Plastics Mechanical or Industrial Engineering (or related field) with 5 years of experience OR Masters degree with 3 years of experience in injection molding processing tooling polymer resins and Moldflow simulation.
- Scientific molding and cavity sensor technology experience highly desired.
- Proven experience in medical device or healthcare manufacturing environments.
- Hands-on experience with mold validations (IQ/OQ/PQ).
- Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex molding/tooling issues.
It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:
- Working with global molding and tooling suppliers.
- Contract manufacturing especially in medical device applications.
- Proficiency in MS Excel MS PowerPoint Agile and SAP.
- Ability to read and interpret product Bill of Materials (BOMs).
- CAD proficiency (SolidWorks preferred) GD&T interpretation.
Travel Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:
- Ability to work at Supplier sites and office environment
- 25% travel regionally and internationally
Cepheid a Danaher operating company offers a broad array of comprehensive competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whetheritsa health care program or paid time off our programs contribute to life beyond the job.
Join our winning team today. Together well accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrows science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.
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