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Mechanical designer Tool Engineer (24 months contract)

Medtronic


Job Location:

Lausanne - Switzerland

Monthly Salary: CHF 92000 - 138000
Posted: 8 September 2026 (20 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 6 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain restore health and extend life. Our 95000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72 million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose growth and impact.

A Day in the Life
The Tool Engineer is responsible for developing and implementing innovative and reliable industrial solutions to support product transfer from R&D to Swiss Medtronic Operations (SMO) sites and to support operations at the high-volume facilities based in EMEA.

The Tool engineer is responsible to create a wide variety of mechanical design from simple support to highly complex assemblies. The designed Toolings are used for the manufacturing of pacemakers and defibrillators in the same facility. Thus the work of the tool engineer contributes to human welfare.

This position reports to the Engineering Supervisor part of the Mechanical Services team in the Development Engineering department. The Mechanical Services team is composed with designers and mechanical technicians. The in-house machine shop allows dynamic interactions during the design phase.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:

  • Conceive design develop and update Tooling Fixtures and simple Equipmentfor the manufacturing of medical devices

  • Provide Technicalexpertise

  • Leadcoordinateor manage internal/external Project or Work Package within Project

  • Interface with project leaders process engineers product transfer leaders to ensure on time completion of assigned mechanical designs projects

  • Follow-up the internal/external Mechanical Request

  • Coordinate and follow-up the Drawings approval per established standards

  • Communicate with internal/external stakeholders

  • Create and follow up the external suppliers orders

  • Establish andmaintainthe required documentation (drawings specifications procedures userguide...)

  • Follow the established quality standards

  • Bepro-activeto answer customer needs

  • Contribute andparticipatetoa safety work environment report any EHS risks and events (injuries illness and accidents). Understand and enforce all Health and Safety policiesproceduresand regulations

Required Knowledge and Experience:

  • Minimum3 years of experience in mechanical design within a manufacturing environment

  • Modellingmachinedpart

  • Drawingdimensioningand tolerances according to ISO/ASME standards

  • Exposuretomanufacturing environmentwithHighVolume Facilities constraints

  • Creating assembly with mechanism connection

  • Knowledge in:

  • Metric and US Standard and units (ISO/ASME)

  • GD&T standardsor ISO GPS

  • Material properties (Polymers Metal Ceramics)

  • Fluent in Frenchandin English

Nice to Have:

  • Min 1 year usage of PTC Creo Parametricand useof PLM Windchill

  • Experience in medical deviceormachine designis an asset

  • Knowledge in regulated industries (FDA ISO 13485)

  • Good understandingof:

  • Additive manufacturing and rapid prototyping

  • Modelling sheet metal part

  • BasicInjection molding parts design

  • Directive CE machinery

  • Design for Reliability and Manufacturability (DRM) orlean six sigma certification

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.

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Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits resources and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.

Pay range / Rango salarial / Intervalo salarial /Fascia retributiva / Tranche de salaire / Gehaltsband / Salaribereik: Switzerland: 92000.00 CHF- 138000.00 CHF


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