Senior Equipment Design Engineer

Company:
My client are a Pharma and Medical Device company developing combination products who have a global portfolio which includes best-in-class, iconic brand-name products as well as global key brands; generics, including branded and complex generics; and other offerings across a wide range of therapeutic areas.
They are committed to helping create healthier communities worldwide through education, outreach and better access to treatment


Role:Senior Equipment Design Engineer
Location:Newenham Court, Northern Cross, Malahide rd, Dublin 17
Benefits:Competitive salary, bonus, pension and full family healthcare


Overview:
The Senior Device Equipment Engineer will be an SME in the management and delivery of equipment, inclusive of specification, procurement, delivery, qualification, and project management of the same.

You will lead equipment delivery projects with the suppliers, inclusive of budget management, and ownership for specification and qualification. Also work in collaboration with cross organisational teams; R&D, CMO, ensuring delivery to specification and local site requirements.

This is a Global role that is key to the success of GDD’s varied product portfolio delivery and will provide the successful candidate exposure to all aspects of combination device design, development, and production.



Day to day:

• Project owner from conception to realisation. Develop engineering systems strategy for program delivery. Pilot to scale up, subassembly, final assembly, transport, and auxiliary systems, establishing and maintaining timelines against organisation requirements and identify external partners to meet internal needs.
• Lead for engineering systems in cross departmental teams. Manage engineering system objectives in line with program delivery. Supporting the device program team through communication, plan management, technical review and execution, budgetary management, risk assessment, etc.
• Point of contact and relationship owner for external partners. Responsible for alignment of cross organisation requirement to GDD specification and needs. First point of contact for escalations, and alignment of external deliveries to internal plans.
• Accurately plan and manage budgetary needs to support program delivery, capital request development and approval, business justification and contract management. Supporting engineering systems with accurate reporting and supporting program management and finance metrics.
• Management of budgets associated with external suppliers, ensuring proactive budget forecasting, invoicing management at qualification phases and where appropriate cost reduction programs.

• Degree in Science/Engineering with 5+ years’ experience in pharmaceutical and/or medical device development or similar role.
• Strong project management experience is highly preferred.
• Enthusiastic, conscientious, highly driven and motivated person.
• Good communication skills and commitment to teamwork are essential.
• Writing technical reports and producing high quality documentation within a regulatory controlled GMP environment