Process Engineer

Change people’s lives and love what you do! Cochlear develops world-leading medical devices that help people hear. As a top 100 medical device company and market-leader in implantable hearing devices, more people choose a Cochlear-branded cochlear implant system than any other. Our employees tell us that the number one reason they enjoy working for Cochlear is the opportunity to make a difference to people’s lives.

Cochlear’s mission is to help people hear and be heard. As the global leader in implantable hearing solutions, Cochlear is dedicated to helping people with moderate to profound hearing loss experience a life full of hearing. We aim to give people the best lifelong hearing experience and access to innovative future technologies. We collaborate with the industry’s best clinical, research and support networks. That’s why more people choose Cochlear than any other hearing implant company. Learn and grow with us as we tackle the most complex challenges in helping more people to hear and experience life’s opportunities.

The Opportunity

We are seeking an individual to join our fast paced, support end-to end processes development for full scale production lines.

The new product portfolio in development requires an enthusiastic, agile, resilient engineer who enjoys pushing the limits & working along other likeminded people.

As the Process Engineer, you will be responsible for setting up and maintaining new processes and the automated manufacturing and quality function for a new product portfolio. You will utilize a balance of innovative processes & manual assembly processes for a variety of products in quick succession.

The role will require involvement in the design of new equipment and processes for many constantly evolving product families, while also maintaining existing product production lines and equipment.

In this role you will be responsible for:

• Promote a safe working environment by following OH&S guidelines as well as implementing & closing out actions for the continual improvement of workplace safety.
• Engage external suppliers as appropriate. Understand project risk, develop contingencies, track milestones and deliver project outcomes on time.
• Introduce & maintain production procedures.
• Provide training on new equipment, processes & procedures as required.
• Complete process validation activities & documentation where required.
• Significantly improve, change or adapt existing engineering methods and processes in line with business/project requirements.
• Demonstrates willingness to take initiative, solve problems and make decisions when required.
• Demonstrates ownership of challenges or issues and take appropriate action.

Position Specific Skills and Challenges

• The role requires an ability to give design for manufacturing feedback to product development team at all stages of product development.
• Must be an excellent communicator and a strong team player.
• Needs to be able to communicate and collaborate with staff at all levels within their function and with other departments across a global engineering team.
• Must have strong process engineering skills and knowledge with the ability to problem solve and implement innovative solutions.
• Needs to be tech savvy, so they can interact with development teams at a technical level. 
• Must have a strong understanding of Manufacturing Process Development, Risk Management and Validation.
• Must have a strong understanding of what makes an efficient, safe, robust and high-quality device manufacturing process.

Why is this role right for you?

• You are someone willing to accept new challenges and able to be hands. Overcome the new challenges with a positive attitude.
• Have experience sourcing all sorts of equipment, able to find a substitute for existing methods & happy to challenge the way things have always been done.
• Degree in Engineering or related discipline with minimum of 3-5 years experience.
• Experience in semi-automated and looking forward to growing in manufacturing environment.
• Experience in process, new product & technology introduction.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills and problem-solving thinking.
• Good electrical, mechanical, vision system and pneumatic, as well as design knowledge of automated machinery.
• Self-motivated, proven team player with ability to technically lead and teach.
• Excellent organizational and technical communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize projects to meet changing demand.
• Prior medical device manufacturing background (ideal).
• Knowledge in validation IQ, OQ, PQ relative to medical devices (ideal).

Cochlear Malaysia provides shared services to support Cochlear’s global operations. The growing team of professionals in Malaysia provides critical support in areas such as IT infrastructure and applications, development and testing, business intelligence development and support, procurement, customer service, service and repairs and returned device analysis engineering.

If you feel that you have the skills and experience to be successful in this role and take on new challenges to build your career with Cochlear, please start your application by clicking the apply button below.

Cochlear Malaysia provides shared services to support Cochlear’s global operations. The growing team of professionals in Malaysia provides critical support in areas such as IT infrastructure and applications, development and testing, business intelligence development and support, procurement, customer service, service and repairs and returned device analysis engineering.

If you feel that you have the skills and experience to be successful in this role and take on new challenges to build your career with Cochlear, please start your application by clicking the apply button below.

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