Manufacturing Engineer

Cepheid is a leading molecular diagnostics company that is dedicated to improving healthcare by developing, manufacturing, and marketing accurate yet easy-to-use molecular systems and tests. In our facilities in Solna / Sundbyberg we develop and manufacture diagnostics tests that improve patient outcome all over the world.
Were looking to hire a manufacturing engineer to join our team of experts supporting our production lines. In this role, you provide support for validation of new equipment and participating in driving continuous improvement activities.


The manufacturing engineer will also be responsible for identifying improvements to existing manufacturing processes on automated assembly lines and actively participate in a hands-on capacity with the modification and upgrading of existing equipment.
Responsibilities include:


Taking ownership of production lines, resolve manufacturability issues, and drive improvements for cost and efficiency.
Supports, maintains, improves modifies and further develops the manufacturing lines as needed for sustaining production.
Leads/participates in continuous improvement initiatives focused on material cost reduction, capacity enhancement, and streamlining work flow.
Support the validation and qualification activities for new equipment and processes.
Design, document, assemble, qualify and introduce production assembly/test/inspection fixtures and equipment
Designs and creates production equipment, fixtures and tests as needed to build the production line either internally or as needed at suppliers.

Knowledge and skills (required):


Bachelor's degree with +3 years’ experience as design or manufacturing engineer.
Demonstrated knowledge of mechanical assembly, testing, and inspection processes and Lean principles.
Medical Device, cGMP and ISO-13485 experience required.
Strong problem-solving ability, including demonstrated ability to effectively design, execute, report on, and draw conclusions from experiments.
Comfortable interacting with technicians, engineers, and management on a regular basis.
Strong technical skills in prototyping, tooling development and troubleshooting.
Excellent oral and written communication skills in Swedish and English.


Preferred qualifications:


Experience in the Medical device field
Experience in writing and execute validation protocols (IQ, OQ & PQ) and reports
Working knowledge of process engineering software packages
Conceptual understanding of automation equipment
3D CAD skills (Solidworks preferred).

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