Change peoples 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 peoples lives.
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We are seeking an individual to join our fast paced, and support processes development and automation for full scale production lines.
The new product portfolio in development requires an enthusiastic, agile, resilient automation engineer who enjoys pushing the limits & working along other likeminded people.
Lets talk about role
As the Automation Engineer, you will be responsible for setting up and maintaining the automated manufacturing and quality function for a new product portfolio.
You will utilise a balance of innovative automation processes & manual assembly processes for a variety of products in quick succession.
The role will require the design of new automated equipment/processes for many constantly evolving product families, while also maintaining existing product production lines and equipment.
Along with the production implementation requirements, you will also;
Promote a safe working environment by following OH&S guidelines as well as implementing & closing out actions for the continual improvement of work place 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.
Lets talk about you
You are someone that is happy to be hands on, likes to move at a fast pace, doesnt stop thinking about ways to do things better and doesnt mind new challenges!
You 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
Experience in automated and semi-automated manufacturing environment.
Experience in product, process and new 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.
Beneficial
Prior medical device manufacturing background.
Knowledge in validation IQ, OQ,PQ relative to medical devices.
Cochlear Malaysia provides shared services to support Cochlears 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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