Manufacturing Engineer [Belgium]

 

Manufacturing Engineer

iSTAR Medical SA, founded in 2011 and headquartered in Wavre, Belgium, is a medical technology

company focused on the development of MINIject®. MINIject®is a minimally invasive glaucoma

surgery (MIGS) device for patients with glaucoma. Glaucoma is the second leading cause of adult

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blindness globally and the leading cause of irreversible blindness. Our mission is to become the

world leader in minimally invasive implants for glaucoma surgery.

Reporting to the Head of Operations, the Manufacturing Engineer has overall responsibility for

selection, installation and qualification of production equipment. The Manufacturing Engineer is in

charge of developing production processes complying with the company quality and regulatory

standards and cost objectives. The Manufacturing Engineer also acts as the project manager for the

transfer of manufacturing activities to external manufacturers.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, implement, and improve and validate production cells and manufacturing

processes to ensure consistent quality and optimized efficiency

• Design and develop semi-automated or automated production lines to support long term growth

of the activity

• Manage transfer of technology to 3rd party manufacturers
• Coordinate production activities
• Lead infrastructure, maintenance and calibration processes
• Represent Manufacturing in Product Development projects
• Ensure effective implementation of risk management in manufacturing
• Support Technical File preparation and maintenance for manufacturing related aspects
• Participate in “health and safety” activities
• Process validation

Profile

• Master's degree in mechanical engineering, process engineering or automation (or equivalent

experience)

• 5 to 10 years of demonstrated experience as manufacturing engineer in the medical device or

pharmaceutical industry

• Accustomed to designing / optimizing semi-automated production cells and/or automated

assembly lines

• Good understanding of lean principles
• Experience in managing projects involving 3rd Party manufacturing or technology transfers
• Strong understanding and routine experience of using risk management techniques and root

cause analysis

• Ability to act as a project leader with a high level of commitment
• Experience in Equipment software development (PLC programming), CAD drawing and/or lean Si-

Sigma manufacturing is a plus

• Communicate effectively to all levels of the organization, suppliers and 3rd party manufacturers
• Quality oriented with attention to details
• Fluent in French and English, written and spoken. Knowledge of another language is beneficial.

• Team-player with problem-solving attitude and hands-on mentality, autonomous and self-

motivated, eager to learn, stress-resistant and ready to work independently in a start-up

environment (hands-on)

• Flexible to travel: < 20%

Offer

The position is based in Belgium (Wavre) with the possibility to work from home a few days a week

and has an international scope.

Headed by a solid management team, you will be part of a highly skilled (engineers, scientists) capable

and dynamic team of innovative leaders with proven track records in the pharmaceutical and medical

device industries.

We have an agile start-up company culture focused on values of entrepreneurship, engagement,

integrity, passion and excellence.

Apply

Please send your CV and a motivation letter to careers@istar-medical.com with reference

Manufacturing_Engineer_2023

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