Equipment Engineer (Medtech)

Location: Onsite in Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland

Salary: CHF 82,320–123,480 per year

Company

Global healthcare technology organization developing and manufacturing medical devices.

What you will do

• Support projects improving equipment reliability, efficiency, compliance, performance, and sustainability.
• Coordinate with equipment vendors and suppliers on procurement, installation, characterization, qualification, and validation.
• Contribute to equipment replacement and retrofit initiatives.
• Develop and enhance preventive and predictive maintenance strategies with maintenance teams.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, quality, maintenance, and regulatory teams on project execution, change control, and compliance.
• Investigate equipment failures and deviations, apply root cause analysis tools, and support CAPA implementation while providing technical support and training.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, such as Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, or a related field.
• Several years of equipment engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with equipment life cycle management, maintenance programs, and reliability improvement.
• Experience supporting equipment improvement, replacement, qualification, or validation projects.
• Good understanding of equipment qualification and validation processes.
• Familiarity with change control procedures and manufacturing regulatory requirements, including FDA, ISO, and GMP standards.
• Project coordination experience with the ability to manage priorities and deliverables.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and technical troubleshooting skills related to equipment performance and reliability.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills, including the ability to build productive relationships with vendors, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.

Culture & Benefits

• Onsite work in an innovative industrial medical-device manufacturing environment.
• Competitive salary and flexible benefits package.
• Benefits and resources designed to support employees across career and life stages.
• Work focused on healthcare technology, patient impact, growth, and continuous improvement.