Senior Assembly Engineer

Do you dream about applying your skills and expertise to support our production capacity expansion? Does the thought of managing worldwide project excite you? Would you like to join our international team to help us redesign our manufacturing process and automate it without compromising on the quality of our medical devices?

If so, you might be our new Senior Assembly Engineer. Apply today for a life-changing career! 
 

The Position

As a Senior Assembly Engineer, based in Hillerød, you will be responsible for development and implementation projects for new assembly production lines across multiple geographical locations for new and marketed products. The team is constantly growing, which makes this a very exciting time to join Device Manufacturing Development and Novo Nordisk.

Our team has a rich professional experience, while having strong collaboration with multiple stakeholders from corporate to local sites, Research and Development (R&D), production, suppliers, local and global Quality Assurance (QA), and other specialists in multiple domains. You can expect some travelling to production sites and suppliers globally.

You will be responsible for: 

•    Contributing to the development of manufacturing process and design of equipment. Your contributions will cover a large spectrum from mechanical engineering to instrumentation of the equipment, and operation of the future lines in the production environment.
•    Contributing to the phases from setting the specifications and during design, construction, FAT, SAT, and PQ.
•    Collaborating with our Information Technology/Operational Technology (IT/OT) department, production experts and product designers.
•    Engaging in validation activities of future production lines.
 
Qualifications

For this position, we are looking forward to connecting with candidates who:

•    Hold at least a bachelor’s degree in engineering (e.g., design, production, process, mechanical) or other relevant field.
•    Have a strong experience as Process Engineer within a regulated industry (pharmaceutical, medical devices, food, aerospace, or other), including experience with validation and risk analysis.
•    Are passionate about innovation and have a LEAN mindset or related experience.
•    Have a good understanding of science and technical aspects of the manufacturing processes.
•    Are fluent in English and experienced with MS Office 365, Teams, e-TIMS and other relevant software solutions.
 
It would be considered an advantage if you have a previous experience in a medical device or pharmaceutical industry.

As a person you are well organised, never compromise on quality, and have pragmatic approach in work. You are willing to act as lead in our LEAN activities and to challenge the status quo. 

Having patience, strong communication skills and good stakeholder management to deal with the local sites and their practices is crucial part of this role. We will welcome  colleague who is a good team player and enjoys collaborating with colleagues and stakeholders from various backgrounds to achieve common goals.

About the department

You will join Device Manufacturing Development (DMD) and the assembly department. We are a key function, bridging Device R&D to production. Our focus area is the development of new devices, and we are responsible for the development and implementation of manufacturing capacity worldwide for new and marketed products.

We have an end-to-end presence from product development to production implementation and support. There is numerous complex and strategic Novo Nordisk projects that we are involved in, which impact the company’s ability to deliver products to the patients, compliance and licence to operate, as well as establishment of the factory of the future on a global level.

Our department, located in Hillerød, includes 50+ highly engaged skilled professionals from project managers, specialists, validation, process, and science experts. We collaborate with multiple stakeholders and strive for excellence in project execution, science engineering, innovation, and technology.

Working at Novo Nordisk

We are a proud life-science company, and life is our reason to exist. We’re inspired by life in all its forms and shapes, ups and downs, opportunities, and challenges. For employees at Novo Nordisk, life means many things – from the building blocks of life that form the basis of ground-breaking scientific research, to our rich personal lives that motivate and energise us to perform our best at work. Ultimately, life is why we’re all here - to ensure that people can lead a life independent of chronic disease.
 
Contact

For further information, please contact Manager Airton Miranda at [email protected].

Deadline

14 July 2024. 

You do not need to attach a cover letter to your application, but please include a few sentences about why you are applying in your resume or CV. To ensure an efficient and fair recruitment process, please refrain from adding a photo in your CV. 
 

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants. 

At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we’re life changing.