Process Engineer

About Us
Imagine using your experience to help people around the world to hear again. We can offer a unique opportunity to join Cochlear, an iconic Australian company, leading the world in implantable hearing solutions. Our mission is to help more people to hear and experience life's opportunities.

The Opportunity

We are offering a permanent position for a Process Engineer to join our Process Engineering team as part of our Cochlear Brisbane Operations Manufacturing division based in Newstead. As part of a larger cohort of Engineering talent, the Process Engineer will work collaboratively across a diverse group of people to develop stable and reliable manufacturing processes, support supply chain or manufacturing improvement projects and ensure that Cochlear continues to have the capabilities to manufacture increasing volumes.

Responsibilities include:

• Support Global Supply Chain and R&D project execution by developing and implementing safe, scalable, stable, and robust manufacturing processes across the manufacturing network for new and commercially already available product.
• Support the introduction of new processes, equipment and materials including installation, calibration, OH&S assessment and debug, and ensure all associated process and quality system documentation requirements including technical and process work instructions, process failure mode effects analysis etc. comply with Cochlear's QMS.
• You will plan and develop engineering work packages concerned with unique problems or team challenges, which have an important impact on moderate to large programs.
• Support the execution and documentation of process validation builds, co-ordinate testing of characterisation, verification and validation units and compile, analyse, and report on results.
• Responsible for meeting the manufacturing network optimisation strategy by relocating/duplicating processes across the manufacturing network, in line with project objectives, target and timeline within the area of expertise.
• Support the development and execution of experimentation and testing to enable characterisation, optimization and troubleshooting of processes and equipment. Summarise, analyse and draw conclusions from test results leading to effective technical resolution.

About You

As we grow our operations, we are looking for people who share our passion for delivering quality hearing solutions to our customers. To add value to Cochlear in this role, you'll be able to demonstrate the following skills and experience:

• Tertiary qualifications in Electronics/ Mechanical/ Mechatronics Engineering or equivalent, ideally with demonstrated experience in a similar process development engineering role within a highly regulated industry (Medical Device and/or Electronics Manufacturing industry experience preferred).
• An engineering professional who applies scientific & engineering knowledge, mathematics & statistical ingenuity to complete projects.
• Demonstrable basic technical expertise on process/product technologies to support design, optimisation, validation and troubleshooting of emergent issues that arise within those technologies.
• Ideally, good working knowledge of DFSS/DMAIC tools, KT Problem Solving & Decision Making, PDCA, DOE's and demonstrable experience in the application of these tools in the characterization, optimization and troubleshooting of process equipment and technology performance.

How we recognise your contribution

We want Cochlear to be a place where our people truly enjoy coming to work. Through our internal programs and employee benefits, we aim to create an environment where our people will feel valued and supported. Whether your focus is on continuous learning, professional development or simply finding an environment which enables you to thrive whilst balancing family or personal life commitments, then we have several programs in place to support you.

Cochlear Summary
Hear now. And always. As the global leader in implantable hearing solutions, Cochlear is dedicated to helping people with moderate to profound hearing loss experience a life full of hearing. We have provided more than 600,000 implantable devices, helping people of all ages to hear and connect with life's opportunities. We aim to give people the best lifelong hearing experience and access to innovative future technologies. We collaborate with leading clinical, research and support networks. That's why more people choose Cochlear than any other hearing implant company.

At Cochlear we value and welcome the unique contributions, perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds of our employees and aim to build a culture that celebrates and leverages these differences, creating a sense of belonging and enabling our people to realise their full potential. We offer flexible working arrangements, and we understand flexibility is not the same for everyone. We're open to a conversation about what flexibility means for you.

Based in Sydney, Cochlear was formed in 1981 with finance from the Australian government to commercialise the implants pioneered by Dr Graeme Clark.