Title:  Product Development Engineer (m/f/d)

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Location: Kiefernweg Campus, Eschweiler, NRW, Germany (hybrid working)

Reason for open position: Replacement

Contract details: Permanent, Full-Time

Travel requirements: up to 10%

Start date: asap

Contact person: Katharina Steffens

Job Summary:

In this role you will develop new and improved components for the pharmaceutical industry mainly made from rubber-, aluminum- and plastic materials or combination of these materials. You will develop product concepts, execute studies to prove feasibility and support the scale up to industrial manufacturing.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Executing development projects for new product solutions
• Being a core team member and technical lead of assigned R&D projects in cross-functional teams
• Preparing project time schedules and ensuring compliance with these plans and related budgets
• Ensuring that product development projects activities, project communication and documentation are following internal customer requirements and expectations
• Designing and executing relevant experiments that stress the capability of the product
• Applying best practice for research and development activities including proper documentation
• Supporting the implementation of the newly developed products into our production processes
• Proactively maintaining awareness of technology and competitive business trends

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering
• Work experience in the pharmaceutical industry or another highly regulated, international environment is preferred
• Work experience in a lab environment and method development as well as knowledge about production technologies would be a plus
• Strong result-oriented analytical skills, hands-on and pragmatic manners
• Proficient communication and presentation skills in English. German skills or willingness to learn would be an advantage

West is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.  If you have a special need that requires accommodation in order to apply to West, please send an email to Apply.Accommodation@westpharma.com.  Where permitted by law, an offer of employment with West Pharmaceutical Services, or any of its subsidiary or affiliate companies, is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of background screening and/or a pre-employment drug screening.

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