Job Description
PD Senior Engineer
Job Location:  North Charleston

SHL Medical is a world-leading provider in the design, development, and manufacturing of advanced self-injection devices. With a global team of 6,000 employees, we partner with leading pharmaceutical and biotech companies to deliver innovative autoinjectors, pen injectors, and other drug delivery systems that ensure effective treatment for patients. Headquartered in Switzerland since 2018, with key operations in Sweden, Taiwan, and the US, we are united by a commitment to innovation, impact, and growth. Together, we empower our people to develop solutions that make a meaningful difference in the lives of millions of patients while fostering a supportive, inclusive, and dynamic workplace for our colleagues.

 

Job Overview
The position as Molding Process engineer is to establish injection molding process development activities for New Injection molding project tools and to have repeatability process from development phase to series production.
The responsibilities for this position, include but are not limited to, provide input on, DFMA, tooling and equipment development, collect scientific evidence to ensure the molding process are developed to achieve the customer specification, robust process and collaborate with cross-function team for troubleshooting.
The current team consists of very experienced Engineers with a diverse area of expertise which will allow industry newcomers to be trained to become fully effective.

 

Main Responsibilities
•    Contribute improvements for better manufacturability and economic to Design for Manufacturing before the tool has been ordered.
•    Kick off the tooling development and ensure the specification and the process has met demand of the project timeline.
•    Create and define specification of tool and plastic component itself according to SOP’s timely to have measurable targets.
•    To initiate and facilitate the design review process and ensure specification are followed.
•    To define acceptance criteria not only for mould, but plastic components itself to ensure customer’s request are fulfilled.
•    Coordinate stakeholders within relevant departments.
•    To support engineering sample preparation.
•    Support manufacturing with occurring problems.
•    Responsible for communication internally and with internal stakeholders, design office, quality, supply chain, etc.
•    Initiate and facilitate trial shot activities, issue clarification & review/sign off related documents.
•    Assist for troubleshooting and root cause analysis once the component has some irregularities.
•    Decide on steel resizing of the tool according to the results of the development process.

 


Skills and Qualification

•    Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required 
•    5+ years of experience in process development, optimization, and manufacturing scale-up within the medical device industry Injection molding Knowledge must have.
•    Proven expertise in Design of Experiments (DOE), Statistical Process Control (SPC), and Lean/Six Sigma methodologies (Green or Black Belt preferred)Experience in injection molding.
•    Familiar with plastic injection molding machine.
•    Familiar with tool design/structure and manufacturing process.
•    Familiar with statistical analysis.
•    Familiar with Plastic material and its application.
•    Familiar about DFM process.


We Offer

•    Competitive compensation package
•    Modern working environment with state-of-the-art facilities and technologies
•    Challenging assignments in a fast growing and innovative industry 
•    Position in a dynamic, international team of highly skilled professionals
•    Various opportunities for personal and professional development within a global organization

 

Please note that SHL is a drug free employer. This offer of employment is contingent upon your successful completion of various preemployment screenings, including, but not limited to, a drug test, employment verification, reference checks, and a criminal background check.

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How we hire

We like to keep things simple and efficient.
Once you’ve applied, it may take up to three weeks to review your application and get the first call with a recruiter.
Our recruitment process is focused on allowing you to show your personality, experience and competencies while giving you a great sense of who we are.


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Grounded in belonging, we strive for excellence

With almost 6,000 employees of 77+ different nationalities, we take pride in the inclusive and collaborative environment we have built - one where a true sense of belonging fosters meaningful exchange and shared growth. Together, we invest in our future to maintain our leadership position in drug delivery systems.