Senior R&D Mechanical Engineer

R&D

– for a fast growing and innovative medical device companyo you have experience in developing medical devices? Do you want to be a part of all phases in product development? And are you motivated by making a difference for your customers by providing new concepts and innovative products? Do you want to focus on how to develop sustainable medical devices? Then your next career move may be as Senior R&D Engineer with Ambu.

In this newly established and challenging position, you will be an active contributor in the innovation team taking a role as mechanical lead. You will take part in development of our future exciting anesthesia product development and secure the future success of Ambu in the interest of our users.
You will be part of an effective innovation culture with a tradition for fast completion of projects, which means that there will be a visible link between your results and Ambu’s growth. You will be a member of the Core Product Innovation team that focuses on products within Anesthesia, Neurology, Cardiology as well as Emergency Care & Training. Your focus will be on the portfolio within Anesthesia. The Core product Innovation team is a new team, so you will also be part of building up the team. Our Global Innovation team consists of 70 people and is located at our headquarters in Ballerup. We focus on developing new products and improving and maintaining our current products, combining technologies in new and innovative ways. This puts high demands on your skills and requires broad experience.

Active involvement – from conceptual design to product validation
As senior R&D Engineer, you are a vital player in product development projects as you are involved in all aspects of the innovation process – from the conceptual design to the product validation.
User driven innovation is in Ambu’s DNA which means that you will participate in the interaction with doctors, customers and users of the products as a natural part of the innovation process.
Your main responsibilities are:
• To participate in product innovation projects as mechanical lead for the product design.
• To identify user needs through participation in the project start-up phase where interaction with key opinion leaders, doctors and other experts worldwide is crucial in order to fulfil the ambitious innovation targets.
• Concept development of ground-breaking products within anesthesiology
• Mechanical design, where you will be responsible for plastic and mechanical construction within the development project groups.
• Coordinating projects between Ambu’s global Innovation sites, building up the product know-how and create a close relationship to our innovation colleagues as well as our production site in Xiamen, China.
• Stakeholder management and coordination across various in-house functions including, but not limited to Marketing, RA, QA, Clinical, Production, Procurement

Your contact base is broad, and you will collaborate with Ambu’s global organisation, all departments involved in product development projects and externally with users, knowledge centers and suppliers.
Experienced medical device engineer
Ideally, you hold an educational background within design & innovation, mechanical engineering or similar.
You have at least 5 years of experience of developing medical devices, and you are able to translate user-needs into mechanical solutions. You have solid experience with plastic and mechanical construction. Most likely, you are employed in a similar job within the medical device industry or in a consultancy that deals with the medical device field.
As a person you are self-motivated, committed and have a strong sense of responsibility towards your work. You are thorough and detail-oriented but at the same time you have great interpersonal skills and have a sense of the situation, which makes you thrive in global teams. You are a “do’er” and prefer to act on rather than theorize about problems.

Since we are a global company, you will be involved in cross-cultural collaboration. Consequently, it is a requirement that you are fluent in English and that you are able to communicate efficiently. Lastly, you thrive in a position that gives you the opportunity to travel approximately 20-30 days a year.

Ambu – an ambitious and professional workplace
Ambu is a company with ambitious growth objectives and we are very focused on developing and putting innovative products to market. We reach our objectives through an interdisciplinary collaboration between motivated and competent colleagues in an informal work environment. Our rapid development means that there is a natural focus on the ongoing development of your professional and personal skills that will help to ensure Ambu's continued success.
We offer a wide range of professional, social and economic benefits, in addition to the exciting challenges of the job.

When to apply
If you are ready to apply for the position, please apply as soon as possible. Note that we will invite candidates for interviews on a continuous basis so no need to hesitate. This job ad might be online until January 10, 2020 but once we have found the right candidate, the ad will no longer be online.

Your application will of course be treated confidentially.
You can get additional information about the job and about Ambu by contacting Thea Rank Falkenberg, Director, Core Product Innovation by phone +45 2082 1800

About Ambu
Since 1937, breakthrough ideas have fuelled our work on bringing efficient healthcare solutions to life. This is what we create within our fields of excellence – Anaesthesia, Patient Monitoring & Diagnostics, and Emergency Care. Millions of patients and healthcare professionals worldwide depend on the functionality and performance of our products. We are dedicated to improve patient safety and determined to advance single-use devices. The manifestations of our efforts range from early inventions like the Ambu Bag™ resuscitator and the legendary BlueSensor™ electrodes to our newest landmark solutions like the Ambu aScope™ – the world’s first single-use flexible endoscope. Our commitment to bringing new ideas and superior service to our customers has made Ambu one of the most recognized medical companies in the world. Headquartered near Copenhagen in Denmark, Ambu employs approximately 3,100 people in Europe, North America and the Asia Pacific. For more information, please visit www.Ambu.com[/a]