Maternity cover - Senior Systems Engineer for innovation projects

Humlebæk, DK

Job Family: Research & Development

Country/Region: Denmark

Join the R&D organisation

Would you like to enter a creative R&D environment where you participate in developing innovative solutions for people with intimate healthcare needs worldwide? And would you like to play a key part in integrating the systems engineering approach, allowing us to develop even better products? Joining our dynamic department, you can look forward to becoming part of a great work environment where you will work alongside knowledgeable programme and project managers.

“Systems Engineering plays an important role in identifying needs and requirements up front and securing that Design Control activities are well managed” says Director Systems Engineering, Niels Eilersen.

About the role
In our R&D organisation, we have a dedicated Systems Engineering team consisting of 12 systems engineers. We are all based in our headquarters in Humlebæk, and work on the new product development projects with the purpose of driving systems engineering activities as an integral part of product development. You will be a core member of the project team.

We are the ones to identify the product needs and requirements, collaborating closely with all stakeholders in the project. The goal is to have a smooth process with clarification up front, allowing us to create just the right product, whether it be within software, electronics, materials, mechanical design – or even all of them combined in an embedded solution.

”We have a variety of great competencies in our systems engineering team, and sharing knowledge and experience is natural and expected even if we all work on different projects” explains Niels.

Please note that this is a 12 months’ time limited position

Your responsibilities:
As our new senior systems engineer, you will be dedicated to different product development projects. You will lead stakeholder needs and requirements activities across the organisation, planning and aligning input with internal and external participants to ultimately map out the key requirements for a future product and you will also be responsible for the Design Control track of your project.

Specifically, you will:
• Conduct workshops, interviews and analysis to elicit needs and requirements from internal and external stakeholders based on project needs
• Establish, maintain, control and manage needs and requirements
• Be responsible for design control activities during product development incl facilitation of design reviews
• Be responsible for the product risk management process and file

About you:
As a person, you are good at putting your experience into play in order to reach out, start initiatives and be the first mover towards all your stakeholders. You are also a great networker who understands that issues are solved through collaboration, and you know how to create dialogue to reach a compromise.

Finally, we imagine that you:
• Hold a master’s degree in engineering or life science
• Have experience from the medical device/life science industry
• Have experience with product development, systems engineering, requirements engineering, design control or product risk management.
• Are an excellent communicator and fluent in English, written and spoken

Interested?
If you would like to know more about the position, please call Director of Systems Engineering, Niels Eilersen on +45 4911 1759. We will take candidates into the recruitment process continuously, so do not hesitate to apply. This position will remain open until a suitable candidate has been found.

Pursuing an ambitious growth agenda, Coloplast develops and markets products and services that make life easier for people with intimate healthcare needs. Employing about 16.000 people and with products available in more than 143 countries, we are one of the world´s leading medical device companies. We are constantly growing our business and always looking for new ways to move forward – we explore, learn and look for new ways of doing things.

Coloplast is committed to being an inclusive organization, where people bring their differences to work each day, fulfil their potential and have a strong sense of belonging because – and not despite – of their differences. We therefore encourage all qualified candidates to apply regardless of gender, age, race, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religious belief or physical ability.

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