Senior Operations and NPI Engineer

• 04 September 2026
• 100%
• Indefinite duration
• Zurich

Senior Operations & NPI Engineer - New Product Introduction

Shape the future of mechanical circulatory support

Join Abbott's Heart Failure business and play a key role in the global manufacturing transition of the next generation of Circulatory Support Systems.

As a Senior Operations & NPI Engineer, you will lead the industrialization, validation, and ramp-up of complex electromechanical medical devices that directly support critical cardiac patients. This highly visible position offers the opportunity to influence product design, manufacturing strategy, supplier readiness, and production ramp-up, from initial development to commercial launch.

A unique aspect of this role is the close collaboration between our teams in Zurich, Switzerland, and Pleasanton, California. Working within a highly integrated global organization, you will collaborate with experts in R&D, Quality, Regulatory, Operations, and Supplier Engineering to commercialize innovative technologies.

If you enjoy solving complex technical challenges, working directly with manufacturing processes, and transforming innovative concepts into scalable products that improve patients' lives, we would love to hear from you.

What you will do

• Lead the transfer of new products from R&D to manufacturing, ensuring a smooth transition from prototype and low-volume production to scalable mass production.
• Develop and implement manufacturing processes, production flows, work instructions, and manufacturing documentation for new products.
• Define manufacturing requirements and provide feedback on Design for Manufacturing (DfM), Design for Assembly (DfA), and Design for Test (DfT) to R&D throughout the product lifecycle.
• Design, develop, qualify, and validate production test systems, measurement equipment, fixtures, and tools required for manufacturing.
• Establish manufacturing routings, Bills of Materials (BOM), production versions, and associated master data in SAP.
• Coordinate product industrialization activities with R&D, project/program management, supply chain, quality, manufacturing, purchasing, and external suppliers.
• Define process validation and product qualification strategies, including IQ/OQ/PQ activities where applicable.
• Analyze manufacturing data using statistical methods to evaluate process capability, yield, throughput, and product quality.
• Identify manufacturing risks and drive corrective and preventive actions to ensure successful product launches.
• Support pilot builds, engineering builds, process validation activities, and the ramp-up to volume production.
• Ensure that manufacturing records are complete, controlled, and validated before production launch.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on quality, cost, delivery, and manufacturing efficiency.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in mechanical, electrical, manufacturing, industrial, mechatronics, or software engineering.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in new product introduction, manufacturing engineering, process engineering, industrialization, or operations engineering.
• Experience working with cross-functional product development teams.
• Basic knowledge of manufacturing processes, process validation, and production ramp-up.
• Experience with ERP systems; SAP experience preferred.
• Familiarity with statistical analysis and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Proficiency in English; German is an asset.

Why join Abbott?

• Have a direct impact on technologies that save and improve patients' lives.
• Lead critical industrialization activities for a next-generation circulatory support platform.
• Collaborate within a truly global team spread between Zurich, Switzerland, and Pleasanton, California.
• Influence product design and manufacturing strategy from the earliest stages of development.
• Work with advanced electromechanical medical technology in a highly innovative environment.
• Grow your career within one of the world's leading healthcare companies.

The best of both worlds

Our Zurich Heart Failure site has approximately 160 employees, offering the visibility, accountability, agility, and family culture often associated with a smaller organization. Here, you can see the direct impact of your work, build strong cross-functional relationships, and influence key decisions.

At the same time, you will be part of Abbott's global organization, collaborating closely with teams in Pleasanton, California, and around the world, while benefiting from the resources, stability, technological leadership, and career opportunities of one of the world's leading healthcare companies.

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