Cutting Tools Engineer

Are you ready to unlock your potential? At Straumann Group we’re on an exciting journey of growth, innovation, and impact - driven by our mission to improve oral health and transform millions of lives worldwide. United by purpose, we bring our best selves to work every day, embracing a high-performance, player-learner culture that inspires collaboration, curiosity, and ambition. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to take charge of your own career, harnessing your skills, passion, and enthusiasm for learning to continually grow and progress. Together, we’re not just shaping brighter smiles, we’re unlocking the potential of people everywhere, including our own.

Job Purpose

•    The position plays a key role in driving technological and operational advancements for the Straumann Group. The role is responsible for manufacturing prototypes, designing, developing, and continuously improving cutting tools and their manufacturing processes (machine technologies and machining).
•    This position involves close collaboration with machine and tooling manufacturers, as well with development and design transfer teams, to identify and implement high-performance solutions.

Your Role

Main Tasks and Responsibilities

Cutting Tools Design and Manufacturing

•    Elaborate CNC programs, set up grinding machines and produce cutting tools prototypes.
•    Design (geometry) cutting tools to meet the requirements for the development of new products or change of existing portfolio.
•    Test prototypes, identify improvements and apply them to new prototyping loops. 

Continuous Improvement and Performance

•    Identify potential improvements in the products, to optimize their efficiency and reliability, based on customer feedback.
•    Optimize manufacturing tools to ensure consistent production quality, extend tool lifespan, or reduce costs.
•    Identify and implement continuous improvement actions to optimize products functionality and production process for cutting tools, using feedback and product performance analysis in collaboration with different teams.    

Requirements needed

Education

•    Vocational Education in Polymechanic (EFZ), or technical or scientific degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.

Experience

•    Strong know how in CNC grinding processes: operation, machine setup and programming. 
•    Solid experience in cutting tools (e.g. drills), from the design and functionality perspectives, as well as from a manufacturing point of view.
•    Solid experience in the field of mechanics, preferably in the medical devices sector.
•    Experience in an industrial environment in, production, mechanical engineering or related technical field.
•    In-depth knowledge of manufacturing processes in regulated industrial environments.

Personal Attributes

•    Strong ability to interact and collaborate effectively with personnel across multiple departments and organizations, from different countries and with multiple cultural backgrounds.
•    Collaborative mindset and Teamwork approach to reach common goals.
•    Problem-solving mindset and focus on continuous improvement.
•    Analytical mindset with the ability to make data-driven decisions.
•    Forward-thinking with the ability to align with global digital transformation trends.
•    Ability to balance multiple tasks and foster a learner mindset.

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