Validation Engineer – 12 months contract

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

A Day in the Life

The Validation Engineer is responsible for developing, executing, and maintaining validation activities for equipment, processes, and systems in a high-volume manufacturing environment. This role ensures compliance with regulatory requirements while supporting efficient production and driving continuous improvement.

A key aspect of the role includes supporting New Product Introduction (NPI) and ensuring robust design transfer into manufacturing.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:

Validation Activities in New Product /Technology Introduction (NPI) & Design Transfer

• Lead and support validation activities during NPI and design transfer to manufacturing
• Define and implement process validation strategies aligned with product requirements
• Collaborate with R&D to ensure design for manufacturability and validation readiness
• Review product designs and specifications to ensure compatibility with manufacturing processes
• Develop and execute validation deliverables for new products, including:
• o    Process validation (IQ/OQ/PQ)
• o    Equipment qualification
• o    Test method validation (where applicable)
• Ensure robust transfer from development to production, including:
• o    Risk assessments (e.g., FMEA)
• o    Process characterization and capability studies
• o    Documentation aligned with regulatory expectations
• Support pilot builds, engineering runs, and ramp-up to high-volume production
• Identify and mitigate risks to ensure a smooth and compliant product launch

Cross-functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Manufacturing, Quality, R&D, and Engineering teams
• Align product design, validation, and manufacturing requirements

Manufacturing Support

• Provide technical support to production in a high-volume environment
• Troubleshoot validation-related deviations and non-conformances
• Ensure processes remain in a validated state during routine production

Required Knowledge and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field (e.g., HEIG or equivalent)
• 0–3 years of experience in engineering, validation, or manufacturing
• Basic knowledge of validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) and regulated environments is a plus
• Internship or first experience in MedTech or pharma
• Familiarity with high-volume manufacturing
• English required

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position. 

Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create.  We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.
 

Pay range / Rango salarial / Intervalo salarial /Fascia retributiva / Tranche de salaire / Gehaltsband / Salaribereik:  Switzerland: 82,320.00 CHF - 123,480.00 CHF |  

About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people. 
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here