The architect’s role blends manufacturing line development thinking, engineering understanding, and strategic program management—focused on shaping highly efficient and scalable manufacturing environments for our new product development pipeline. The architect synthesizes data, insights, and recommendations from technical specialists to formulate an integrated manufacturing strategy for building New Product manufacturing lines, enabling Senior Leaders to make informed and timely decisions

• Scout and Evaluate Advanced Technologies:
  Gather input from robotics, automation, and process experts to assess the maturity, ROI, and business alignment of technologies applicable to Endoscope manufacturing lines.
• Define Technology Strategy: Act as the technical integrator and visionary by consolidating expert analyses into cohesive strategies that optimize manufacturing processes, improve product quality, and streamline production lines across product families and sites using the latest manufacturing technologies.
• Lead Feasibility & Benchmarking Efforts: Coordinate cross‑functional feasibility studies, technology benchmarking, and proof‑of‑concept initiatives, ensuring all technical data is collected, validated, and translated into strategic recommendations.
• Optimize Workflows: Work closely with Lean and Continuous Improvement experts to synthesize their analyses across all new product programs. The architect looks at the broader end‑to‑end New Product Development pipeline, integrating material‑flow studies, machinery requirements, and operational insights from multiple teams. The goal is to translate these inputs into cohesive, optimized physical and digital layout concepts that streamline the overall introduction of new products, minimize waste, and prevent future bottlenecks across the portfolio.
• Advance Digital Transformation: Partner with Operations to evaluate needs, define system requirements, and drive the transition toward advanced, data‑driven manufacturing systems—ensuring alignment of technical insights, system capabilities, and training plans.

Suggested candidate profile 

Skills and experiences can be earned in many different ways, and we understand that the best fit for the role cannot be prescribed on paper. You are however likely to succeed in this position if you:

• Degree in Engineering or equivalent.
• Have at least 10 years of related working experience, preferably manufacturing and/or Medical Device Industry.
• Have strong technical and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledgeable on manufacturing processes, equipment, tests and process validation.
• Have strong communication skills, proficient in written and spoken English.
• Able to work independently, be structured and systematic. Able to work in a cross-cultural global team.
• It will be an advantage to have relevant experience from the Medical Device industry including FDA requirements, Design Control, Process Validation and ISO 13485.