Job Description

Senior Equipment Engineer (Software Developer)
As one of the worldxc2xb4s leading manufacturers of cardio- and endovascular medical devices, BIOTRONIK is headquartered in Berlin, Germany, and represented in over 100 countries by its global workforce. The work of our committed, highly specialized, exceptionally skilled employees results in crucial advancements in the world of cardiology and changes the lives of patients every day.
The Senior Software Engineer, as member of the interdisciplinary operation team, is responsible to provide technical support for production operations in meeting output and quality. This includes hardware/ software integration and development. His/her expertise will also be required to setup required hardware/software systems for production operations.
Your Responsibilities

• Lead projects on new topics and drive them forward in the dynamic environment of digitialisation, maintain and implements high quality program changes, applying IT development standards and practices.
• Ability to ensure creative and innovative solutions in the area of system development with a focus on electrical engineering, robotics, software and digitalisation.
• Focused performer with a solution-oriented and communicative approach with the respective partners and internal customers for timely and efficient solutions.
• Day-to-day duties to troubleshoot and resolve system issues to ensure operations is not disrupted.
• Ability to define and design the required machine interfaces architecture with external vendors.
• Develop middleware as equipment interfaces through programming language (Java, C#)
• Analyse data and issues to make decisions about the need for software system improvement.
• Collaboration with cross-functionals in continuous process improvement projects.
• Working closely with clients and cross-functional departments to communicate project statuses and proposals.
• Provide expertise support during internal/external audits.
• Documentation and execution of computer systems validation to ensure compliance and that the system fits its intended use.
• Accountable for maintaining the Quality software documents.
• Maintain and build up relationships with local vendors.
• Train and educate operators, technicians and engineers.
• Able to travel as necessary.

TECHNICAL COMPETENCY
Use of Statistic:

• Hypothesis testing (T-Test, ANOVA).
• Statistical Process Control (SPC).
• Process / Machine Capability Studies (Cp, Cpk / Pp, Ppk).

Lean Manufacturing:

• Automation Integration of manual processes.
• Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) concepts.
• 5S, 7-Mudas and Kaizen methodologies

Continuous Improvement Project Management:

• Failure Mode effects Analysis (FMEA) and Product Risk Analysis (PRA).
• Root Cause Analysis tools (Fishbone, 4M1E) to identify and resolve problems.
• JDI (Just-Do-It), PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) and A3 Problem Solving as project initiative to address equipment issues.

Software Skills:

• Integration of machine solutions in the context of digitalization.
• Design and develop software programs.
• Develop software training and procedures according to standards.
• Adopt new methodologies to improve software development (Software Development Life Cycle, SDLC)
• Server configuration and clustering, deployment.
• Maintain security, backup, and redundancy strategies.
• Secure Sockets Layer, Transport Layer Security, Hyper TextTransfer Protocol Secure.
• Adopt new technologies to improve equipment system.
• Troubleshoot / Improve existing software to increase system efficiency.

Programming Languages:

• OPC-UA
• Oracle
• Java
• C#
• SQL
• PLC

Your Profile

• Bachelor's degree/Diploma in Software Engineering/Computer Science or programming-centric field of study
• Degree holders: at least 5 years of relevant working experience in manufacturing industry
• Diploma holder or equivalent: At least 11 years of relevant working experience in manufacturing industry
• Prior working experience in medical devices industry is preferable
• Broad positioning (hardware/software integration) with good knowledge of machine to MES interface technologies (e.g. OPC-UA) and software programming (e.g. C#, java)
• Experience in the introduction and integration of machine solutions in the context of digitalization in the production environment
• Understanding of software Development environment (Build/maintain Jenkins Server, Issue Tracking (Jira), source control (Git))
• Experience with ZNT PAC Platform will be an advantage
• Experience in SSL/TLS/HTTPS, Oracle & SQL
• Maintain security, backup, and redundancy strategies
• Good Knowledge for machine software (PLC) will be an advantage
• Familiar with ISO13485 and GMP
• Experience in high volume manufacturing and assembly processes
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a strong systematic mind set

What we offer

• Being encouraged to think and act entrepreneurially.
• Working in global teams and projects.
• Developing yourself professionally.

Are you interested? Please apply online through our application management system! We are looking forward to welcoming you.
Location: Singapore | Type of contract: Full-Time
Apply now under: www.biotronik.com/careers
Job ID: 60403 | Contact: Human Resources
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.