Process Development Engineer (m/f/d) in Putzbrunn

Category: Engineering, Scientists & Technicians

Experience Level: Experienced

Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Posting Start Date: 9/15/26

Posting End Date: 9/29/26

About the Role

We are looking for a Process Development Engineer (m/f/d)to join our team in Putzbrunn, Germany, for an initial 12-month temporary assignment, with the potential to transition into a permanent position . In this role, you will lead the development, scale-up, and validation of manufacturing processes, with a focus on coating, lamination, and electrospinning technologies. You will collaborate across product development, manufacturing, quality, suppliers, and external partners to translate product requirements into robust, scalable process solutions. This hands-on role offers the opportunity to solve complex technical challenges and directly support the commercialization of new products

Responsibilities

• Lead process development and scale-up, defining process windows and material-process relationships for robust, reproducible manufacturing.
• Apply Design for Manufacturing principles to align product, material, process, and manufacturing requirements.
• Partner with product development engineers on prototyping, process development, and commercialization.
• Serve as a key technical interface with manufacturing teams, external partners, and suppliers.
• Plan and execute experiments, process trials, scale-up, validation, and sample delivery.
• Troubleshoot material and process issues with manufacturing, quality, and supplier partners.
• Align technical requirements and manufacturing readiness across cross-functional teams.
• Analyze and document results, specifications, validation outcomes, and recommendations.
• Identify equipment and process capability needs with engineering partners.
• Assess manufacturing capacity, supplier capability, process risk, and commercialization readiness

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Mechanical or comparable Engineering degree.
• Credentials: Min. of 5 years of relevant experience in R&D process development, scale-up, and validation.
• Experience: Experience with external manufacturers, suppliers, or partners.
• Knowledge: Competence in web handling and process mapping between materials, conditions, and product performance. Understanding of Design for Manufacturing principles.
• Skills: Strong data analysis, experimental execution, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills. Effective cross-functional communication including across engineering and supply chain.
• Abilities: Ability to translate product requirements into specifications. Ability to work hands-on and manage priorities in a fast paced environment.
• Travel: Ability to travel up to 10%.
• Language skills: Fluent in German and English is mandatory

Desired Qualifications

• Education: in Chemical Engineering, Polymer Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, or a closely related field preferred
• Credentials: Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in R&D process development and scale-up involving coating, lamination, and electrospinning.

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