About the Company
Our client is a global leader in healthcare and medical technology, renowned for developing innovative products that improve lives worldwide. With a strong focus on quality, research, and sustainability, they operate in multiple countries, delivering trusted solutions across pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and consumer health.
Role Description
As a Senior Materials Engineer, you will lead technical projects related to raw materials used in advanced medical products. You’ll work closely with suppliers, manufacturing teams, and global partners to ensure quality, capacity, and cost efficiency. The role requires strong engineering expertise, supplier collaboration, and project leadership across sites and time zones.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead material-related supplier projects to improve quality, cost, and delivery.
- Investigate and resolve complex raw material issues with cross-functional teams.
- Support new product introductions (NPI) and design changes.
- Ensure supplier capacity and risk mitigation planning.
- Apply technical expertise in plastics, tooling, and metrology to drive improvements.
- Bachelor's degree in a technical field (engineering or materials science).
- 5+ years of experience in supplier, manufacturing, or materials engineering.
- Experience in injection molding, tool/part design, GD&T, and inspection systems.
- Strong project management and Lean Six Sigma skills preferred.
- Familiarity with regulated/GMP environments (medical devices or similar).
- Fluent in English; Dutch is a plus.
Location: Groningen, Netherlands
Global cross-functional collaboration
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Since 2012, SIRE Life Sciences is the most innovative and engaged consultancy company for the life sciences industries.
SIRE Life Sciences is proud of its ability to adapt to changing trends while always maintaining the highest level of quality for both our clients and our candidates.
Our team of knowledgeable professionals provides customized staffing services to clients and candidates, including secondment, direct hire, temporary-to-hire, temporary staffing, brokering, Statement of Work and we approach each type with the same degree of professional assessment. Our refined and collaborative style is unmatched in the staffing industry. We’re able to see beyond the surface to create matches that result in successful careers for our candidates and valuable talent for our clients.
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