Lead Project Engineer, AP

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At Fresenius Medical Care, we are the global leader in kidney care, committed to improving the lives of patients with chronic kidney disease. Our mission is to deliver high-quality, innovative products, services, and care across the entire healthcare journey. Guided by our vision—“Creating a future worth living. For patients. Worldwide. Every day.”—we work with purpose and compassion, supported by a global team of over 112,000 employees.

Within our Care Enablement segment, we develop and provide life-sustaining medical products, digital health solutions, and therapies that empower clinical teams and improve patient outcomes. Our FME Reignite strategy drives transformation through innovation, efficiency, and sustainable growth. Our values guide how we work:

•    We Care for our patients, each other, and our communities 

•    We Connect across teams and borders to deliver excellence together 

•    We Commit to doing things the right way— growing with purpose and leading kidney care with integrity and innovation

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 Information about plant:

•    At our Changshu plant in China, we specialize in the manufacturing of essential products for dialysis therapy, including dialyzers, Sterile Solutions, bloodline sets, HD machines, injection and extrusion components. With a skilled team of 800 employees, our Plant operates key production technologies such as injection molding and extrusion, Dialysis and auto assembly etc. This site plays a vital role in Fresenius Medical Care’s commitment to enhancing patient care worldwide. Join our passionate team and be part of this global impact!

Lead Project Engineer-Job Description

1) Main tasks:

Tasks performed regularly, which form the essential characteristics of the position.

Strategic Leadership: Plan, execute, and lead complex cross-functional and cross-site production technology projects with global scope.

Technology Definition & Optimization: Contribute to the development and global rollout of standardized production technologies, tools, and best practices.

Project Oversight: Define scope, budgets (CAPEX), and milestones for high-stakes projects; ensure delivery through governance of multiple project teams.

Technical Authority: Conduct and lead feasibility studies, technical risk analyses, and cost-performance evaluations to enable sound project and investment decisions.

Stakeholder Management: Act as senior liaison across development, operations, quality, and regulatory affairs. Engage with executive leadership to align on goals.

Coaching & Capability Building: Mentor junior and mid-level engineers. Promote technical excellence and knowledge sharing within the organization.

Validation: supporting the validation activities if needed (e.g. writing protocols; execution of validation test series) in alignment with (local) validation experts

2) Secondary tasks:

Tasks performed regularly in addition to the main duties, but which do not determine the essential character of the position.

Support harmonization and continuous improvement initiatives across multiple global production sites.

Participate in supplier evaluations, audits, and technical design reviews.

Stay informed on emerging technologies and identify those with business and manufacturing value.

3) Miscellaneous tasks:

Tasks not performed regularly which are nevertheless a distinct part of the job, or special tasks / project work.

Any other various tasks required by projects or MTI activities in general

Contribute to global knowledge-sharing forums and technical working groups.

Represent the function in external technical discussions, including regulatory audits when delegated.