Manager Manufacturing Engineering (R&D, New Product Development)
3Shape is the “Google” of the dental industry, the leader of the dental CAD/CAM market. We are specialists in the production of 3D scanners, present in Poland for over 10 years.
Are you ready to continue your engineering career on working with medical scanners in a global setting? 3Shape offers an opportunity to work as R&D Engineer, electronics in the interface between development, production and quality with state-of-the-art dental technologies.
Job description:
3Shape is establishing a new branch of our global R&D division in Szczecin (Poland) with the responsibility of developing and maintaining manufacturing, assembly and test equipment. For this new activity we are looking for an experienced leader and manager for our group of manufacturing engineers.
You will lead a group manufacturing engineers who are an active part of our product development projects from the very early project stages until production begins. You and your group will a major contributor to our product development project delivering the design and prototypes of assembly tools, jigs, and integrated systems for the production/assembly of high-quality and economically competitive products. You will work in close collaboration with both local Production and our global product development team. Hence you can expect to travel for around 10-15 days/year.
Your role:
- Daily leadership a group of highly skilled engineers
- Development of your team and their personal skills
- Creating and governing roles and responsibility for you team
- Participate in new product development projects
- Create conceptual design and proof of concept of assembly tools, jigs, and integrated systems for the production
- Bridge knowledge between production and R&D
- Contribute to prototype builds as well as transfer to volume production
Your profile:
The ideal candidate is a hands-on, implementer who enjoys working in a cross functional team, and further has most of the following qualifications:
- Strong leadership skills
- B.Sc. or M.Sc. preferably in electronics, mechanics or optical engineering
- 2 years of experience in a similar role preferably from volume production
- Understanding manufacturing and the design of production tools, jigs and integrated production system
- Technical mindset combining electronics, mechanics, optical and control software
- Quality mindset
- Understanding of design, production and quality management processes for electronic, medical or optical devices
- Fluent in English
What we offer:
- Competitive employment terms and benefits
- Personal growth and development through continuous learning
- A large degree of independence and freedom to plan and streamline your own tasks
- The chance to influence the future of a rapidly expanding company
- Informal atmosphere, among best-in-class colleagues with a strong emphasis on supporting creativity and fostering well-being of the employees
- An attractive work environment in a new production facility with canteen and observation deck
- Lunch in our canteen for only 2 PLN
- Company events
- Department
- R&D Scanner Development
- Locations
- PL - Szczecin

PL - Szczecin
Our biggest assets are our people and culture 💗
Life at 3Shape is great! We bring passion and talent to work every day to innovate for superior patient care. 3Shape is built on a culture of thinking differently and being innovative when solving challenges. We embrace new ways to exchange ideas with colleagues across departments and think and work in an agile way. Experience the everyday #lifeat3Shape across the globe on Facebook.
About 3Shape
3Shape develops 3D scanners and software solutions that enable dental and hearing professionals to treat more people, more effectively and with superior care. We are a global market-leading provider of dental and audio technology for laboratories and clinics.
Our growing talent pool of over 1,600 employees spans 35+ nationalities and is energized by knowing that together, we contribute to a better world.
Two graduate students founded 3Shape in Denmark’s capital, Copenhagen in the year 2000. Today, 3Shape employees serve customers in over 100 countries. As a privately-owned company, decisions are made fast, and we remain agile.
3Shape is headquartered in Copenhagen, with development teams in Denmark and Ukraine and with a production site in Poland. 3Shape is a global company with presence in Europe, Asia and the Americas. Check out the ratings of 3Shape as employer on Glassdoor.
Manager Manufacturing Engineering (R&D, New Product Development)
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