Graduate Manufacturing Engineer

About Aerogen:

Headquartered in the vibrant city of Galway, Ireland, with offices around the world, Aerogen is proud to be the world leader in acute care aerosol drug delivery. Recognised through multiple MedTech awards, including being named Galway Chamber Company of the Year 2025, and twelve-time winner of the Zenith Award for Respiratory Care Excellence in North America, our employees make a difference to patients’ lives every day, having reached over 30 million patients in more than 80 countries.

Today, Aerogen is powered by a global team representing 54 nationalities, working together with a shared commitment to improving patient care. Our talented and skilled team collaborate to innovate, challenge and test not only in relation to our products but every facet of how we work.

We lead the way by finding innovative solutions to even the most complex problems, all in the name of delivering better patient outcomes.

Our business continues to grow rapidly across the globe and, as we grow, our core culture of “We Care” universally connects us. We believe that your ambition and integrity fuels ours, and we are committed to supporting our employees to reach their full potential through tangible investment in their careers.

What is the role?

The Graduate Manufacturing Engineer will work as part of multi-disciplinary project teams delivering on Aerogen’s core values of mindful, responsive, and expert. The role will work with new product development, process improvement and development, packaging and compliance initiatives in a fast-paced Medical Device Environment.

What are the key responsibilities?

• Support cross functional Engineering projects from initial concept to commercial release delivering Quality, Service and Cost improvements.

• Support a diverse range of projects including New Product Introduction, Compliance and continuous improvement.

• Complete product, process and material changes through Design Review process, change control and documentation updates.

• Support complex engineering issues with cross functional teams (Manufacturing, R&D and Quality) in a product development environment.

• Identification of process improvement opportunities to include improved quality, increased capacity/service and product cost.

• Delivery on individual and department performance metrics (Training, Right First Time metrics)

• Perform other assigned tasks as directed by Manufacturing Project Engineer or Head of Function.

What education and experience are required?

• Minimum of a primary degree (Level 8) in an Engineering or Technical Discipline.

• 0-2 years engineering experience in the Medical Device / Regulated industries.

What key skills will make you great at the role?

• Excellent interpersonal skills.

• Very strong communication skills.

• Meticulous attention to detail with an analytical approach to problem solving.

• Flexibility to travel to vendor / supplier sites to support project activities.

• Must be able to work in a dynamic environment with little supervision or daily direction.

What is it like to work at Aerogen?

Our purpose is to transform patients lives and innovation is embedded in our culture. This also translates to how we look after our people. We want talented, passionate and engaged people to join Aerogen and build your career with us. We understand that your life evolves through different stages, and we are here to support our global team with a range of financial and non-financial rewards and benefits. There’s something for everyone! Here is an idea of what we offer:

• Excellent medical care.

• Bonus & Pension.

• ‘Aerogen Connect’ – our employee led programme which supports our global teams to unite and have fun.

• We pledge 1% of profits and time to charities and organisations.

Aerogen is committed to promoting diversity, inclusion and equality in the workplace. If you have any difficulty using our application process, please contact us by emailing careers@aerogen.com. Please include your name and preferred method of contact.