Staff Electro-Mechanical Engineer
The Staff Mechanical Engineer
will design, develop, build and characterize innovative and complex
electro-mechanical products and systems complex medical device prototypes in
collaboration with a multi-disciplinary technology development team. A
particular focus is the development of printer and labeling device. The
engineer will apply fundamental engineering principles to achieve sound and
sustainable device designs. This position entails requirements management,
generating system and component level concepts and designs, implementation of
the solutions in hardware and firmware, performing experiments, analysis of
data, and ensures robust verification testing.
The engineer will serve as the
technical expert on the team and will interface with Clinical, Marketing,
Medical and Operations as necessary to achieve the desired device performance,
reliability and manufacturability.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
•With minimal supervision,
provide advanced engineering skills, technology development, and product
evaluation support.
•Plan, implement, monitor and
deliver designated tasks and deliverables. Be accountable for success of
assigned tasks and deliverables as well as tasks and deliverable of R&D
team members
•Design, assemble and evaluate
rapid prototype models in order to assess technical feasibility of various
solutions.
•Develop robust test methods
and design test fixtures to ensure that selected materials and prototype
designs are accurately evaluated against the specification and requirements.
•Conceptualize, develop and
execute on reliability engineering test methods (such as HALT/HASS) to
characterize reliability of electromechanical and electronic systems.
•Perform system reliability
testing per design specifications and facilitate transition of product designs
to full production.
•Create solutions for technical
problems using systematic problem-solving methodologies.
•Participate in periodic design
reviews of projects.
•Maintain an overview of
relevant technologies and products and conduct hands-on evaluation of
competitive products, materials and procedures.
•Author protocols and reports
including engineering studies using basic statistical methods.
•Develop understanding of
internal and external customer needs and processes to ensure relevant and
innovative solutions.
•Actively participate in
training to improve skills. Ensure technical lessons are reviewed,
learned, and disseminated. Actively teach and promote learning. Formal
and informal written and verbal communication within the team and with the rest
of the organization to ensure dissemination of important information.
•Drive external subsystem
development activities.
•Ensure compliance with
internal quality policies, procedures, and practices through appropriate
communication, training, and education of sound quality assurance
principles.
•Ensure compliance to
applicable laws and standards.
Education:
•B.S in Mechanical Engineering,
Electrical Engineering, or equivalent.
•Masters or PhD is preferred.
Experience:
•A minimum of 6 years’ experience
with the development of novel electro-mechanical devices, preferentially
encompassing all stages from early concept development until product
launch.
•Expertise in development of
cross-functional systems, including integration with analog/digital signal
processing, electrical/electronic systems, software and optical
systems.
•Experience in design for reliability
and design for manufacturing
•Experience in modeling,
simulations and sensitivity analyses.
•Proficiency with one of the CAD
design tools (SolidWorks, Pro/E, AutoCAD).
•Exposure to Human factors
engineering (preferably in the medical space) including user studies and
usability documentation
•Experience as member of a cross
functional project team
•Expertise in common risk
management techniques (FMEA, FTA, ETA).
•Proficiency with basic
statistical techniques including familiarity with analysis of variance (ANOVA)
and design of experiment (DOE) methodologies.
•Proficiency in generating
customer requirements and writing product requirements, specifications, test
protocols, and test reports.
ASSETS:
•Good understanding of printing
technology, printers and printer system components (printheads,
inks, ink delivery systems and supplies etc)
•Experience in the development
of complex instrument systems involving hardware, electronics, and optics,
ideally in a healthcare, medical technology or life sciences area.
•Experience in Phase Gated Product Development process.
•Experience with design best
practices, including advanced tolerance design, design for reliability, and
design for reusability.
•Experience developing printing, bar coding and/or labeling devices
•Experience contracting with,
and managing, third party hardware consultants within and outside the U.S.
ADDITIONAL SKILLS:
•Strong sense of accountability
and action orientation
•Design for six sigma
•Systematic problem solving
skills, a strong desire & ability to learn and acquire new skills,
knowledge and subject matter.
•Ability to identify, break
down and solve complex technical problems.
•Must be comfortable making
practical assumptions with engineering justifications, where needed.
•Ability to work independently.
•Ability to work under pressure
and time constraints.
•Strong organizational skills.
•Effective interpersonal and
collaborative skills.
•Effective meeting and
presentation skills.
Compensation
Benefits - Full
Relocation Assistance Available - Yes
Bonus Eligible - Yes
Interview Travel Reimbursed - Yes
Candidate
Details
5+ to 7 years experience
Minimum Education - Bachelor's Degree
Willingness to Travel - Occasionally
