Mechanical Development Engineer

Job Title

Mechanical Development Engineer

Job Description

Your role:

Lead mechanical design and develop high volume handheld personal health and medical devices, including parts, systems and/or solutions according to the V-model, Satisfies user and business requirements by applying internal and external research results, and technology advancements, while taking care of the total system and the inner workings of a design.

Architecting, designing, documenting, and implementing high quality mechanical solutions on multiple platforms across multiple product ranges. This includes but is not limited to:

• Lead 3D CAD design, tolerance analysis, and detailed drawings
• Design plastic and metal parts including housings, internal frames, seals, and mechanisms etc.
• Drive DFM/DFA with suppliers and manufacturing partners
• Support thermal, vibration, drop, and environmental robustness requirements
• Collaborate with electronics, firmware, industrial design, and quality teams

• Lead mechanical verification testing and failure analysis, drive optimization with suppliers.

• Support tooling development, trial builds, and mass production ramp-up

• Responsible for delivering input in the planning process to the project manager. Draws up personal schedules and reports on progress in a structured and methodical way.
• Contribute to the estimation of the required development effort and run-time resources

You're the right fit if:

• Bachelor/Master degree in Mechanical, Mechatronics or Manufacturing engineering
• 3-5 years of relevant working experience, owning/leading mechanical development in projects from idea through implementation
• Demonstrated design experience in electro-mechanical product development and material selection for mass manufacturing, in particular injection, molded parts, sheet metal parts and design for assembly
• Demonstrated technical leadership skills in a multi-discipline engineering project environment, including working with development suppliers.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to work with people globally and all levels of the organization
• Demonstrated experience in technical problem solving
• Demonstrated good technical documentation skills
• Experience with finite element analysis for static and dynamic stresses
• Experience with design of experiments
• Experience with requirements flow down from customer level to components level
• Experience with rapid prototyping method
• Hands-on knowledge in Six Sigma DFSS, certification is preferred
• Preferably experience within a regulated industry (medical devices highly desirable, along with knowledge of Product Lifecycle Management, FDA Quality System Regulations, and ISO 13485).
• Practical CAD experience, Creo 8.0 or above preferred.
• Fluent in English (both writing and verbal)
• Logical thinking and demonstrated competencies on handling multiple tasks.
• The desire to work on projects that change people’s lives
• Critical eye to detail
• Curious and inventive attitude
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