Our client in North Suburban Chicago has a position open for a Senior Mechanical Engineer with strong technical skills and project management experience.  Reporting to Mechanical Engineering Manager, the Sr. Engineer will work in the Global Device R&D organization and provide individual design contributions and lead other engineering resources to enhance and remediate medical products. Familiarity with precision electro-mechanical devices and a strong background in mechanical component design, mechanical system analysis, Solid Works, plastic materials and manufacturing processes are required.

 

Responsibilities:

• Lead cross functional engineering projects focused product enhancement and remediation.
• Design parts sub-assemblies and assemblies for medical instruments using 3D CAD modeling, and dimensional analysis.
• Verify accuracy of mechanical design via rapid prototyping
• Develop and communicate project progress reports, including schedule, accomplishments, variations
• Prepare and conduct technical reviews and design reviews for cross-functional team approval.
• Maintain compliance to current good manufacturing practices (cGMP) and Quality System Requirements.
• Submit documentation as required into Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems and Design History File (DHF).

Requirements:

• Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering is preferred
• Must possess strong mechanical engineering expertise with minimum of 10 years of hands-on experience.
• Advanced hands-on expertise with Solid Works 3D modeling, 2D drawing and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Strong expertise in performing tolerance stack up analysis for complex sub-assemblies.
• Five years expertise in Project Management
• Experience in Management of Cross-functional engineering teams
• Ability to design and analyze complex mechanical and electro-mechanical systems and assemblies.
• Familiarity with engineering simulations and analysis utilizing tools such as Monte Carlo simulations, MatLab, MathCAD, ANSYS FEA or similar tools.
• Familiarity in injection molded plastic, machined and sheet component /assembly design for manufacturability.
• Familiarity with current good manufacturing practices (cGMP) and knowledge of medical device quality systems are highly recommended.
• Experience in electro-mechanical medical device design is a definite plus.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential.
• Team oriented attitude is a must.
• Strong understanding of engineering drawings management and control.