Senior Mechanical Engineer (Onsite - Acton)

Position Overview:

Insulet is looking for a Sr. Mechanical Engineer to help drive innovation and leadership within its design team. The Sr. Mechanical Engineer is responsible for driving design and development of Insulet’s next generation wearables and platform extensions.  To accomplish this, the Sr. Mechanical Engineer applies a first principles approach and quickly works to prove feasibility on device subsystems, rapidly prototype integrated systems, optimizing new devices for manufacturability, and ultimately supporting design transfer of a commercial-ready product into a highly automated production environment.  Success depends on a strong understanding of engineering and scientific fundamentals as well as experience with end-to-end product design in the medical device environment.  This is a challenging role, suitable for an energetic problem solver who thrives on difficult technical challenges and who wishes to work on a small team charged with developing solutions to hard problems. 

Responsibilities:

• Natural out-of-the-box thinker who is driven to find novel solutions to challenging problems

• Ethical, responsible, and data-driven decision-maker

• Knowledgeable in the design and joining of plastic components for bio-compatible applications

• Strong understanding of material science as it pertains to polymers, metals and glass

• Ability to effectively communicate (verbal/written) within engineering team

• Advanced CAD capabilities - complex assemblies, surfacing and multi-body modeling experience

• Ability to organize and judge priorities, as well as oversee and delegate responsibilities to other engineering staff / team members, when necessary

• Familiarity with SPC, GD&T, IQ/OQ/PQ and TMV; Lean, Six Sigma, a plus

• Knowledge of infusion pumps and subcutaneous injection systems, a plus

• PC skills - MS Office Suite, SolidWorks, and ePDM required. Ansys, LabVIEW, a plus

• Knowledge of Design for manufacturing/cost (DFM/C) and automated assembly experience, a plus

• Must be able to work cross-functionally with Systems, Quality, Manufacturing, Molding and Hardware engineering groups

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or Biomedical Engineering. Master’s Degree Preferred

• Minimum of 6 years of electromechanical product design and development experience, preferably medical device class II or III

• Experience in the design of injection molded components, stampings and machined components, a strong plus

• Experience in the design of disposable, bio-compatible fluid paths and/or container solutions, a strong plus

• Experience in high volume product design (>10 million units per year), a strong plus

• A track record of generating novel ideas / IP, a strong plus

Additional Information:

• The position is on-site at our Acton, MA location. 5 days/week in the office is normal

• Travel is estimated at 10% or less and will flex depending on business need

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Additional Information:

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $96,150.00 - $144,225.00. Our salary ranges are determined by rol