Job Description Summary

As a Staff Mechanical Designer in the R&D group, you will develop innovative and complex opto-mechanical solutions that also encompass fluidic, thermal and optical disciplines that contribute to our world-class instrumentation portfolio. Furthermore, you will apply working knowledge of good mechanical design documentation to accelerate product development of world-class scientific research instruments. You will proactively partner with mechanical, optical and fluid systems engineers to develop new designs at the component, sub-assembly and full instrument level. Your versatility, proficiency in SolidWorks and PDM systems, and design experience will accelerate our products to market. You will regularly collaborate cross-functionally with Hardware R&D, NPI, Sourcing and Manufacturing to ensure our product documentation is quality and on-time. You will work entirely on a highly visible, business critical product platform through all phases of the development cycle. Previous experience in life science or clinical instrumentation is not required.

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As a Staff Mechanical Designer Engineer in the R&D group, you will develop innovative and sophisticated opto-mechanical solutions that also encompass fluidic, thermal and optical subject areas that contribute to our world-class instrumentation portfolio. Furthermore, you will apply solid understanding of good mechanical design documentation to accelerate product development of world-class scientific research instruments. You will proactively partner with mechanical, optical and fluid systems engineers to develop new designs at the component, sub-assembly and full instrument level. Your versatility and proficiency in SolidWorks, PDM systems, and design experience will accelerate our products to market.  You will regularly collaborate multi-functionally with Hardware R&D, NPI, Sourcing and Manufacturing to ensure our product documentation is quality and on-time.  You will work entirely on a highly visible, business critical product platform through all phases of the development cycle. Previous experience in life science or clinical instrumentation is not required.

Responsibilities include:

• Be an integral contributor within the Mechanical Systems Design team to quickly and efficiency design and document complex instrumentation solutions that include optics, electronics, fluidics and heat management.

• Designing, developing, and qualifying new opto-mechanical systems inclusive of mechanical, electronic, and thermal engineering fields based on requirements

• Derive system level requirements into sub-assembly engineering specifications

• Lead NPI transfer such as BOM creation, Assembly documentation and Change Control

• Manage successful 3rd party development and outsourcing

• Create and maintain preferred parts to leverage across a platform of new product offerings

• Managing your design evolution cleanly using proper design control and PDM tools.

• Strategically prioritize, plan and estimate work with limited oversight.

• Clearly and objectively connect with R&D peers, leadership, NPI and manufacturing partners.

• Ensure compliance to our Global Product Development System and design control requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• B.S. or equivalent experience Degree in Mechanical Engineering

• 10 years of experience in mechanical engineering subject areas with complex instrument design.

• Proven record of complex electro-opto mechanical part design and engineering documentation.

•  Proven record of ability to develop quality design solutions at component, sub-assembly and full instrument levels (high quality and on time delivery).

• Experience applying and learning new engineering tools in the spirit of continuous improvement for design creation, review and management such as CAD Desktop, Cost modeling SW, Ansys