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MEDVACON LIFE SCIENCES, LLC · 2 weeks ago

Senior Mechanical Engineer - Contractor

Wayne, NJ

Full-time, Contract

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$70/hr - $85/hr

10+ years exp

Medvacon Life Sciences is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer for a temporary 6-month contracted position. The role involves applying mechanical engineering expertise to develop solutions, conduct design studies, and provide guidance to junior engineers.

ConsultingHuman ResourcesLife ScienceQuality Assurance

Responsibilities

Applies expertise as an emerging authority in the mechanical engineering discipline

Conceives and develops solutions to difficult analytical and pneumatic/mechanical/electrical design problems

Participates in establishing system or component design objectives and writes portions of complex specifications and engineering reports

Reviews and helps to develop product specifications

Conducts conceptual design studies using MCAD and other applicable design tools. Collaborates with other engineering functions

Develops prototype hardware using internal manufacturing resources and outside vendors

Tests product to verify that designs meet specification requirements such as environmental, regulatory and safety requirements

Generates documentation supporting the design

Provides training, technical advice and guidance to junior engineers. Guidance may be technical or project related as Project Leader or Lead Engineer of small to medium projects

Qualification

SolidWorks CADMechanical designDFM&AGD&TMedical device designAnalytical reasoningProject managementStatistical analysisTest equipment operationBasic shop equipmentCommunication skillsTeamworkCreative problem solvingInterpersonal skills

Required

Design for Manufacturability and Assembly, DFM&A (cost/tooling/process considerations), preferably using SolidWorks CAD software

Understanding in design and development of injection molded plastic, plastic extrusion, casting, sheet metal, metal stampings, additive manufacturing processes, and machined metal components, and assemblies with high part counts highly desirable

Knowledge of mechanical design and development using metric ANSI/ISO dimensioning and drafting standards highly desirable

Understanding of GD&T, mechanical measurement and testing equip., and statistical analysis of test data

Experience with electronic document control systems in medical device and/or medical equipment design and development

Highly skilled at analytical reasoning, mechanism design, creative problem solving, and mathematical analysis

Ability to create and meet scheduled timelines (manage and coordinate tasks as required)

Ability to work in a team environment

Strong communication skills

Familiarity with dimensioning and tolerance, thermal and structural analysis, and vibration testing/analysis

Intermediate knowledge of FDA, IEC and UL standards relating to medical electronic equipment

Strong technical and analytical ability, verbal and written communication skills, ingenuity and creativity, interpersonal and project management skills

Ability to operate test equipment such as various pressure and flow measurement equipment, temperature/humidity chambers, PC-based data recorders, simulators, DVM's and oscilloscopes

Familiarity and the ability to operate basic shop equipment such as a drill press, lathe, milling machine, brake and shear

BSME or MSME and a minimum of 10 years of related experience in design/product development of electro pneumatic assemblies including technical supervision of sub-projects

Proficiency with Microsoft Windows, MS Office applications, and Adobe Acrobat