ALTEN · 1 hour ago
Sustaining Mechanical Engineer
Durham, NC
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expALTEN Technology USA is an engineering company dedicated to advancing innovative ideas in various sectors such as aerospace and medical devices. The Sustaining Mechanical Engineer will support ongoing product lifecycle activities, manage design changes, and collaborate with engineering teams to ensure product reliability and quality.
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Responsibilities
Execute sustaining engineering activities across released medical device products
Support end-of-life (EOL) component management and redesigns
Address manufacturability, reliability, and quality-driven design changes
Manage small to medium design updates as they arise from sustaining backlog
Perform mechanical design and updates using SolidWorks
Generate and update engineering drawings and documentation
Conduct root cause analysis for field, manufacturing, or test issues
Support corrective actions and CAPA-related design changes
Develop and author test plans for design changes
Work closely with test technicians and lab personnel
Support execution, troubleshooting, and interpretation of test results
Ensure changes meet internal quality and validation expectations
Create and process engineering change orders within change management system (ARIS)
Work within ERP and documentation systems
Ensure traceability, documentation completeness, and compliance
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline
5–10 years of experience in mechanical design and sustaining engineering
Strong experience in medical devices, regulated products, or similar highly regulated environments
Proficiency in SolidWorks and standard engineering documentation practices
Experienced with: Sustaining engineering and product lifecycle support, Root cause analysis and corrective actions, Manufacturing support and design-for manufacturability
Preferred
Prior experience supporting products post-release
Familiarity with quality systems, CAPA processes, and validation workflows
Experience working directly in lab or manufacturing environments
Exposure to change management systems (ARIS or equivalent)
Comfort working with ambiguous, fast-moving sustaining priorities
Benefits
Mentorship
Career growth opportunities
Comprehensive benefits
Drug Screening Requirement: As a federal contractor, Alten USA maintains a drug-free workplace. All candidates selected for employment will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening as a condition of hire.
Company
ALTEN
Alten is high-technology consulting and engineering group. The group's services are supplied to technical departments.
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