Job Title: Mechanical Design Engineer 3
Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting contract Mechanical Design Engineer 3 with our client located in Sunnyvale, CA.
Job Description:- Design and construct manufacturing equipment used to produce minimally invasive medical devices.
- This equipment will range in complexity from custom manual fixtures to semi-automated electro-mechanical systems, integrating work-holding, sensing, motion and vision control.
- This position will play a critical role in developing cutting edge manufacturing capabilities to enable the future of minimally invasive surgery.
- The ideal candidate should have a solid understanding of the technical aspects of mechanical engineering and design.
- He/she will work closely with senior level equipment staff and other departments to develop and sustain custom equipment for production use.
- This person will thrive working autonomously on projects with medium to high complexity.
Job Responsibilities:- Design and build in-house manufacturing equipment from concept to implementation.
- Create effective design solutions of mechanical assemblies from simple fixturing to more complex assembly for automation equipment.
- Iterate rapidly by prototyping, testing, and examining product designs using engineering methods and techniques, including computer simulation and physical models
- Ensure manufacturing equipment designs meet functional, safety, ergonomic, documentation, and validation requirements.
- Create and manage project plans including schedules, budgets, and stakeholder updates.
- Develop documentation for equipment including specifications, assembly instructions, maintenance, and calibration procedures.
- Create and execute protocol documentation for equipment DQ, IQ, OQ, PQ validations.
- Conduct effective design reviews of new equipment at all stages of development.
- Provide equipment-related technical support for on-going production operation and expansion.
- Establish and manage external resources (contractors, system integrators, vendors) in the planning and execution of equipment projects including duplication activities.
- Support other equipment-related operations and duties as required.
Job Qualifications:- Minimum 3 years’ experience designing and developing Automated manufacturing equipment.
- Self-motivated, works well with others in a team environment.
- Proficiency with CAD (SolidWorks highly preferred): designing parts with complex geometry, creating assemblies and creating detailed manufacturing drawings
- Comfortable operating machine shop, measurement, and test equipment
- Mechanical design and exploration skills, including statics, dynamics, and strength of materials, including stress analysis, fatigue, and thermal
- Experience in integration of mechatronics components such as sensors, motors, pneumatics, and motion and vision control components.
- Experience troubleshooting and repair of manufacturing equipment.
- Experience developing equipment qualification, calibration and PM procedures and practices.
- Minimum BSME Mechanical or Mechatronics engineering with minimum of 5 years related experience.
- Experience with enterprise software (e.g. Agile document control, Confluence, Polarion, Windchill, etc)
- Prior experience working with PLM systems (Agile preferred), SAP applications, including ECO creation, origination of equipment specification, test protocols, BOM, and work instructions.
Nice To Have:- Excellent understanding of tolerance analysis and statistical methods. Fluency in ASME Y14.5 GD&T and tolerance stack analysis
- MSME (or equivalent) with minimum 6 plus years prior experience.
- Structured Problem Solving. Rational thinking and root cause analysis capability.
- Experience working in a medical device or other regulated quality systems.
Job Details:- Job Type: Contract
- Pay Range: $50-$55/hr.
- Location: Sunnyvale, CA (Onsite).
Benefits Package: Protingent offers competitive salaries, insurance plan options (HDHP plan or POS plan), education/certification reimbursement, pre-tax commuter benefits, Paid Time Off (PTO), and an administered 401k plan.
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