Principal Mechanical Engineer, R&D

Responsibilities

• Acts as an Individual contributor, core team or technical lead for a specific project or product line.
• Accountable for the completion of assigned deliverables in accordance with approved schedules.
• Authors documentation and participates in activities in support of design control.
• Independently plans, performs & prioritizes tasks that are complex in nature, in alignment with corporate goals.
• Analyzes and interprets data, identifying trends and formulating the next steps, while effectively performing trade off analysis, if required by the function.
• Leads, designs and/or develops one or more of the following: new test methods, specifications, technical apparatus, software and processes for complex components and functions.
• Evaluates complex designs or processes, with respect to acceptability, suitability and cost.
• Recommends preferred design options.
• Presents trade-off, if required by the function.
• Identifies product defects and able to recognize outliers in results.
• Able to explain and document product defects and their impact.
• Effectively communicates technical information to a multidisciplinary team in the form of documentation, presentations and technical summaries and promotes collaboration.
• Technical expertise in more than one or a subject matter expert in at least 1 area.
• Leads without authority & provides technical guidance to engineers and technicians assigned to him/her on a given project.
• Provides mentoring within or outside of their department.
• Provides technical support for or leads CAPA or complaint investigations.
• Independently generates predictable schedules for activities related to the function, understanding cross-functional dependencies.

Qualifications

• Minimum Knowledge & Experience Required for the Position:
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science or a related field.
• Experience: Twelve years of product development or relevant experience.
• For internal candidate promotion: Demonstrated proficiency in meeting all competencies of current level and acceptable performance history may be used in lieu of experience.
• Additional Skills/Knowledge:
• Language: Proficiency in English language required.
• International Mobility: Required: No.
• Travel Requirements: Some domestic and international travel may be required.