Sr. Mechanical Engineer (Must Have 3 Years Medical Device Or Aerospace)

Location: San Diego, CA | Duration: 12+ months contract | Hours: 40/week | Pay rate: $45–50/hr (W2) | 1st shift

Client: Medical Device Company | Employment type: Contract (US citizens or Green Card holders only)

About the role

This is a highly collaborative, fast-paced position on the Jupiter team. The Senior Mechanical Engineer will lead and support projects as part of a cross-functional global team, spending more than 80% of the time in the lab and office in San Diego, CA.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support mechanical engineering projects, including requirements remediation, writing mechanical test protocols and reports, solving test or design issues, and performing mechanical testing.
• Translate requirements into basic specifications and designs with moderate guidance.
• Develop and execute test protocols and write reports with moderate guidance.
• Independently test, analyze, and solve technical problems.
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams including marketing, sales, clinical, regulatory, medical affairs, quality, and manufacturing.
• Manage multiple projects of varying scopes in parallel.
• Direct technicians and junior engineers.
• Apply fundamental Mechanical Engineering principles to solve manufacturing and engineering problems.
• Create and maintain design control documentation in accordance with design control processes.

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of relevant engineering experience in medical device or aerospace.
• BS in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, or Biomedical Engineering with emphasis on mechanical design and product development.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects.
• Experience with design control processes and documentation.
• Gage R&R or MSA (Measurement Systems Analysis) testing experience.
• Requirements remediation experience is a plus.

Preferred Qualifications

• MS in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, or Biomedical Engineering with emphasis on mechanical design and product development.
• Experience with Gage R&R, MSAs, and test method validation.
• Experience with medical device sterilization and injection molding DFM for high-volume manufacturing of medical disposables.
• Experience with plastics extrusion.
• Familiarity with ISO standards and medical device design controls.
• Proficiency in SolidWorks or equivalent CAD tool, GD&T, SAP, and DFSS.

Work location: 6055 Lusk Blvd, San Diego, CA 92121, Building C.