Staff Mechanical Engineer

About the Role

This role will assume leadership of Mechanical Engineering activities on projects and will serve as the group expert for Mechanical Engineering design and sourcing. A successful candidate must also effectively communicate in cross functional teams that span all engineering disciplines, marketing, sales, and production.

What You Will Do

• Independently design and develop the mechanical portions of electronic instruments, and integrate solutions with the electrical and optical design
• Model physical systems for heating/cooling, fluid flow, aerosol movement, and optics properties, using finite-element analysis software and related technologies
• Design and support injection molded designs, machined parts design, and rapid prototyping techniques, especially 3D printing
• Understand design, performance, and cost tradeoffs and make recommendations for optimization
• Support rapid cycles of design/test/model/experiment/analyze that are complex in nature
• Evaluate potential solutions to engineering problems for feasibility, manufacturability, and cost effectiveness
• Accurately estimate task duration and resource requirements to meet project commitments
• Design parts in Creo and SolidWorks
• Support product design, by testing sub-systems and products in a lab (functional testing, drop test, vibration test, etc.)
• Conduct experiments and system-level measurements for gases and aerosols, and verify and validate such systems
• May serve as a technical lead on research and development projects and provide guidance to other engineers or technicians
• Responsible for providing strong documentation and specifications on project work
• Other duties, as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Physics, or similar; if a Master's Degree in Engineering, Physics or similar is held, substitutions may be made for the Bachelor's degree
• 8+ years of product development mechanical engineering experience
• Extensive hands-on experience and advanced proficiency in 3D CAD software
• Proven success modeling with COMSOL or similar FEA modeling software
• Thorough knowledge of and experience applying: mechanical engineering fundamentals; testing and validation procedures and the scientific method; discrete manufacturing methods

Desired Qualifications

• Master's Degree or Ph.D. or equivalent in Engineering, Physics or similar
• Experience in a research environment, conducting self-driven experiments and investigation OR Product or research and development experience on a project from the concept phase through the prototyping and launch phase with leadership over the mechanical activities
• Experience leading and mentoring other engineers, serving as a subject matter expert
• Rapid prototyping techniques
• Experience in product verification and validation testing for mechanical components and systems
• Experience in developing verification and validation test plans
• Pro/E Creo Experience
• COMSOL Experience
• Optics and Optical System Modeling experience, such as with Zemax
• Knowledge of and experience with: additive manufacturing methods and processes; standardized engineering methods: FMEA, DOE, Sensitivity Analysis; fluid mechanics; heat transfer; aerosol measurement; programming: VBA for Excel, Python, C++/C#

Pay

Competitive market salary from $140,000 - $155,000 per year depending on qualifications and experience. For eligible Leadership and individual contributor roles, additional bonus opportunities may be available and awarded at the discretion of the Company.

Benefits

• Health Insurance: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Retirement Plan: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off Program: Paid time off, paid holidays, and paid floating holidays
• Other Benefits: Life insurance, employee assistance program (EAP), and professional development opportunities

Schedule

Some travel may be required (less than 10%), including international, to key customers, trade shows, and conferences to present papers and maintain awareness of the state of the art and competitive technologies.