Job # 24107      Senior Mechanical Engineer

Location: Newport, RI

Duration: Direct Hire 

SUMMARY:

The Mechanical Design Engineer is responsible for developing, documenting, and validating new product designs, as well as improving existing designs to meet the needs of our customers.

RESPONSIBILITIES: This position has responsibility for:

• Design major mechanical assemblies, and components for robotic surgical systems

• Design and develop major product subsystems

• Lead a team consisting of internal and external resources to complete complex designs

• Create IP to support the company’s long-term goals.

• Identify and direct vendors to modify, enhance their technologies to integrate more fully into the designs.

• Investigate clinical requirements and produce subsystem specifications

• Support production of final product by troubleshooting process and component problems

• Train sales and marketing professionals on the technical aspects of the designs being created

 REQUIREMENTS:

• Proven ability to create and deliver subsystems that consider both the mechanical aspects as well as other disciplines

• Minimum 7 years experience designing commercial mechanical products.

• Brought multiple designs to production with focus on DFM and reliability.

• Proven capability to lead multi-person teams comprised of internal and external resources in design / development of complex mechanisms for motion control

• Injection molding and plastics design experience

• Able to mentor junior engineers and technicians

• Medical product experience in the fields of robotics and/or surgical instrumentation is required.

• Experience in a start-up environment is highly desired.

• Knowledgeable with all phases of the product development lifecycle including feasibility, design input creation, verification, qualification, and transfer

• Proficiency with CAD, ProE and/or SolidWorks preferred

• BSME required, MSME preferred