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SENIOR MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEER

Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer

The leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices seeks a Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer for the award winning design team. We understand that our greatest asset is our employees and we work to value their contribution.

Job Description:

The Sr. Mechanical Engineer is responsible for performing mechanical design, development, and testing.

The candidate can be based out of any of the following office locations:

Pittsburgh PA
Newark, DE
Calgary, CA

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Develop new products, product modifications, and application specific systems including anaylzers, sample handling devices, sensors, and packaging.
• Design instruments and systems based on customer, market, and serviceability requirements, while minimizing hardware and assembly costs.
• Develop prototypes of new instruments and systems.
• Develop design information and documentation to insure the product can be manufactured correctly the first time.
• Maintain product documentation per ISO requirements.
• Develop and confirm product specifications and performance.
• Develop product assembly and test procedures, and coordinate related design functions with the manufacturing department.
• Provide engineering support for manufacturing, marketing, and service for special purchases, parts change, and procedure changes.
• Perform manufacturing or product engineering duties as required.
• Evaluate design quality and reliability to ensure end customer satisfaction.
• Prepare and review product-related documentation.
• Prepare and review test and manufacturing procedures.
• Communicate with internal departments, customers, and vendors in matters related to product design and development.
• Provide regular progress reports in written form, and orally as requested by the Manager of New Product Development.

Some travel will be required.

Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer

Excellent benefit program:

• Insurance: Health, prescription drug, dental, life, disability, Long Term Care. Retirement.
• Leave & Holidays: Sick,Personal, vacation, paid holidays.

Education & Experience:

• A Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or related techncial discipline and a minimum of 10 years experience as a mechanical engineer is required.
• An advanced degree in Mechanical Engineering and PE are preferred.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills are essential.

Skills:

• The design, development, and testing of process analyzer sampling systems and packaging.
• Computer Aided design tools, preferably Solid Works. Pro/Engineer and Auto CAD.
• Properties of materials as applied to product design.
• Heat transfer and thermal design considerations.
• Experience supporting manufacturing environment.
• Industry standard design practices when using sheet metal, castings, extrusions, plastics, screws, fasteners, and springs.
• Product safety and compliance standards for both North American and European markets.
• Use of personal computers and related applications software such as work processors, spreadsheets, and communications programs.
• Product verification and validation testing.
• Design of optical instruments including, but not limited to, UV-VIS spectrophotometers, infrared spectrometers, turbidity meters, and TDL-based instruments.
• Design of vacuum systems and mass spectrometers.
• Design of components using ceramic materials, and bonding of ceramic materials to other substrates.
• Prefer drafting skills experience.

Candidates must be a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident. We do not offer practical training positions nor sponsor foreign citizens to obtain work visa or permanent residency.

This is a career permanent position with great opportunity for promotion and current job stability.

For immediate consideration, please forward a copy of your current resume to info@profrecruiters.com referencing job # or a link to this job.

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