Engineer II, Mechanical-Defined Term

With a passion for life

Join our diverse teams of passionate people and a career that allows you to develop both personally and professionally. At Getinge we exist to make life-saving technology accessible for more people. To make a true difference for our customers – and to save more lives, we need team players, forward thinkers, and game changers.

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Job Overview

Effectively design, develop, and document medical devices and medical equipment that satisfy internal and external customer needs and business objectives.

Job Responsibilities and Essential Duties

• Interprets customer specifications to define requirements for mechanical designs.

• Performs first principal analysis related to appropriate aspects of mechanical design.

• Provide support to peers, Jr Engineers, and Co-Ops.

• Applies the 3D CAD system to create mechanical design and drawings.

• Develops detailed fabrication and assembly drawings and performs tolerance analysis.

• Develop prototypes for design evaluation.

• Troubleshoot and resolve design & processing issues.

• Contributes to details of design documentation using electronic documentation systems.

• Collects, analyzes, and interprets data to propose recommendations.

• Develops & execute design verification protocols and technical reports.

• Work with internal and external resources on fabrication, inspection, and testing of new product parts and assemblies.

• Develop & debug prototype tooling / equipment and processes.

• Develop test methods and fixtures.

• Formulate plans & methods to accomplish assignments with appropriate oversight.

• Works independently and prioritizes assigned tasks with guidance.

• Contribute to project planning activities.

• Train technicians and operators on new process techniques.

Minimum Requirements

• BS in engineering discipline, mechanical preferred.

• Minimum 2-4 years related experience, or an MS and less than one year experience.

• Experience with a solid modeling CAD program, preferably SolidWorks and/or ProE.

• Experience in medical equipment / device design with experience in electromechanical, electro- pneumatic, and/or blood pumping equipment development.

• Knowledge in medical device industry regulations and practices – ISO 13485, ISO 7198 & GMP.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Windows, MS Office applications, and Adobe Acrobat.

• Experience with Microsoft Visio and Microsoft Project preferred.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Design for Manufacturability and Assembly, DFM&A (cost/tooling/process considerations), preferably using SolidWorks CAD software.

• Understanding in design and development of injection molded plastic, plastic extrusion, casting, sheet metal, metal stampings, additive manufacturing processes, and machined metal components, and assemblies with high part counts highly desirable.

• Knowledge of mechanical design and development using metric ANSI/ISO dimensioning and drafting standards highly desirable.

• Understanding of GD&T, mechanical measurement and testing equip., and statistical analysis of test data.

• Experience with electronic document control systems in medical device and/or medical equipment design and development.

• Highly skilled at analytical reasoning, mechanism design, creative problem solving, and mathematical analysis.

• Ability to create and meet scheduled timelines (manage and coordinate tasks as required).

• Ability to work in a team environment.

• Strong communication skills.

• Competent in use of Microsoft Office tools.

• Ability to operate test equipment such as various pressure and flow measurement equipment, temperature/humidity chambers, PC-based data recorders, simulators, DVM’s and oscilloscopes.

• Familiarity and the ability to operate basic shop equipment such as hand tools, a drill and Dremel.

• Understand and interpret simple wiring diagrams.

• Familiarity with Agile Scrum and waterfall project planning methods

This is a “Defined Term” assignment that will last approximately 6 months or until project is complete. Defined Term employees are eligible for most benefits (including health insurance and paid time off) while on assignment.

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About us 

With a firm belief that every person and community should have access to the best possible care, Getinge provides hospitals and life science institutions with products and solutions aiming to improve clinical results and optimize workflows. The offering includes products and solutions for intensive care, cardiovascular procedures, operating rooms, sterile reprocessing and life science. Getinge employs over 12,000 people worldwide and the products are sold in more than 135 countries.  

Benefits at Getinge:

At Getinge, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, which includes:

• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance benefits
• 401k plan with company match
• Paid Time Off
• Wellness initiative & Health Assistance Resources
• Life Insurance
• Short and Long Term Disability Benefits
• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Commuter Benefits

Getinge is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, genetic information, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.