Senior R&D Mechanical Engineer
Company: Dry Development and Investment Corporation
Location: Rohnert Park
Posted on: January 19, 2023
Job Description:
Description: We Believe that Outstanding People are the Key to
Success!Dry Development is looking for the RIGHT person for
permanent hire with one of our Clients, a Life Science fluidics
company.Here's the information you need to know:Compensation: $95K
- 115K annuallyWe are searching for a talented Senior Level
Mechanical Engineer to join our client's product development team.
This position will perform and manage mechanical engineering
product design assignments of varying complexity.The Senior
Mechanical Engineer primary responsibility is the development and
optimization of fluidic product solutions in Chromatography systems
for OEM instrumentation needs. This role works to understand
customer application challenges, extract and define product
requirements, create specifications, and develop concepts that
address customers' needs. The Senior Mechanical Design Engineer
utilizes mechanical engineering knowledge, problem solving skills
and project management to drive projects through the product
development process - from concept, to design, through validation,
and into production scale-up.The Senior Mechanical Engineer
position is a part of a Research, Development and Engineering team
that is geographically distributed among several sites. This role
will receive guidance for work priorities and have support for
challenges and questions. The person filling this role will have
high autonomy and must be comfortable with remote communications
and be driven and organized with practiced personal accountability.
Essential Job Duties
- Develop and apply advanced Mechanical Engineering theories,
methods, and research techniques in the investigation and solution
of complex technical problems.
- Create complete engineering drawing packages (i.e. fabrication
drawings, assembly drawings, BOM's, specification control drawings,
etc.) of fluid handling products.
- Comfortable leading and managing new product development
projects using established procedures and project management tools
as well as taking the role of Technical Lead for key customer
projects.
- Manage projects on a day-to-day basis, working closely with
cross functional teams and suppliers to drive projects to
completion.
- Develops expertise on relevant Client technologies and
products.
- Evaluate and recommend new technologies and design approaches
that meet or exceed product requirements.
- Ability to take concepts from ideas to functional prototypes
for verification testing while documenting research and testing for
development of intellectual property.
- Works with product managers, sales, and customers to define new
product requirements.
- Demonstrated experience of interfacing with external customers
and outside suppliers/vendors.
- Work with suppliers to optimize new products for cost and
manufacturability.
- Ensures released manufacturing documentation is reviewed,
accurate, complete, and contains clear and comprehensive assembly
and test instructions. Requirements: EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
- BS degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar degree.
- Minimum of 5+ years (ideal would be 7-8+ years of experience)
general Engineering investigation, research, and problem-solving
expertise in all aspects of new commercial product development,
design, development, and project release process.
- 3D CAD experience required: SolidWorks preferred.SKILLS AND
APTITUDES
- Proficiency with 3D CAD modeling tools (ideally SolidWorks) to
design precision mechanical components and assemblies.
- Can model, draft can use proper GD&T
- Uses FMEA and can solve multi physics analysis.
- Simulation experience with FMEA in solid works
- Solid fluid dynamics in Solid works is desired
- Proficient in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
and tolerance stack analysis.
- Experience leading small teams, developing/managing project
schedules and use of project management software.
- Experience in advanced mechanical engineering analysis (stress,
vibration, thermal, fluidic).
- Simulation experience with Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) desired.
- Experience with Design of Experiments (DOE) techniques
preferred.
- Experience participating in Failure Mode Effects Analysis
(DFMEA) and Design for Manufacturability (DFM, six sigma,
Poka-yoke, etc).
- Experience interfacing with internal and external customers,
and outside suppliers.
- Design experience to include injection molded plastics,
precision casting, and machined metal components.
- Experience creating verification plans and reports (DQ, IQ, OQ,
PQ) desirable.
- Proficiency in the use of business software tools (MS Word, MS
Excel, MS PowerPoint) and a proven ability to quickly learn and use
new software tools.
- Operates under limited supervision from Engineering Supervisor;
exercises independent judgment in developing methods, techniques,
and evaluation of results. Interfaces within Engineering and all
other departments.
- An established self-starter with the ability to work
independently while supporting a culture of accountability, team
orientation and a focus on successful outcomes.
- Must have excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Travel required 10% or less to suppliers and customers.Our team
is family, and our roots run deep. At Dry Development, we believe
that outstanding people are the key to success, and we've been
matching the Right people with the Right opportunities since
2005.-For a list of opportunities we're working on finding the
RIGHT people for, please visit and since we do not "collect"
resumes by leaving up old job postings, nor do we post every
position we are recruiting for, be sure to click the "Share Your
Information" button if you don't see a position that is of interest
to you.-We provide exceptional recruiting, temporary staffing, and
consulting services by treating each person like a person, not a
number.Dry Development and Investment Corporation provides equal
employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for
employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type
without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin,
disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual
orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other
characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.This
policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including
recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff,
recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
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