Senior Design Engineer

6+ month contract

On-site in Newton, MA

Must be able to work on a W2

Position Summary:

The Senior Manufacturing Fixture Design Engineer will be a part of the R&D organization and an important contributor to the realization of the next generation robotic platform that will change the future of healthcare. You will be a visible technical resource working on the transition of complex electro-mechanical assemblies from prototype to verification testing and pilot builds, in close collaboration with manufacturing engineering. This role is suited for an R&D engineer with experience in developing build and test fixtures for complex electro-mechanical medical devices and disposables. A broad knowledge of mechanical design, DFA/DFM, including design verification testing, process validation, and transfer to manufacturing within a regulated medical device development environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Being a key team member working on the design readiness of a robotic surgical platform

• Design and develop production build and test fixtures for complex electromechanical sub-systems for production volumes

• Create fixture requirements, design descriptions, use and preventive maintenance documentation

• Perform fixture qualifications and verifications in conjunction with Quality and Manufacturing Engineering

• Support development of assembly and test processes for capital equipment and disposables

• Develop fixtures and tests for component inspection

• Support a variety of multi-disciplinary technical and process improvement projects of different sizes and scopes

• Create engineering changes orders for the release of fixtures and tooling documentation

• Manage and communicate assigned projects in collaboration with cross-functional teams

Qualifications:

• 8+ years electromechanical and consumable R&D engineering experience, at least 5 years in medical device required

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/ Robotics/Advanced Manufacturing Engineering is required

• Must have strong Solidworks/PDM proficiency

• Deep understanding of DFM (Design for Manufacturing), DFA (Design for Assembly), and DFT (Design for testing) required.

• Experience in the design, qualification, and verification of fixtures for medical devices assembly and test is required

• Expertise with electromechanical system development is highly desired

• Experience in developing Simulink-based fixture is required. Proficiency in Simulink/LabVIEW is desired

• Must have previous experience in design transfer/new product introduction

• Experienced in fixture and process validation

• Experience with statistical tools and software such as Minitab desired

• Able to execute assigned projects and duties with minimal supervision

• Outstanding documentation and communication skills required

• Proficiency in using MS Office required