Mechanical Senior Engineer

Location: Montreal

At Zimmer Biomet, we believe in pushing the boundaries of innovation and driving our mission forward. As a global medical technology leader for nearly 100 years, a patient’s mobility is enhanced by a Zimmer Biomet product or technology every 8 seconds.

As a Zimmer Biomet team member, you will share in our commitment to providing mobility and renewed life to people around the world. To support our talent team, we focus on development opportunities, robust employee resource groups (ERGs), a flexible working environment, location specific competitive total rewards, wellness incentives and a culture of recognition and performance awards. We are committed to creating an environment where every team member feels included, respected, empowered and recognised.

What You Can Expect
As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you will act as a senior technical individual contributor and technical lead for complex mechanical engineering activities related to existing products and manufacturing processes. This role requires deep engineering expertise, strong independent judgment, and the ability to lead technical work across cross-functional teams without formal people management responsibilities.

You will be expected to identify technical risks, diagnose complex product and process issues, develop robust engineering solutions, and guide implementation in a regulated medical device environment. Success in this role requires a hands‑on, analytical engineer who can move effectively between design, manufacturing, quality, supplier, and regulatory considerations.

How You'll Create Impact

Lead the technical execution of product improvement initiatives for existing products, from problem definition through engineering assessment, solution development, verification, implementation, and release

Serve as a technical contributor for cross-functional activities involving engineering, production, quality, suppliers, and new product development partners

Own complex engineering analyses to support design changes, production issue resolution, and product performance improvement, including dimensional, tolerance stack-up, functional, structural, and failure mode assessments

Independently investigate product and process nonconformances, customer complaints, and technical issues by identifying root causes, assessing risk, and recommending practical, data‑driven corrective actions

Define, plan, and execute verification and validation activities associated with engineering changes using scientifically and statistically sound methods

Develop test methods, protocols, and engineering rationales to support product modifications, design decisions, and manufacturing improvements

Evaluate the impact of design or process changes on product performance, manufacturability, reliability, quality, and regulatory compliance

Coordinate implementation and transfer of product improvements to suppliers and manufacturing teams, ensuring technical requirements are clearly defined and effectively executed

Contribute technical expertise to risk management activities, including FMEA and related engineering risk assessments.

Support CAPA, nonconformance, and complaint investigation activities with strong technical analysis and clear documentation

Provide engineering documentation and technical support for regulatory submissions, product certifications, and change control activities, including support for 510(k)-related documentation where applicable

What Makes You Stand Out

Significant experience in the medical device industry or another highly regulated manufacturing environment

Experience working within an ISO 13485-regulated environment

Strong experience with engineering change implementation for released products

Experience with risk management activities,…