Mechanical Engineer III Optical

Overview

At Benchmark, we are driven by our purpose: to innovate for a healthier, safer, and better-connected world to create a brighter future. When you join us, you become part of a team passionate about making a meaningful impact across various sectors, including commercial aerospace, defense, advanced computing, next-generation communications, complex industrials, medical, and semiconductor capital equipment. We prioritize career growth, fostering a culture that ensures you reach your full potential.

At Benchmark, your work is purpose-driven, enabling you to create a positive impact on the world and make your career truly meaningful. You’ll be part of a collaborative and inclusive team that values your ideas and contributions.

Summary: Opto-mechanical Engineer – Design, model, analyze, prototype, and develop opto-mechanical systems with experience in laser, imaging, illumination, and precision optical mounting techniques and their applications in various field, including medical devices.

• Designs precision opto-mechanical and structural assemblies and product chassis (ensuring they are designed to spec / work with vendors to have them manufactured / in-lab setup / availability / test functionality).
• Design, develop, and help implement a manufacturing validation strategy to address product, process and test method and release to manufacturing.
• Perform detailed analysis to ensure product performance, reliability and manufacturability in addition to documenting the design, development, and validation processes.
• Produce design packages for vendors including optical and mechanical drawings with specification, tolerance, and special process steps.
• Provide innovative solutions and direct support to achieve design project milestones.
• Collaborates within multidisciplinary teams to achieve project milestones.

Primary Requirements:

• BS in Mechanical Engineering with a minimum of 1 or more years of experience, experience in the medical device industry preferred.
• Working knowledge of:
  Optical design, enclosures, structural, mechanical, heat transfer, scanner systems, precision machined components, die cast, and plastics.
• Strong in Solid Works or similar CAD tools (Top-Down Design, Assemblies, Component design), FEA, and GD&T Tolerance Analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex design and engineering problems with minimal assistance, while drawing inputs from Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, and Clinical functions.
• Design for manufacturability, assembly, and / or reliability (thermal, vibration, shock) Manufacturing process development for medical equipment.
• Design control; verification and validation, design transfer.
• Experience operating within a highly regulated industry.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment.

• Experience with Opto-mechanical design for diode lasers and LED and UV light sources.
• Experience with Optical Coherence Tomography; 3D and scanning imaging; ophthalmic microscope systems, ultrasound imaging and probe design.
• Experience with FDA and international ISO regulations pertaining to design control requirements for medical devices.

• Provides mechanical design and documentation for customer products and/or related tooling, resulting in a product or tooling that supports the manufacturing environment, if applicable, to meet customers’ and internal manufacturing requirements
• Develops basic drawings of components and assemblies
• Makes Engineering computations and write/edit specifications
• Creates modified basic designs for new or existing products and tooling
• Verifies completed work, checking dimensions, materials to be used and quantities per the verification plan
• Interacts with vendors to ensure proper fabrication of mechanical components for product, testers and tooling
• Creates and maintains basic engineering drawings
• Assists with assembly of tooling, test fixtures and prototypes
• Performs basic to intermediate drafting and design duties such as tolerance analysis, material selection, and selection of fabrication methods
• Provides assistance to the Hardware Design, Software Design, PCB Design, Functional Test, and ICT test for product, test and tooling development
• Interacts with hardware, software and equipment vendors
• Follows project plan and reports project status to leadership
• Assists in project proposals and associated cost estimates
• Assists with DFX reviews and creates necessary documentation
• Develops an understanding of Design For Excellence philosophy and promote with customers
• Communicates with customer technical personnel regarding basic technical issues
• Communicates technical challenges and work with leadership to create and implement solutions
• Works with customers to understand requirements regarding mechanical design
• Works with Sustaining Engineering (product, process, test and quality) to assist in the development of products that leverage internal manufacturing and test processes
• Assists in the development of…