Senior Mechanical Design Engineer - Instruments

Job Description

Primary Function of Position:

This candidate will support the design and testing of next generation robotic flexible instruments.

Essential

Job Duties:

• Design new instrument components, using knowledge and experience to select the optimal material and process (metal vs. plastic, molded vs. extruded vs. MIM vs. formed, etc.).
• Develop test methods, fixtures, and measurement tools to evaluate the performance of robotic catheters and sub-assemblies.
• Benchmark existing designs and compare candidate designs.
• Present your findings to design engineering, clinical, and manufacturing, and make recommendations for design iterations.
• Work with clinical engineering and manufacturing to understand key drivers of product performance, durability, and ease of assembly.
• Investigate and determine root cause of emerging design or manufacturing defects.
• Help define engineering requirements and ensure candidate designs are backed by robust data prior to design freeze.
• Complete detailed drawings and robust tolerance analysis and update designs accordingly.
• Support process development engineering activities.
• Mentor and guide younger engineers about best practices in design and engineering.