Job Description

We are seeking a  Sr. Mechanical Engineer to develop innovative medical devices. In this role, you will work as part of a team helping drive products through their lifecycle from concept to delivery. The ideal candidate is an engineer with a maker-space mentality who is a motivated, hands-on, self-starter with strong critical thinking skills and sense of ownership. 

How you will make an impact as a Senior Mechanical Engineer:

• Create innovative product designs from design concept to production, incorporating new research and machine learning technologies.
• Work with multi-disciplinary team including electrical, software, industrial design, controls, and systems engineers, along with Quality, Regulatory, human factors, safety testing, and external vendors.
• Interface with team to establish design requirements and product attributes.
• Drive concept ideation – white board / CAD / FEA / prototypes.
• Establish overall system architecture with team and define hardware subsystems.
• Define tasks and estimate associated labor in support of program management schedules.
• Develop FMEAs. Evaluate designs through simulation, prototype testing, usability studies, and engineering testing of requirements.
• Transition concepts into products using 3D CAD Solid Modeling, selecting materials and processes, interacting with suppliers and manufacturers, and documenting the design input/output, and other development processes.
• Demonstrate design viability considering human factors, risk, reliability, manufacturability, innovation, weight, and cost. 
• Troubleshoot design failure modes to root cause and develop quick, effective solutions.
• Develop engineering test methods and transfer them to design verification team.
• Participate in technical review and approval for all mechanical component and assembly designs, analyses, and engineering testing.
• Set an excellent example of mechanical engineering practices and provide a level of mentorship to less knowledgeable engineers

Skills you will need to be successful in this role:

• Mechanical Engineering Degree (or similar) from a 4-year institution.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in product design, preferably in medical device and/or medical consumables.
• Hands-on experience with mechanical design tools and software (CAD, FEA, etc.) and tolerance analysis.
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience designing dynamic systems with electro-mechanical devices a plus
• Must be able to work in an open group dynamic environment
• Experience with DFM and scaling up for manufacturing is a bonus.

About DEKA:

One hour from the beach, Boston, and the mountains, the historic Amoskeag Millyard once housed the largest textile mills in the world. It is now home to DEKA Research and Development, where we are taking the same innovation and cutting-edge technology into the modern age.

Behind DEKA’s brick walls sits a team of professionals who strive to make a difference every day through thoughtful engineering, design, and manufacturing. Here at DEKA, some of the most innovative and life-changing products of our time are created, and new ideas are always welcome and explored.