Mechanical Engineer II

Job summary

The Mechanical Engineer II will design, prototype, and qualify mechanical components for medical devices while ensuring manufacturability and cost-effectiveness. They will also conduct root cause investigations for failures and act as a liaison between design and manufacturing teams.

Job details

Company Overview Verathon is a global medical device company focused on supporting customers by being their trusted partner, delivering high-quality products that endure over time and ensure clinical and economic utility. Two areas where Verathon has significantly impacted patient care, and become the market leader in each, are bladder volume measurement and airway management. The company’s BladderScan portable ultrasound and GlideScope video laryngoscopy & bronchoscopy systems effectively address unmet needs for healthcare providers and meaningfully raise the standard of care for patients. Verathon, a subsidiary of Roper Technologies, is headquartered in Bothell, Washington, USA and has international subsidiaries in Canada, Europe and Asia Pacific. For more information, please visit www.verathon.com. Overview Verathon® is looking for a Mechanical Engineer II to become the newest member of our Airway Sustaining Team located in Burnaby, British Columbia. The Mechanical Engineer II is responsible for interacting with design and manufacturing resources to create changes for manufacturability, reliability, and cost effectiveness. Responsibilities Principal Responsibilities: Participate in designing, prototyping, testing and qualification of mechanical designs for high-reliability and high-performance medical devices. Complete root cause investigations of manufacturing and design related failures and recommend solutions. Support production activities and resolve issues quickly. Evaluate product non-conformances and recommend design modifications. Develop and test new manufacturing processes. Review vendors process validation plans/protocols. Creating test plans to verify solutions. Act as a liaison between the design and manufacturing groups. Assessing risk of solutions and updating technical risk documentation. Work closely with electrical and software engineers, designing with system-wide perspective. Interact with global and internal design and manufacturing resources to design for manufacturability, reliability and cost-effectiveness. Specify and manage tool development. Follow all policies, procedures and standards for engineering documentation to ensure compliance with corporate document management policy. Qualifications Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Bachelor and / or graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering 2+ years of technical product or mechanical device design and manufacturing Proven background of reviewing or preparing process validations. Good knowledge of and ability to use SolidWorks and SolidWorks add-ins. Experience using statistical techniques, preferably using Minitab. A history of accurately identifying and documenting root cause. Experience in technical team-focused workplace. Ability to make independent judgments using sound engineering principles and techniques. Proficient in writing concisely and accurately with meticulous attention to detail and clarity. EIT status preferred Why Join Us? Be part of an innovative team that is dedicated to improving patient outcomes. Engage in meaningful work that makes a difference in the healthcare industry. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. Salary range - $81,940 - $95,674 (Compensation will vary based on skills, experience and location; it is not typical to be hired at or above the top of the salary range). Full-time employees who are not on a commission plan are eligible for Verathon’s annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance. Verathon provides a competitive benefits package including a generous HCSA, paid holidays, paid time off and a retirement matching plan.

What you’ll do

The Mechanical Engineer II will design, prototype, and qualify mechanical components for medical devices while ensuring manufacturability and cost-effectiveness. They will also conduct root cause investigations for failures and act as a liaison between design and manufacturing teams.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a bachelor or graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering and possess at least 2 years of experience in technical product or device design. Proficiency in SolidWorks and experience with process validations and statistical techniques are required.

Benefits

• Annual bonus plan
• Health care spending account
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off
• Retirement matching plan

Listed skills

• Technical Documentation · Preferred
• SolidWorks · Preferred
• Root Cause Analysis · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Mechanical engineering
• SolidWorks
• Process validation
• Root cause analysis
• Minitab
• Statistical techniques
• Design for manufacturability
• Technical documentation
• Risk assessment
• Prototyping
• Medical device design
• Tool development
• Engineering Documentation
• Mechanical Design
• Design Modification
• Laryngoscopy
• Process Validation
• Document Management
• Solutions Support
• Healthcare Industry Knowledge
• Time Off Management
• Medical Devices
• Airway Management
• Bladder Cancer
• Bronchoscopy
• SolidWorks (CAD)
• Design For Manufacturability
• Medical Ultrasonography
• Innovation
• Mechanical Engineering
• Manufacturing Processes
• Software Engineering
• Test Planning
• Investigation
• Detail Oriented

Job areas

• Engineering
• Manufacturing
• Healthcare
• Mechanical Engineer
• Mechanical Engineer (General)
• Mechanical Engineers

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