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Mechanical Design Engineer 3

Protingent
  • Mountain View, CA
  • $50–$55 Per Hour
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4 days ago

Job Description

Job Title: Mechanical Design Engineer 3

Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting contract Mechanical Design Engineer 3 with our client located in Sunnyvale, CA.

Job Description:
  • Design and construct manufacturing equipment used to produce minimally invasive medical devices.
  • This equipment will range in complexity from custom manual fixtures to semi-automated electro-mechanical systems, integrating work-holding, sensing, motion and vision control.
  • This position will play a critical role in developing cutting edge manufacturing capabilities to enable the future of minimally invasive surgery.
  • The ideal candidate should have a solid understanding of the technical aspects of mechanical engineering and design.
  • He/she will work closely with senior level equipment staff and other departments to develop and sustain custom equipment for production use.
  • This person will thrive working autonomously on projects with medium to high complexity.

Job Responsibilities:
  • Design and build in-house manufacturing equipment from concept to implementation.
  • Create effective design solutions of mechanical assemblies from simple fixturing to more complex assembly for automation equipment.
  • Iterate rapidly by prototyping, testing, and examining product designs using engineering methods and techniques, including computer simulation and physical models
  • Ensure manufacturing equipment designs meet functional, safety, ergonomic, documentation, and validation requirements.
  • Create and manage project plans including schedules, budgets, and stakeholder updates.
  • Develop documentation for equipment including specifications, assembly instructions, maintenance, and calibration procedures.
  • Create and execute protocol documentation for equipment DQ, IQ, OQ, PQ validations.
  • Conduct effective design reviews of new equipment at all stages of development.
  • Provide equipment-related technical support for on-going production operation and expansion.
  • Establish and manage external resources (contractors, system integrators, vendors) in the planning and execution of equipment projects including duplication activities.
  • Support other equipment-related operations and duties as required.

Job Qualifications:
  • Minimum 3 years’ experience designing and developing Automated manufacturing equipment.
  • Self-motivated, works well with others in a team environment.
  • Proficiency with CAD (SolidWorks highly preferred): designing parts with complex geometry, creating assemblies and creating detailed manufacturing drawings
  • Comfortable operating machine shop, measurement, and test equipment
  • Mechanical design and exploration skills, including statics, dynamics, and strength of materials, including stress analysis, fatigue, and thermal
  • Experience in integration of mechatronics components such as sensors, motors, pneumatics, and motion and vision control components.
  • Experience troubleshooting and repair of manufacturing equipment.
  • Experience developing equipment qualification, calibration and PM procedures and practices.
  • Minimum BSME Mechanical or Mechatronics engineering with minimum of 5 years related experience.
  • Experience with enterprise software (e.g. Agile document control, Confluence, Polarion, Windchill, etc)
  • Prior experience working with PLM systems (Agile preferred), SAP applications, including ECO creation, origination of equipment specification, test protocols, BOM, and work instructions.
Nice To Have:
  • Excellent understanding of tolerance analysis and statistical methods. Fluency in ASME Y14.5 GD&T and tolerance stack analysis
  • MSME (or equivalent) with minimum 6 plus years prior experience.
  • Structured Problem Solving. Rational thinking and root cause analysis capability.
  • Experience working in a medical device or other regulated quality systems.

Job Details:
  • Job Type: Contract
  • Pay Range: $50-$55/hr.
  • Location: Sunnyvale, CA (Onsite).

Benefits Package: Protingent offers competitive salaries, insurance plan options (HDHP plan or POS plan), education/certification reimbursement, pre-tax commuter benefits, Paid Time Off (PTO), and an administered 401k plan.

About Protingent: Protingent is an Award-Winning provider of top-tier Engineering and IT talent, trusted by companies at the forefront of innovation — from Software and Aerospace to AI, Clean Tech, Medical Devices, and Connected Technologies. We’re passionate about making a positive impact by connecting exceptional talent with meaningful opportunities and helping our clients build the future.

Numbers & Facts

LocationMountain View, CA
Salary$50–$55 Per Hour

Skills

  • Agile PLM / Oracle PLM (Product Lifecycle Management)unmatched
  • Analysis Skillsunmatched
  • Assembly Equipmentunmatched
  • Automationunmatched
  • Bill of Materials (BOM)unmatched
  • Budgetingunmatched
  • CAD/CAM (Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing)unmatched
  • Calendar Managementunmatched
  • Calibrationunmatched
  • Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
  • Documentationunmatched
  • Electromechanical Systemsunmatched
  • Equipment Specificationunmatched
  • Ergonomicsunmatched
  • Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancingunmatched
  • Geometryunmatched
  • Identify Issuesunmatched
  • Machiningunmatched
  • Manufacturingunmatched
  • Manufacturing Equipmentunmatched
  • Manufacturing Equipment Maintenanceunmatched
  • Material Fatigueunmatched
  • Mechanical Assemblyunmatched
  • Mechanical Designunmatched
  • Mechanical Engineeringunmatched
  • Medical Equipmentunmatched
  • Microsoft Windows MEunmatched
  • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
  • Process Validationunmatched
  • Product Designunmatched
  • Product Engineeringunmatched
  • Product Testingunmatched
  • Project Planningunmatched
  • Project Scheduleunmatched
  • Project/Program Managementunmatched
  • Prototypingunmatched
  • Requirements Validation/Verificationunmatched
  • Residential Constructionunmatched
  • Resource Managementunmatched
  • Root Cause Analysisunmatched
  • SAPunmatched
  • Simulationunmatched
  • SolidWorksunmatched
  • Statisticsunmatched
  • Strength of Materialsunmatched
  • System Integration (SI)unmatched
  • Team Playerunmatched
  • Technical Supportunmatched
  • Technical/Engineering Designunmatched
  • Test & Measurement Equipmentunmatched
  • Testingunmatched
  • Tolerance Analysisunmatched
  • Validation Documentationunmatched

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