Position Title: Mechanical Engineer
Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting contract Mechanical Engineer opportunity.
Job Responsibilities:- Develop products in a regulated medical device environment
- Create technical requirements based on various user, customer and business needs
- Document design specifications including drafting mechanical drawings and managing BOMs
- Review design and documentation to ensure compliance with design criteria and standards
- Prepare and execute design evaluations and engineering confidence testing
- Support verification activities including testing and writing protocols and reports
- Perform benchmarking of current products
- Mechanical packaging of electronics in compact form factors
- Packaging of electronics including high voltage components
- Develop mechanical architecture concepts
- Perform trade off studies for various technical concepts based on technical requirements
- Work with suppliers to incorporate DFM and plan for tooling
- Work with limited supervision.
Job Qualifications:- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or related discipline, or equivalent experience.
- Minimum 2 years of product development experience.
- Ability to be a self-starter, seek new and better methods, and work with minimum supervision.
- Demonstrates deep expertise in profession and medical device industry best practices.
- Ability to collaborate within a Team environment and across functions.
- Capability to discern relevant facts and in turn, effectively resolve issues.
- Ability to be flexible in a fast-paced goal-oriented environment.
- Demonstrates the understanding of deadlines and time limits, ability to accomplish goals, and the desire to win.
Preferred Job Qualifications:- Demonstrated ability to manage complex projects and multiple priorities
- Knowledge of leading edge materials and manufacturing technologies
- Experience working in an FDA regulated environment or other regulated industry
- Experience with Solid Modeling Design tools, Creo Parametric preferred
- Experience with Product Lifecycle Management systems
- Experience with prototyping concepts using common prototyping tools including 3D printers
- Experience with electromechanical packaging including PCBAs, flex circuits, connectors
- Experience with Injection molding, casting, sheet metal, cable design and fabrication processes
- Experience with FEA or other analysis tools for stress and thermal
- Experience with GD&T and tolerance analysis techniques
- Hands on prototyping and 3D printing experience
- Experience as a process engineer and/or developing processes for a contract manufacturer
- Experience with Design for Reliability, Manufacturing and Service
- Experience with Design for Six Sigma or other statistics based development methodologies.
Job Details:- Job Type: Contract
- Pay Rate Range: $50-65/hr.
- Location: Kirkland, WA (Onsite Required)
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S. for any employer.
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.