Mechanical Engineering Manager role focused on leading mechanical engineering staff, technical design direction, optical system packaging, precision mechanisms, and mechanical analysis for medical device systems.

Job Requirements

  • 15+ years of experience designing and packaging systems or devices

  • 10+ years of medical device industry experience

  • 5+ years of experience managing or leading an engineering team

  • Experience serving as a technical lead for mechanical engineering projects

  • Experience designing optical system packaging

  • Experience designing precision adjustment mechanisms

  • Experience incorporating innovative manufacturing processes into mechanical designs

  • Experience performing mechanical analysis

  • 5+ years of experience leading optical device development

  • Knowledge of optical materials, coatings, basic geometric optics, and optical system troubleshooting

  • Proficiency with SolidWorks

  • Experience with opto-mechanical design

  • Experience incorporating Zemax designs into hardware

  • Experience with thermal management

  • Complete understanding of tolerance analysis

  • Complete understanding of engineering drawing methods

  • Knowledge of fabrication processes for optical sub-systems

Preferred Skills

  • Experience with mid-power laser-powered systems

  • Experience with disposable surgical fibers

  • Experience with thermal management for laser-powered or optical systems

  • Experience with laser-sintered metals

  • Experience with emerging or innovative manufacturing techniques

  • Experience mentoring Engineering Technicians, Engineers, and Senior Engineers

  • Experience balancing engineering team resources, capabilities, and project demands

Job Responsibilities

  • Manage the Mechanical Engineering group within a medical device division

  • Serve as technical lead for mechanical engineering design and development activities

  • Lead and mentor mechanical engineering staff ranging from Engineering Technicians to Senior Engineers

  • Provide technical direction on optical system packaging, precision mechanisms, and mechanical analysis

  • Support development of medical device systems and related mechanical sub-systems

  • Guide opto-mechanical design activities using SolidWorks

  • Incorporate Zemax optical designs into mechanical hardware

  • Lead design work involving optical materials, coatings, geometric optics, and optical system troubleshooting

  • Oversee mechanical design activities involving tolerance analysis and engineering drawings

  • Support fabrication process selection for optical sub-systems

  • Incorporate advanced manufacturing methods into mechanical and optical sub-system designs

  • Support thermal management design for optical, laser-powered, or medical device systems

  • Balance engineering resources and capabilities across active projects

  • Develop engineering staff through technical guidance, design review, and project leadership

Pay: 175k-185k/year

Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, term life insurance, short-term disability insurance, additional voluntary benefits, commuter benefits and 401K plan. Our program provides employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. Available paid leave may include Paid Sick Leave, where required by law; any other paid leave required by Federal, State or local law; and Holiday pay upon meeting eligibility criteria. Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs which are direct hire to a client.



Pay Details: $175,000.00 to $185,000.00 per year

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