Manager, Mechanical Engineering

Job Description
This position is a player-coach role with dual responsibilities for leading and managing the junior and senior Mechanical Engineering staff within the US, and contributing to projects and programs as a senior Mechanical Engineering individual contributor.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

Managerial Role:
• Establish a culture of excellence in execution, continuous improvement, and communication across the Mechanical Engineering Team
• Work with assigned staff and Principal Engineers to identify and implement new analytical methods, software, clinically relevant testing and training
• Identify and recommend appropriate technical approaches for a diverse range of medical products and technologies including catheters, introducers, guide wires, pumps, precision mechanisms, valves, and packaging
• Develop and mentor assigned staff
• Interview, hire, review and manage assigned staff
• Maintain a safe operating environment

Sr. Engineering Role:
• Perform mechanical, fluid, vibration, thermal and reliability analyses with guidance from senior staff to support new and existing designs
• Fabricate prototypes with assistance from junior staff and Engineering Support team
• Work with internal and external manufacturing partners to ensure producible designs (DFM)
• Develop test methods and conduct characterization and engineering pre-verification testing
• Document designs by constructing solid models and drawings with ProE using GD&T and stack-up analyses
• Address field complaints by determining root cause and implement corrective actions
• Support sustaining engineering efforts by the timely disposition of non-conforming material and resolve producibility issues with internal and external manufacturing partners
• Identify and establish new approaches and procedures




Skills/Requirements

Job Qualifications:
• BS in Mechanical Engineering or directly related scientific discipline, MS desired.
• 8 or more years of directly related work experience; Medical device experience preferred.
• Must have expertise with engineering CAD software such as ProEngineer
• Must have expertise in FEA and analytical software such as MathCAD, Minitab and Matlab
• Experience with applicable manufacturing processes such as injection molding, extrusion and fabrication.
• Six Sigma and/or Design for Six Sigma; Black Belt preferred
• Ability to gain cooperation of others and lead team members
• Demonstrated critical thinking in a fast paced environment
• Ability to communicate ideas and information clearly, effectively, and frequently (oral and written)
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office Suite. Working knowledge of SAP desired.
• May require up to 10% travel within EU & US

Company

Abiomed, Inc

Job Code

State or Province

Massachusetts

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