Associate Design Engineer

Avantor•Devens, MA

9d•$52,000 - $83,950•Hybrid

About The Position

Avantor is looking for an Associate Design Engineer to join their Devens, MA team. The Associate is responsible for the development of approval drawings and prototypes for the single-use systems business, ensuring products meet customer performance requirements and quality standards. In addition to design, testing, and validation activities, this role owns product costing, cost analysis, and cost optimization initiatives to support profitability and operational efficiency. The Associate works closely with Account Management, Customer Service, Production, and Quality teams throughout the product development lifecycle. This is a hybrid position based at their Devens, MA facility.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Bioscience Engineering (or related field) and/or equivalent experience, education and training
1-2+ years AutoCAD or similar engineering software (2D and 3D)
Microsoft Office with an emphasis on Excel

Nice To Haves

SolidWorks experience is highly preferred
Organizational and communication skills
Developing and maintaining professional relationships with customers and suppliers
Technical concepts and their application to customer’s processes

Responsibilities

Develop custom single use system assemblies through understanding of Bioprocess.
Develop both basic and more technical approval drawings based on sketches or descriptions from account managers or customers.
Act as a project lead between customers, third-party labs, and the commercial team to ensure projects are completed on schedule and according to the project plan.
Select appropriate subcomponents and ensuring all connections are engineered to function as required (e.g. temperature, pressure). This may include developing test protocols and performing physical tests.
Develop sale price of Single Use products using software provided and develop strategy in competitive situations.
Entering/maintaining Bills of Materials (BOM) and Method of Manufacturing (MOM) in ERP system.
Conduct feasibility and cost estimation of products to ensure the design can meet business and customer needs. Research new and innovative products in the market to advance component library and conduct testing on commercial viability.
Perform various tests (e.g., pressure test, pull test, etc.) and create validation packets for customers.
Maintain engineering documents including a library of all subcomponents with appropriate data.
Assist in resolving customer complaints in a timely manner; notify management of problems and suggest corrective actions.
Understand and support company operating procedures to provide proper and effective service to all customers and foster the development of long-term business relationships.
Occasional travel to customer locations. Valid driver’s license required
Performs other duties as assigned.