Director, Mechanical & Electrical Engineering (Mechatronics)

Swisslog Healthcare•Denver, CO

About The Position

Make an Impact with Healthcare Technology Jobs That Matter The Director of Mechatronics will lead the mechatronics team to perform hardware design, electrical, mechanical and electronics systems engineering for our Pneumatic Tube Systems (PTS). This role will define, maintain and execute the mechatronics development process and roadmap in conjunction with product management.

Requirements

BS of Engineering in electronics, electrical or mechatronics.
10 years of electromechanical engineering experience
5 years engineering management experience leading teams
5-15 engineers
Proven engineering leadership capability developing and mentoring engineering team
Strong written and verbal communication up, down and across the organization
Capable to estimate, plan and project manage projects up to $1M dollars
Basic understanding of business finance and business case development
Experience of product development through two cycles of the complete product life cycle, from cradle to grave for a mechatronics system
Data analysis
Root cause analysis, 8D and 5 Why
Design Failure Mode Effect Analysis, DFMEA
Familiar with product testing and validation

Nice To Haves

6 sigma green belt / black belt
Experience with the health care industry
Experience with transport automation

Responsibilities

Perform all mechatronics engineering including electronics, electrical and mechanical for Pneumatic Tube Systems (PTS) including but not limited to: Carriers, stations, transfer units, blowers, sensors, control boards, all hardware
Mechatronics architecture aligning local and global commonality across the transport automation product line
Own the mechatronics engineering development process
Responsible for product safety and certifications, i.e. UL
Create technical content for assembly, maintenance, troubleshooting and installation of products
Develop PTS system topologies and requirements for system design
Develop PTS system acceptance criteria for commissioning
Estimate proposed engineering projects for scope, time, materials and costs
Project management of engineering projects
Other duties as assigned
Lead the engineering team to resolve all Tier 3 issues related to mechatronics.
Create and maintain an open and collaborative work environment in accordance with Swisslog core values, competence, collaboration, commitment and clarity
Coach, mentor and develop the engineering team
Create and maintain a department succession plan to ensure business continuity
Create and manage department budget