Mechanical Design Engineer

Ferno-Washington, Inc•Wilmington, OH

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for engineering issues related to design of electro-mechanical EMS systems including all structural and mechanical components and sub-systems utilized in Ferno’s product line. This position will work closely with NPD, Innovation, Test, Quality, Product Management, Finance and Operation teams in Wilmington, Ohio.

Requirements

B.S. degree in Mechanical or Biomedical Engineering and 4+ years of related experience.
Or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Knowledge and experience of application and use of GD&T
Knowledge and experience of application of Design for Manufacturability and Assembly
Experience with FDA regulated devices or experience working in a regulated industry
Experience developing and/or supporting medium to high volume products, preferably for EMS applications
Knowledge of utilizing Solidworks or an equivalent 3D modeling CAD software

Responsibilities

Engineering design support of electro-mechanical products and subsystems.
Familiar with Finite Element Analysis, FEA.
Participate in new product development programs as both a voice of the user and reliability champion. Participate in design reviews, FMEA development, and review / approve design history file documentation.
Ensure product and component documentation is complete prior to release. Maintain product documentation throughout post-release product life-cycle. e.g. DFMEAs during Failure or root cause analysis.
Review product verification and validation test plans and results. Provide feedback to development teams.
Evaluate new products and recommend post release support plans.
Create, maintain and update BOMs as required.
Develop and implement incremental improvements to existing product base.
Work with test engineering, quality and regulatory to ensure products maintain certification to various standards.
Provide issue escalation support to internal and external customers.
Investigate customer complaints and field issues. Conduct failure analysis (FA) as well as identify and implement corrective actions. Must be able to manage a small cross-functional team to ensure corrective actions are fully implemented.
Maintain and update design drawings and models utilizing Solidworks.
Utilize proper GD&T on product drawings created.
Conduct design reviews for updated or new designs.
Work with test engineering and quality to make sure there is an adequate test plan and proper verification and validation is performed on all updated or new designs.
Use root cause analysis tools such as C&E matrix (fish bone), 5 why’s etc. to properly document and define issue related to legacy or new product
Collaborate with manufacturing and quality engineers to identify cost improvement ideas as they relate to product design.
Other duties may be assigned.