Mechanical Design Engineer

Ferno-Washington, Inc•Wilmington, OH

20d

About The Position

The Mechanical Design Engineer is responsible for engineering issues related to the design of electro-mechanical EMS systems, including structural and mechanical components and subsystems used in Ferno’s product line. The position works closely with New Product Development, Innovation, Test, Quality, Product Management, Finance, and Operations teams in Wilmington, Ohio. The role supports product design and development, documentation, testing, certification, and post-release product lifecycle activities. It also investigates customer complaints and field issues, performs failure analysis, coordinates corrective actions, and identifies opportunities to improve existing products and reduce costs.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical or Biomedical Engineering and 4+ years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
Knowledge and experience applying GD&T.
Knowledge and experience applying Design for Manufacturability and Assembly.
Experience with FDA-regulated devices or work in a regulated industry.
Knowledge of SolidWorks or equivalent 3D modeling CAD software.

Nice To Haves

Experience developing and/or supporting medium- to high-volume products, preferably for EMS applications.

Responsibilities

Provide engineering design support for electro-mechanical products and subsystems.
Participate in new product development programs as a voice of the user and reliability champion.
Participate in design reviews and FMEA development, and review or approve design history file documentation.
Ensure product and component documentation is complete before release and maintain documentation throughout the post-release product lifecycle, including DFMEAs during failure or root-cause analysis.
Review product verification and validation test plans and results and provide feedback to development teams.
Evaluate new products and recommend post-release support plans.
Create, maintain, and update bills of materials (BOMs).
Develop and implement incremental improvements to the existing product base.
Work with test engineering, quality, and regulatory teams to maintain product certification to applicable standards.
Provide issue-escalation support to internal and external customers.
Investigate customer complaints and field issues, conduct failure analysis, and identify and implement corrective actions.
Manage small cross-functional teams to ensure corrective actions are fully implemented.
Maintain and update design drawings and models using SolidWorks.
Apply appropriate GD&T to product drawings.
Conduct design reviews for new or updated designs.
Work with test engineering and quality to ensure adequate test plans and verification and validation for new or updated designs.
Use root-cause analysis tools, such as cause-and-effect matrices (fishbone diagrams) and the 5 Whys, to document and define issues related to legacy or new products.
Collaborate with manufacturing and quality engineers to identify product-design cost-improvement opportunities.
Perform other duties as assigned.