Mechanical Engineer II

Verathon•Bothell, WA

8h•Onsite

About The Position

Verathon is looking for a Mechanical Engineer II to join our Urology R&D team in Bothell, WA. This role will focus on designing and developing mechanical systems and components for a program aimed at improving patient outcomes in bladder volume measurement using ultrasound technology. The Mechanical Engineer II will contribute to Verathon's market-leading BladderScan product line within the company's new product development framework. The position involves mechanical design, analysis, and development of medical device components and subsystems, including translating system requirements into detailed mechanical designs, conducting engineering analysis, developing and testing prototypes, supporting design verification and validation, and ensuring designs meet manufacturability and regulatory compliance standards. The role operates within Verathon's NPD process and Quality Management System, requiring collaboration with systems engineering, electrical engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or relevant engineering field of study is required.
Experience with solid modeling; SolidWorks preferred
Typically requires a minimum of 2 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or an advanced degree without experience; or equivalent work experience.
Strong technical aptitude and problem-solving skills

Nice To Haves

Experience in the medical device industry or other highly regulated industry is preferred
Experienced with MathCAD, Minitab, and Python is preferred
Product development experience in medical device environment specific to diagnostic imaging is preferred
Knowledge of design for injection molding is preferred.

Responsibilities

Serve as technical contributor for major development projects or multiple simultaneous projects
Ensure that engineering design activities follow the development procedure and maintain strict design control
Create and release product requirements, design specifications and design descriptions for assigned projects, as required by applicable medical device standards and internal procedures
Interact with internal and external stakeholders as well as manufacturing resources to design for manufacturability, reliability, and cost-effectiveness
Design robust systems using knowledge of manufacturing processes capabilities and component tolerances requirements.
Research design options and perform experiments to determine potential design feasibility or remediate previous designs.
Manage project scope, and coordinate proposals and expense controls. Develop business justifications and cost proposals for capital equipment, prototyping, and V&V activities.
Research, and implement emerging technologies to advance medical device design using appropriate materials, and technology that can be transferred to production and manufacturing systems
Design of 3D models and 2D drawings including but not limited to injection molded plastic, machined components, dynamic systems, stamped sheet metal and integrated systems
Knowledge and use of additive manufacturing technologies in part design and prototyping is required
Sharing of knowledge within the team through mentoring, formal and informal instruction