Mechanical Engineer III

CONMED Corporation • Westborough, MA

2d • $82,000 - $130,000

About The Position

The purpose of the Engineer III R&D is to perform engineering duties in designing and developing medical devices. A successful individual must understand good design principles, engineering concepts, and product and feature testing in a lab environment. The individual must be able to prepare reports and protocols and perform routine engineering activities under supervision. Key Duties & Responsibilities Plans and performs engineering assignments, including responsibility for engineering part of a major project, or performing project management for a minor project. Conducts each assignment based on broad team input and customer needs. Accepts engineering assignments that are broad in nature and require further definition usually requiring appreciable originality and ingenuity. Translates, develops and documents engineering specifications based on voice of the customer input. Evaluates, selects, and applies standard engineering techniques and procedures using judgment to solve difficult technical challenges, including product and feature testing in a lab environment. Ability to translate and/or derive customer requirements to engineering specifications. Ability to plan, conduct and supervise engineering assignments involving several smaller or lower priority projects or one major project. Works with cross-functional teams and under minimal supervision of an engineer manager or supervisor; has some latitude for un-reviewed action. Ability to write and advise others of the testing requirements. Ability to create and check design specifications. Ability to conduct root-cause investigation and recommend corrective action for design issues in existing products.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Biomedical or Mechanical
• 5 years related experience in R&D Engineering with a bachelor’s degree; 3 years with a master’s degree.
• Proficient in Computer Aided Design (CAD), SolidWorks preferred, and MS Office software applications.

Nice To Haves

• Medical Device Experience
• Reusable and Capital products experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Plans and performs engineering assignments, including responsibility for engineering part of a major project, or performing project management for a minor project.
• Conducts each assignment based on broad team input and customer needs.
• Accepts engineering assignments that are broad in nature and require further definition usually requiring appreciable originality and ingenuity.
• Translates, develops and documents engineering specifications based on voice of the customer input.
• Evaluates, selects, and applies standard engineering techniques and procedures using judgment to solve difficult technical challenges, including product and feature testing in a lab environment.
• Ability to translate and/or derive customer requirements to engineering specifications.
• Ability to plan, conduct and supervise engineering assignments involving several smaller or lower priority projects or one major project.
• Works with cross-functional teams and under minimal supervision of an engineer manager or supervisor; has some latitude for un-reviewed action.
• Ability to write and advise others of the testing requirements.
• Ability to create and check design specifications.
• Ability to conduct root-cause investigation and recommend corrective action for design issues in existing products.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Excellent healthcare including medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage
• Short & long term disability plus life insurance -- cost paid fully by CONMED
• Retirement Savings Plan (401K) -- CONMED matches your contributions dollar for dollar, with the potential for up to 7% per pay period
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan -- allows stock purchases at discounted price
• Tuition assistance for undergraduate and graduate level courses

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees