Mechanical Engineer

Waters Corporation • Milford, MA

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About The Position

Waters is seeking a Reliability Engineer II to join the Milford Operations Engineering organization. The Reliability Engineering Team ensures the robustness and longevity of products in typical customer applications, working closely with the Instrument Development Group to evaluate new products and with Continuing Engineering on enhancements to existing products.

The Reliability Engineer helps define reliability goals, develop evaluation plans, assess risk, and facilitate design improvements in collaboration with project teams. The role combines hands-on and office-related work in a highly interactive environment. Additional responsibilities may include supervising engineering technicians, coordinating transactional activity with other functions, and interfacing with suppliers. The position collaborates with Quality, Production, Machining Operations, and other engineering disciplines to ensure processes meet current cGMP and ISO 13484 standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering.
• At least 3 years of experience, preferably working on electro-mechanical scientific instrumentation.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to interact at all levels.
• Detail oriented.
• Mechanical aptitude.
• Strong troubleshooting and investigative skills.
• Ability to use a PC with applications for data acquisition, analysis, and reporting.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a laboratory environment.
• Knowledge of engineering and statistical modeling software such as MATLAB or Minitab.
• Understanding and use of statistics, with the ability to consult, problem-solve, and understand physical and practical relationships.

Responsibilities

• Provide reliability engineering input, including evaluation strategies and schedules, as a member of LC system new product development teams.
• Support enhancements to existing products throughout development, testing, and implementation in collaboration with Continuing Engineering.
• Work with Manufacturing Engineering to identify in-house problems, implement solutions, and support reliability initiatives and continuous improvement.
• Conduct risk assessments and generate test plans to evaluate products and components.
• Analyze failure rates, failure modes, and failure mechanisms to determine root causes and support robust product design.
• Communicate findings to project teams and Operations Management Teams through written communications and technical presentations.
• Manage multiple projects in parallel.
• Potentially supervise engineering technicians, coordinate transactional activity with other functions, and interface with suppliers.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level