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 (REL) Team works to ensure product robustness and longevity in typical customer applications. REL partners with the Instrument Development Group (IDG) to evaluate new products and with Continuing Engineering (CE) to enhance existing products. The Reliability Engineer helps define reliability goals, develop evaluation plans, assess risk, and facilitate design improvements with project teams. The work combines hands-on and office activities in a highly interactive environment. Additional duties may include supervising engineering technicians, coordinating transactional activity with other functions, and interfacing with suppliers. The role collaborates with Quality, Production, Machining Operations, and other engineering disciplines to ensure processes meet current cGMP and ISO 13484 standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science 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.

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.
• Use statistics and problem-solving to understand physical and practical relationships.
• 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