Senior Mechanical Engineer

Harvard Bioscience • St Paul, MN

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About The Position

Harvard Bioscience is seeking a highly skilled Senior Mechanical Engineer to join its product development team supporting the Buxco® line of respiratory and inhalation systems. The role focuses on sustaining and enhancing current products while designing and developing next-generation systems. The engineer will apply mechanical design, precision instrumentation, and complex system integration expertise to support preclinical respiratory research tools.

Requirements

• Strong understanding of fluid dynamics, pneumatics, and precision mechanical systems.
• Demonstrated experience with new product development, including design, prototyping, verification, and commercialization.
• Proficiency in SolidWorks, good modeling practices, and mechanical analysis software.
• Experience with design for manufacturability (DFM) and design for assembly (DFA).
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to quickly and efficiently understand, condense, organize, and communicate information across disciplines to facilitate informed technical decision-making.
• Strong knowledge of materials, fabrication and machining processes, and manufacturing processes.
• Self-motivated; able to work effectively on a team and take personal responsibility for delivering on commitments.
• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent.
• Minimum of 5 years of mechanical engineering experience.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree.
• Mechanical engineering experience in medical devices, life sciences, or precision instrumentation.
• Experience with Ansys and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations.
• Knowledge of physiology, including respiratory, cardiac, and neurological systems.
• Sensor experience, including microsensors, nanosensors, and silicon-based sensors.
• Knowledge of applicable regulatory standards, including ISO 9001 and CE marking.

Responsibilities

• Lead the mechanical design and development of new respiratory and inhalation systems from concept through commercialization.
• Provide sustaining engineering support for existing products, including design updates, reliability improvements, and cost reduction initiatives.
• Develop and maintain detailed design documentation, including system state diagrams and requirements documents, in accordance with company documentation policies.
• Conduct engineering analyses, including multi-factor tolerance studies, DFMEA, and risk assessments.
• Collaborate with electrical, software, firmware, manufacturing, and scientific services teams to ensure system-level performance.
• Support prototype fabrication, design verification, and product validation activities.
• Interface with suppliers and manufacturing partners to ensure manufacturability and quality of mechanical designs.

What This Job Offers

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