Sr. Mechanical Engineer

Mizuho OSI•Fremont, CA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Mechanical Engineer designs operating room equipment including structural piece part and subassembly designs, electro-mechanical drive trains, user touch points (patients, physicians, and support staff), and complete systems. This role involves working with other engineering, manufacturing, marketing, quality, and regulatory staff to develop product specifications, prototype units, verification and validation devices, and coordinating the production release of new products. The position also performs analysis and testing to assure product performance, reliability, and safety, and plans and schedules projects consistent with corporate objectives. Key contributions include intellectual property development through invention and patent application, identifying and qualifying outside vendors and consultants, and maintaining current knowledge of competitive technologies. The engineer is responsible for complete, accurate, and timely design history documentation, providing support for product complaints and safety issues, and participating in the review and disposition of non-conforming material. The ideal candidate will design metal, plastic, and composite patient support structures for operating rooms, meeting requirements for stiffness, strength, stability, reliability, and cost, and design user-actuated mechanisms and electro-mechanical drive trains for patient positioning and traction to optimize surgical outcomes. Collaboration with diverse teams including electrical, software, systems, manufacturing, clinical, marketing, and service is essential.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field and 5-8 YOE, Master’s Degree and 3+ YOE, or PhD 1+ YOE
Fluency with a 3D solid modeling package, preferably Solid Works.
Ability to apply engineering principles using logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to find creative or innovative solutions for design of mechanical parts or assemblies.
Excellent computer skills including operating Windows based personal computers.
Ability to efficiently and effectively use Microsoft products such as Outlook, Word, Excel, MS Project, and PowerPoint.
Ability to clearly express oneself verbally and in writing in the English language using good grammar, vocabulary, eye contact.
Ability to communicate effectively with employees and other business contacts in a courteous and professional manner.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills to include strong presentation, project and organizational skills.
Excellent customer focus with a high sense of urgency.
Ability to provide excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Able to respond sensitively to the needs and feelings of others regardless of position; to accept interpersonal differences, to maintain rapport, and to interact effectively with all levels of employees within the organization.
Ability to function calmly in a fast paced environment managing multiple priorities simultaneously.
Able to positively manage situations of a dynamic nature; to be able to modify plans, actions, and decisions in light of changing situations and circumstances while still meeting, or proposing modified, deadlines.
Able to demonstrate an understanding, and the regular use of a time management process, which systematically structures one's own work to provide for effective task performance and to plan and prioritize items to meet future demands.
Ability to establish and accomplish goals independently and to function as a positive and productive team member.

Responsibilities

Work independently or within cross functional development teams to fully define user needs and product specifications: Design, develop, and test prototypes and V&V units that meet these specifications.
Participate with New Product Introduction (NPI) to assure product designs are producible in the Mizuho OSI manufacturing environment at the most favorable costs for the sales volume expected.
Evaluate field input from Service and Marketing regarding product performance.
Maintain a continuing liaison relationship with Manufacturing and Marketing functions to assure readiness to meet commitments of new business and to assure that production rates and product designs provide effective utilization of available manufacturing resources.
Continually reduce product cost through design, process, procedure, and method improvement.
Collaborate with other engineers within the department and across the organization on mechanical designs and activities concerned with technical developments, scheduling, and resolving engineering design and test problems within standard regulations.
Analyze problems and formulate plans to overcome challenges to get work done quickly with a high degree of quality. Make sound and logical decisions, choose the appropriate courses of action based on the situation, and use continual improvement problem solving skills.
Understand Mizuho OSl's business objectives and the relationship between the Department and those objectives; to support and follow the Corporate Vision, Mission & Values Statements, to maintain the services and quality levels set by Mizuho OSI, and to continually enable Mizuho OSI to be a great place to work.
Understand, follow and support Mizuho OSl's internal Quality System policies, procedures and work instructions including but not limited to applicable external regulations (21 Code of Federal Regulations Part 820 Quality System Regulations and applicable International Standards).
Participate in vendor selection, sustaining engineering, QC inspection, and material review board activities (at more senior levels).
Assist other engineers and designers with technical input (at more senior levels).
Lead projects and provide technical leadership (at more senior levels).
Train and instruct other members of the department and the company as appropriate, assist them in their development and advancement either with one-on-one or with platform training skills (at more senior levels).