Staff Systems Engineer, Temperature Calibration

Fortive • Everett, WA

40d • Onsite

About The Position

Fluke Calibration is seeking an experienced Staff Systems Engineer with a strong mechanical engineering foundation to provide product design and cross-disciplinary technical leadership for Temperature Calibration (TCAL) products. This role involves sustaining industry-leading calibration baths, dry-wells, furnaces, and metrology standards, while also contributing to next-generation platform designs. The position is based at Fluke Park HQ in Everett, WA. The engineer will perform hands-on mechanical and thermal design work as an individual contributor and lead cross-functional projects involving electrical, embedded software, metrology, and manufacturing. Key aspects include translating requirements across disciplines and balancing metrology performance with manufacturability and long-term supportability. This role demands strong technical judgment and cross-functional influence, working collaboratively within a specialized team of temperature and pressure calibration specialists in the broader Fluke Engineering organization. The position reports to the Product Technology Group (PTG) manager for Temperature, Pressure, and Flow Calibration.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or a closely related engineering discipline
• Extensive experience in mechanical, mechatronics, or electromechanical systems engineering, with a strong background in thermal systems design (refrigeration, heater systems)
• Precision mechanical design for thermal systems: tolerance stack-up, materials selection, sealing for thermal cycling
• Proficient with MCAD (e.g., Creo), ASME Y14.5 (GD&T), and DFX/DFMEA
• Sub-ambient refrigeration expertise: vapor-compression cycle design, low-GWP refrigerants, EEV control
• Experience specifying thermal-loop control behavior clearly enough for firmware to implement and test

Nice To Haves

• Thermal FEA simulation, CFD for convection, radiative heat transfer, gradient/uniformity characterization
• Experience sustaining test/measurement/calibration products with long service lifetimes
• Proven ability to lead technical direction across disciplines without direct managerial authority
• Familiarity with global compliance standards (CE, FCC, RoHS, IEC 61010)
• Metrology fluency (ITS-90, uncertainty budgeting, sensor behavior) sufficient to avoid mechanical decisions that corrupt measurement
• Experience with manufacturing scale-up, factory transitions, or supply chain strategy

Responsibilities

• Own mechanical and thermal design for new TCAL products, including baths, dry-wells, furnaces, and metrology standards (SPRT/PRT, fixed-point cells).
• Apply refrigeration and heater-system design across the full TCAL range of products.
• Lead sustaining programs supporting the factory, including component EOL mitigation, quality improvement, and yield improvement.
• Bridge mechanical, electrical, embedded software, and metrology disciplines on shared problems.
• Translate metrology requirements (uncertainty, stability) into mechanical constraints, and back again.

What This Job Offers

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