Intermediate Mechanical Engineer (Irradiators)

Sotera Health; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Sotera Health, a global leader in sterilization and lab testing for healthcare, is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to design, test, and support advanced automated irradiator equipment. Reporting to the Manager, Production Irradiator Engineering, you will collaborate with Project Managers and the Controls team to deliver robust solutions on time and within budget.

The role requires a Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering, at least five years of relevant experience, and Professional Engineer

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering is required.
• Minimum of five years relevant mechanical engineering experience.
• Professional Engineer designation or eligibility within 2 years.

Responsibilities

• Lead/design mechanical aspects of irradiator components and assemblies, coordinating manufacturing and testing.
• Lead mechanical engineering projects, ensuring budgets, schedules, and functionality meet requirements.
• Participate in design reviews to ensure compliance with engineering, quality, safety, and regulatory standards.
• Perform root cause analyses and apply rigorous problem-solving to field issues.
• Stay current with requirements for production irradiators, including dry and wet storage panoramic irradiators.

Skills

Mechanical design

Stress analysis

Tolerance stack-up

Engineering calculations

Technical communication

Team player

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

The name Sotera Health was inspired by Soteria, the Greek goddess of safety, and reflects the Company’s unwavering commitment to its mission, Safeguarding Global Health®.

Sotera Health Company is a leading global provider of mission-critical sterilization and lab testing and advisory services for the healthcare industry. With a combined tenure across our businesses of nearly 200 years and our industry recognized scientific and technological expertise, we help to ensure the safety of millions of patients and healthcare practitioners around the world every year.

Across our 64 facilities worldwide, we have over 3,000 employees who are dedicated to safety and quality. We are a trusted partner to more than 5,800 customers in over 50 countries, including more than 40 of the top 50 medical device companies and 9 of the top 10 pharmaceutical companies.

Reporting to the Manager, Production Irradiator Engineering, you will be responsible for the design, testing, commissioning, and on-going technical and manufacturing support of advanced automated industrial equipment (production irradiators).

You will work closely with cross-functional teams including Project Managers, Design and Drafting team, and the Production Irradiator Controls team to deliver projects on-time and on budge t.

Key Responsibilities

• Apply in-depth knowledge of engineering principles and standards.
• Lead or participate in all aspects of the design and manufacture of irradiator components and assemblies. This will include leading or participating in the design process, coordinating manufacturing, performing safety analyses including engineering calculations, creating specifications, coordinating and executing testing; compiling results and generating reports; and providing input for continuous improvement.
• Lead mechanical engineering projects and be fully accountable to meet defined budgets, schedules, and functionality requirements, commensurate with your work experience.
• Participate in engineer design reviews to ensure they have met all the applicable engineering, quality, safety, and regulatory requirements.
• Perform root cause analyze and use rigorous problem-solving techniques to identify and rectify field issues.
• Stay current with the requirements for production irradiators for both dry and wet storage panoramic irradiators.

Qualifications

Education: Bachelor degree in Engineering (Mechanical)

Experience: Minimum of five years relevant work experience in mechanical engineering

Certificates: Professional Engineer designation or be eligible for accreditation as a professional engineer within 2 years.

Skills and Competencies

• Design and engineering analysis of mechanical systems and components,
• Perform mechanical stress/strength analysis, tolerance stack up, and other engineering calculations.
• Design, testing, and troubleshooting of mechanical or electro-mechanical equipment.
• Excellent verbal communication skills. You must be able to clearly explain complex technical, regulatory and compliance aspects to non-technical audiences.
• Proven ability to exercise sound technical judgements on complex decisions falling outside standard practices and procedures.
• Experience providing technical recommendations with limited review from senior staff, providing technical guidance to other engineers and to technicians, and providing review and feedback on technical items.
• Effective and collaborative team player with strong interpersonal skills.

The following aspects would be considered an asset:

• Prior experience in nuclear industry or similar high-reliability or regulated environments.
• Prior experience in the design, analysis and manufacture of automated or industrial equipment (eg. packaging, material handling, robotics, irradiation/processing systems, etc).

Additional Requirements

• Occasional overtime to meet project requirements
• Travel requirements (10-60 days international travel requiring valid Canadian passport)

Training Required:

• Must complete all required training and certification as a Nuclear Energy Worker

Sotera Health goes to market through its three best-in-class businesses – Sterigenics®, Nordion® and Nelson Labs®. Sterigenics is a leading global provider of outsourced terminal sterilization and irradiation services for the medical device, pharmaceutical, food safety and advanced applications markets. Nordion is the leading global provider of Co-60 and gamma irradiators, which are key components to the gamma sterilization process. Nelson Labs is a global leader in outsourced microbiological and analytical chemistry testing and advisory services for the medical device and pharmaceutical industries.