Mechanical Engineer II: Continuation Engineering & Tooling

Starkey Hearing; Eden Prairie (MN); On-site; USD 79,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Match

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Paid Time Off

Holidays & Floating Holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Starkey Hearing is seeking a Mechanical Engineer II to lead and contribute to Continuation Engineering changes for hearing aid products and production tooling at our Eden Prairie, MN headquarters. You will design, validate, and implement mechanical updates to improve quality, reduce costs, and ensure supply chain continuity while collaborating with R&D, Quality, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing.

The role requires CAD proficiency (Pro-E/Creo preferred) and experience with design verification, FAI

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or related field; or equivalent.
• Minimum 1+ years of engineering experience in product development or manufacturing; hearing aid/medical device experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Execute Continuation Engineering Requests (CERs) – Mechanical Scope.
• Lead and/or support CERs involving mechanical changes to released hearing aid products and assemblies.
• Evaluate and implement mechanical solutions for quality improvement, cost reduction, supply chain continuity, and manufacturing scalability initiatives.
• Collaborate with R&D for CERs involving product specification changes, ensuring proper design control and approval processes.
• Support manufacturing site expansions, production transfers, and global operations scaling from a mechanical engineering perspective.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives using production data, warranty feedback, and field quality data.
• Design new and updated assembly tooling and fixtures for hearing aid product assembly using CAD systems (Pro-E/Creo preferred).
• Build and validate prototypes; specify materials and finishes appropriate to production and performance requirements.
• Work with vendors and Manufacturing to develop, procure, and qualify tools and processes.
• Design assembly machines and fixtures for production and R&D use; support electronics and programming integration where needed.
• Estimate fixture costs; analyze design methods for cost-effectiveness and manufacturability.
• Research and implement new materials and process technologies to support CE initiatives and production stabilization.

Skills

Independent work

Attention to detail

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or related field

Tools

Pro-E/Creo CAD

MS Office

Engineering documentation tools

Job description

Starkey Hearing is seeking a Mechanical Engineer II to lead and contribute to Continuation Engineering changes for hearing aid products and production tooling at our Eden Prairie, MN headquarters. You will design, validate, and implement mechanical updates to improve quality, reduce costs, and ensure supply chain continuity while collaborating with R&D, Quality, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing.

The role requires CAD proficiency (Pro-E/Creo preferred) and experience with design verification, FAI