Mechanical Engineer III (QVS)

Merck & Co.; Bothell (WA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision

Life & Disability Insurance

4% 401k Company contribution + match 0

Paid Time Off: up to 120 hours

Employee choice holidays: 32 hours

Eight paid holidays

Job summary

FUJIFILM Sonosite in Bothell, WA seeks a Mechanical Engineer III to solve mechanical design issues for ultrasound systems, implementing innovative modifications to reduce costs while maintaining quality. You will work with SolidWorks, perform thermal/stress simulations, and interface with EE, system, and production engineers, in a FDA/ISO-regulated environment.

Responsibilities include BOM generation, supplier collaboration, and ensuring manufacturability while contributing to project schedules.

Qualifications

• BS in mechanical engineering from an accredited institute.
• 4-6 years' experience in mechanical design with plastics, metals and thermal management.
• Proficiency with SolidWorks software.
• Experience in thermal and stress analyses.
• Knowledge of tooling and supplier evaluation.
• Experience with RoHS circuits and EMI/RFI shielding.

Responsibilities

• Design/modify mechanical parts and assemblies using SolidWorks.
• Perform thermal and stress analysis of designs.
• Assess stress on PCBs and enclosures for shock/vibration.
• Modify designs to improve quality and reduce cost.
• Review drawings and generate BOMs.
• Collaborate with suppliers to ensure manufacturability.
• Interface with EE/system engineers and production teams.

Skills

SolidWorks

Mechanical design

Technical writing

Communication

Thermal analysis

Stress analysis

EMI/RFI shielding

FDA/ISO experience

Education

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

FEA/Simulation

3D CAD tooling

Job description

Position Overview

As a Mechanical Engineer III, you will solve mechanical design issues to improve the quality of complex ultrasound systems, establishing, and implementing innovative modifications of existing designs to reduce costs while still maintaining quality. This involves creating and modifying complex parts and assemblies using SolidWorks, simulation and analysis of various design alternatives using simulation packages (thermal and stress), rapid prototyping, first articles testing, developing, and executing the qualification plans, reporting results in formal documents. Understanding strain/stress issues on printed circuit boards that house RoHS-compliant components are required. Must be able to interface with the EE engineers, system engineers, industrial design engineers, FFSS's supply chain and suppliers to make sure that all aspects of the modified designs are considered. Work closely with Sr. Mechanical Engineers and Production Engineers to solve manufacturing and design issues. Previous experience working with FDA-regulated products is highly desired. Contributing to the establishment and maintenance of the project schedules is also a part of the QVS ME engineer's responsibilities.

Company Overview

At FUJIFILM Sonosite, we reinvent how healthcare is delivered with point-of-care ultrasound technology. As the leader in bedside ultrasound systems, our innovations save lives-from premature babies in NICUs to trauma patients in emergency rooms. We're looking for purpose-driven team members ready to build technology that impacts real-world scenarios, including natural disasters and even war zones. By joining FUJIFILM Sonosite, you'll be part of a team that thrives on collaboration, out-of-the-box thinking, and a passion for life-saving innovations. Let's make a difference together. Our headquarters in Bothell, Washington, blends riverside charm with urban amenities, quality schools, and an ever-evolving downtown-all part of the vibrant Seattle metro area. Fujifilm is globally headquartered in Tokyo with over 70,000 employees across four key business segments of healthcare, electronics, business innovation, and imaging. We are guided and united by our Group Purpose of "giving our world more smiles." Visit: https://www.fujifilm.com/us/en/about/region/careers

Job Description

Essential Job Functions

• Design/modify highly sophisticated mechanical parts and assemblies using SolidWorks.
• Simulation and analysis of various design alternatives using simulation packages (thermal and stress)
• Perform stress analysis of circuit boards and the mechanical structures that enclose the boards to assure the integrity of the systems, considering the HW requirements such as shock and vibration.
• Establish design modification to improve the quality of the mechanical components of existing products.
• Modify existing mechanical components of ultrasound systems to reduce cost.
• Review and modify existing detailed drawings to correct quality issues
• Generate bills of material.
• Work with suppliers to ensure manufacturability of designs.

Knowledge/Experience

• BS in mechanical engineering from an accredited institute.
• 4-6 years' experience in mechanical design working with injection-molded plastics, magnesium and aluminum die-casting, aluminum extrusions, sheet metal, thermal management and EMI / RFI shielding.
• Proficiency with SolidWorks software
• Understand strain/stress issues on printed circuit boards on which RoHS-compliant components are installed.
• Experience in 3D drawings generation, review and able to modify the drawings to solve quality issues
• Experience in thermal analysis and solutions to solve thermal issues
• Experience in stress analysis and solutions to solve stress issues
• Knowledge of plastic and metal tooling to be able to evaluate suppliers' tools
• Able to perform risks/benefits trade-offs to compare suppliers of mechanical components.
• Experience with generating and reviewing bills of material

Skills/Abilities

• Must be persistent, details-oriented, and willing to dig deeper to figure out information of the designs needed to carry out the QVS projects, even when the designs were not sufficiently documented.
• Must be disciplined in following established procedures/processes
• Must have technical writing skills to develop qualification plans and reports
• ISO, FDA or other regulated industry training and experience is highly desired
• Ability to interface with oversea manufacturers when needed
• Excellent oral and written communication skills are required.

Salary and Benefits

• $95,000.00 - $120,000.00/yr. depending on experience (Compensation will vary based on skills, experience and location; it is not typical to be hired at or above the top of the salary range).
• Insurance:
  • Medical, Dental & Vision
• Life & Company paid Disability
• Retirement Plan (401k):
  • 4% automatic Company contribution
  • Fujifilm matches 50 cents for every dollar you contribute, up to 6% of your salary
• Paid Time Off:
  • You can accrue up to 120 hours of PTO in your first year of employment
  • PTO increases based on years of service
• Employee Choice Holidays:
  • 32 hours additional paid time off, based on date of hire in the calendar year
• Paid Holidays:
  • Eight (8) paid holidays per year

EEO Information

Fujifilm is committed to providing equal opportunities in hiring, promotion and advancement, compensation, benefits, and training regardless of nationality, age, gender, sexual orientation or gender identity, race, ethnicity, religion, political creed, ideology, national, or social origin, disability, veteran status, etc.

ADA Information

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