Mechanical Engineer – Life Sciences Diagnostics

Danaher Corporation; Vista (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Leica Biosystems, a Danaher operating company, seeks a Mechanical Engineer to own design projects for mechanical components or systems with guidance from Senior Engineers, including defining design inputs and outputs and sustaining existing products. This is an on-site role located in Vista, CA.

In this role you will design robust mechanical solutions, support R&D investigations and field issues, drive quality improvements, and contribute to design documentation.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, Biomedical, Physics or similar discipline or equivalent work experience.
• Experience working with CAD programs such as SolidWorks or Creo.
• 2+ years of experience in an applicable engineering discipline or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain robust mechanical designs with clear indicators of critical‑to‑quality features for new products and for incrementally improving existing designs.
• Support R&D investigations, regulatory responses, field issues, and countermeasures related to mechanical systems.
• Own projects to increase quality, reduce product variation, and utilize appropriate manufacturing technologies with guidance from Senior Engineers.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of design inputs, design outputs, and verification/validation practices.
• Execute component and system level troubleshooting for items identified through manufacturing or field escalation.

Skills

problem solving

Education

BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Creo

Job description

Leica Biosystems, a Danaher operating company, seeks a Mechanical Engineer to own design projects for mechanical components or systems with guidance from Senior Engineers, including defining design inputs and outputs and sustaining existing products. This is an on-site role located in Vista, CA.

In this role you will design robust mechanical solutions, support R&D investigations and field issues, drive quality improvements, and contribute to design documentation.