Senior Mechanical Engineer

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As a Senior R&D Mechanical Engineer within our Medtech Business Unit, you will be responsible for researching, conceptualizing, and designing complex automation solutions for medical and in vitro diagnostic (IVD) devices. Working throughout the entire product lifecycle, your objective will be to coordinate with multidisciplinary teams and interact directly with clients to ensure the project's technical and functional success.

The role

Key responsibilities

• Investigate concepts and propose solutions for complex Medical Devices & In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) technology challenges.

• Design automation concepts using both catalogue and custom mechanisms.

• Develop Medical Devices throughout the entire product lifecycle using broad mechanical engineering concepts, simulation tools (FEA/CFD), and research techniques:

  • Conceptualize, design, prototype and verify mechanical systems that meet all types of requirements: functional, regulatory, usability, reliability, manufacturability and serviceability

  • Support the integration of the mechanical components at subsystem & product level, managing the interactions with the System, Electronics and Software teams.

  • Drive the industrialization of product designs for Mass Production (low-to-mid volumes).

• Design engineering solutions for mechanical systems, including structural integrity, dynamic systems, thermal management, servo systems, and fluidics, based on established engineering principles and in accordance with development technology practices and guidelines.

• Broad knowledge of Design for Manufacturing (DfM) in sheet metal, plastic moulding, machining, extrusion, prototyping technologies...

• Broad knowledge in manufacturing tolerances and worst casing calculations for precision systems.

• Define test plans for product design verification. Apply statistical data analysis for test results evaluation.

• Collaborate and communicate with customer regarding design status, project progress, and issues resolution

📍 Mollet del Valles (Barcelona), Spain

🏠 Hybrid Working

(*) The described functions are only the most representative for this position; therefore, they should not be understood as all the inherent functions related to this job position.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering

• +10 years experience in complex mechanical engineering products and automation.

• Good written and verbal communication skills in English

• Ability to work within multidisciplinary and multicultural teams.

• Strong teamwork.

• Capable of organizing activities within a tight project schedule.

• Experience in Medical Device developments according to Medtech Regulatory (MDR, IVDR) will be a plus.