Mechanical Engineer III - Westborough, MA

The purpose of the Engineer III R&D is to perform engineering duties in designing and developing medical devices. A successful individual must understand good design principles, engineering concepts, and product and feature testing in a lab environment. The individual must be able to prepare reports and protocols and perform routine engineering activities under supervision.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Plans and performs engineering assignments, including responsibility for engineering part of a major project, or performing project management for a minor project.
• Conducts each assignment based on broad team input and customer needs.
• Accepts engineering assignments that are broad in nature and require further definition usually requiring appreciable originality and ingenuity.
• Translates, develops and documents engineering specifications based on voice of the customer input.
• Evaluates, selects, and applies standard engineering techniques and procedures using judgment to solve difficult technical challenges, including product and feature testing in a lab environment.
• Ability to translate and/or derive customer requirements to engineering specifications.
• Ability to plan, conduct and supervise engineering assignments involving several smaller or lower priority projects or one major project.
• Works with cross-functional teams and under minimal supervision of an engineer manager or supervisor; has some latitude for un-reviewed action.
• Ability to write and advise others of the testing requirements.
• Ability to create and check design specifications.
• Ability to conduct root-cause investigation and recommend corrective action for design issues in existing products.

Minimu Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Biomedical or Mechanical

• 5 years related experience in R&D Engineering with a bachelor’s degree; 3 years with a master’s degree.

Preferred Requirements:

• Medical Device Experience

Other Attributes:

• Proficient in Computer Aided Design (CAD), SolidWorks preferred, and MS Office software applications.
• Reusable and Capital products experience preferred
• 0-20% Travel

This position is not eligible for employer based sponsorship.

Disclosure as required by applicable law, the annual salary range for this position is $82,000 - $130,000. The actual compensation may vary based on geographic location, work experience, education and skill level. The salary range is CONMED’s good faith belief at the time of this posting. 

Benefits:

CONMED offers a wide array of benefits to fit your unique needs. Visit our Benefits Page for more information.

• Competitive compensation
• Excellent healthcare including medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage
• Short & long term disability plus life insurance -- cost paid fully by CONMED
• Retirement Savings Plan (401K) -- CONMED matches your contributions dollar for dollar, with the potential for up to 7% per pay period
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan -- allows stock purchases at discounted price
• Tuition assistance for undergraduate and graduate level courses

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CONMED is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected status or characteristic. Protected veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. The Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal Poster reaffirms this commitment.

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