MISSION
As a Mechanical Engineer at Gilson, you will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain and enhance mechanical solutions. Assignments will be broad in nature, requiring initiative, originality and ingenuity.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Analyze project requirements, system architecture and subsystem design and determine hardware implementation plans
- Participate in evaluating architectural tradeoffs to optimize project, product and opportunity costs
- Work with Product Marketing to develop plans for learning through voice-of-the-customer
- Work with various agencies to meet compliance requirements and approvals
- Participate in risk analysis and develop mitigation plans as required
- Provide estimates of time and materials
- Develop and verify designs against implementation and risk mitigation plans
- Partner with suppliers to ensure high-quality prototypes and releases
- Work with Production and Customer Support to successfully release products for production and Quality Assurance
- Mentor and direct the activities of more junior engineers and third-party partners
- Other duties as assigned
JOB REQUIREMENTS
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
WORK EXPERIENCE
Minimum 2 years of relevant work experience
SKILLS OR KNOWLEDGE
- Full product life cycle experience including bringing product to market
- Experience in technologies required for lab automation
- Experience in the design of high precision mechanical parts and assemblies
- Experience using SolidwWorks (preferred) or similar solid modeling software
- Experience with machining / metal fabrication (plate, tube, sheet metal, extrusions, castings, etc.)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proven success in a team setting
PHYSICAL ABILITY
- Good or corrected vision
- Able to lift 30lbs minimum
OTHER
Eagerness to learn and the ability embrace change
ADDITIONAL SKILLS / EXPERIENCE DESIRE
- Experience in high-reliability industry, such as medical device, military, aerospace, automotive, or telecommunications
- Familiarity with manufacturing / production processes
- Experience with reliability engineering
- Proficiency in French
30+ days ago