Are You Ready To Break The Mold?
Nextern is looking for creative, team-oriented, and experienced mechanical engineers to join our growing, diverse team of industry leaders.
This position is primarily responsible for mechanical engineering for a wide variety of projects in the fields of industrial components (metal stampings, castings, and machining) as well as consumer electronics and OTC medical device products (plastic and metal enclosures, solenoid valves, pumps and motors).
If you’re ready to help create life-saving devices and challenge yourself working on a variety of projects, then Nextern is for you. Medical device experience, and familiarity conducting international business in Asia is a plus!
If you’re looking for a unique and challenging way to use your engineering skills, don’t hesitate to reach out and apply! Come grow with Nextern.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Provides input to set engineering direction on new projects.
- Establishes technical approach, selects materials, conducts design reviews and creates and executes test plans. With existing products, will work in a value and manufacturing engineering capacity, reviewing prints, materials selection and manufacturing methods to assure accuracy, cost control and manufacturability.
- Collaborates with and advises engineers and designers from client companies.
- Works as a key part of the product realization team, establishing technical approach, evaluating risk and providing mechanical engineering solutions that meet or exceed the established product requirements.
- Reviews and selects materials, finishes and manufacturing methods for plastics, metals and electro-mechanical components such as solenoid valves, pumps and motors that meet product, customer and government regulatory requirements.
- Works with regulatory and program management staff to ensure mechanical engineering and design meets government regulatory guidelines and requirements.
- Collaborates with electrical engineering and design to specify and create electro-mechanical parts, assemblies and products.
- Collaborates with clients and mechanical designers to specify and/or review mechanical drawings and electro-mechanical assemblies for accuracy, cost management and manufacturability.
- Works with mechanical designers and outside suppliers to create, modify and assess part and/or product prototypes.
- Reviews proposed manufacturing processes, dies and tooling to ensure efficient, accurate and cost-effective production of parts and products.
- Prepares and executes design verification tests ensuring product requirements have been fulfilled by execution of the technical approach.
- Researches and evaluates mechanical and electro-mechanical materials, components, assemblies, manufacturing procedures & processes and/or equipment.
- Leads or participates in design reviews, ensuring product requirements are met, engineering intent is maintained, and risks are mitigated prior to release for tooling and production.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university; and one-year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Strong design and manufacturing knowledge of plastics (enclosures and precision parts), stamping, casting and sheet metal fabrication.
- Strong materials knowledge for plastics and metals.
- Working knowledge of electronic packaging (circuit board level), cables and connectors.
- Experience with solenoid valves, dc motors and pumps desirable (but not required).
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate with, support and direct mechanical design, review CAD models, part drawings and BOMs for accuracy and manufacturability.
- Willingness to work with electronic document and project management systems to track work product, deliverables and progress.
- Demonstrated ability to provide complete and accurate work product; material selection, designs, drawings and other documents that accurately reflect product requirements and transition smoothly into production.
- Strong work ethic and professional commitment
- The desire to both innovate and serve internal and external customers by meeting and exceeding project deliverables and timelines
- LANGUAGE SKILLS:
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
- MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
- Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations. Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.
- REASONING ABILITY:
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
- COMPUTER SKILLS:
- To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of: Development Software; Spreadsheet Software (Excel); Design Software; Project Management Software; Word Processing Software (Word); Electronic Mail Software (Outlook); Presentation software (PowerPoint); and InView and ATR.
Compentencies
INTELLECTUAL:
- Design – Generates creative solutions; Translates concepts and information into images; Uses feedback to modify designs; Applies design principles; Demonstrates attention to detail.
- Problem Solving – Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Works well in group problem solving situations; Uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.
- Project Management – Develops project plans; Coordinates projects; Communicates changes and progress; Completes projects on time and budget.
INTERPERSONAL:
- Interpersonal Skills – Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; Maintains confidentiality; Listens to others without interrupting; Keeps emotions under control; Remains open to others’ ideas and tries new things.
- Teamwork – Balances team and individual responsibilities; Exhibits objectivity and openness to others’ views; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests; Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; Supports everyone’s efforts to succeed.
LEADERSHIP:
- Change Management – Develops workable implementation plans; Communicates changes effectively; Builds commitment and overcomes resistance; Prepares and supports those affected by change; Monitors transition and evaluates results.
SELF-MANAGEMENT:
- Innovation – Displays original thinking and creativity; Meets challenges with resourcefulness; Generates suggestions for improving work; Develops innovative approaches and ideas; Presents ideas and information in a manner that gets others’ attention.
Physical Demands and Work Environment
- Frequently required to sit.
- Frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel.
- Frequently required to talk and/or hear.
- Occasionally required to stand/walk.
- Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms.
- Occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- Occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 100lbs.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
- Frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles.
- Occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions, extreme cold, or extreme heat; risk of electrical shock; risk of radiation and vibration.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Benefits
Nextern offers excellent benefits to fuel you in building a fulfilling life and career:
- Fully subsidized basic health insurance for employees + partially subsidized premium and family plans
- Fully subsidized employee dental insurance + optional coverage for spouse/dependents available for purchase
- 401k plan with a company match
- 9 paid holidays (including your birthday!) + dedicated personal and sick days
- Gym membership subsidy
- Employee long-term disability, AD&D and life insurance + opportunity to purchase additional coverage or types of insurance
- Modern facilities with sit/stand desks, flex-work spaces, lots of natural light, and occasionally tacos — because these things are important to productivity
Experience a new way to work with Nextern. We encourage our employees to work with the skills that they are best at while living under company principals. We want to help you leverage your skills to make an impact on a patient’s day-to-day quality of life. We have created a team of creative, caring, and hard-working people that is collaborative and inclusive. We prioritize employees balancing hard work with their own passions outside of the workspace, so that your life isn’t your job title. Come join Nextern, where we are in it TOGETHER!
