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Posted by: Trimech Services <ppoole@trimech.com> on September 03, 2009 at 08:26:57. Click here to reply to this post via Email.

Contract / Temp to Perm / Permanent: Contract
City: Baltimore area
State: Maryland
Country: United States

Sr Mechanical Engineer needed for a 6-12 month contract position located north of Baltimore, MD.

JOB SUMMARY:

Participates in the design and development efforts of the mechanical engineering team to produce technically sound medical instrumentation components and sub-systems. Completes assigned tasks in accordance with project schedules.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Design, analyze, oversee fabrication, assemble and test thermal systems involving convective and conductive modes of heat transfer across several interfaces. Optimize air flow to provide uniform heating and cooling of units under test.

Detailed design of subsystems and components of instrumentation, using SolidWorks 3D CAD.

Apply fabrication process knowledge to ensure manufacturability of the subsystem and components.

Ability to assimilate information and requirements from a variety of sources, refine specifications, synthesize into actionable plans, designs and solutions efficiently. Solid communication skills in presenting these solutions and plans to gain support and obtain technical feedback from peers.

Gather and present cost data.

Provide estimates of work effort for individual design tasks. Complete design efforts within established schedules.

Participate in design reviews. Assess the ability of proposed designs to meet specified requirements, including manufacturability.

Generate engineering drawings and specifications to division standards, including ASME Y14.5M-1994 Dimensioning and Tolerancing. Conform to the requirements of ISO 9001 and CGMP standards for the design and development of medical devices.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

§ Experience with SolidWorks CAD solid modeling. Experience with Floworks (fluid analysis) and Cosmos (finite element) is a plus.

§ Design experience in sheetmetal, castings and injection molded parts.

Minimum five years related engineering experience.