Mechanical Engineer - Research and Development - CT/MA
This position could be located in Danbury, CT or Marlborough, MA
At Hologic, we’re an innovative medical technology company that enables healthier lives everywhere, every day. We are also a company that prospers and grows, which is why we’ve been able to expand our offerings to empower even more people and champion women’s health
What powers our growth across Breast & Skeletal Health, Diagnostics, GYN Surgical and Medical Aesthetics Solutions is also what differentiates us: the exceptional and clinically proven capacity of our products to detect, diagnose and treat illnesses and other health conditions earlier and better. This clinical superiority creates high expectations, which we fulfill by continually challenging ourselves to improve health through better technology, education and market access.
None of this would be possible without the talent and passion of our employees. Together, our expertise and dedication to developing and sharing more robust, science-based certainty drives our global presence and a promising pipeline that responds to the unmet health and wellness needs of women, families and communities.
While we focus on women’s health and well-being, we are committed to having an even broader benefit on the world. Together, we advocate for better health and wellness through solutions that provide ever greater certainty and peace of mind.
Summary of Duties and Responsibilities
You will be part of an enthusiastic, dynamic, results-oriented team of mechanical, electrical, and software development engineers, scientists, and program managers working to define and develop Hologic’s best-in-class Skeletal and Interventional products. The ideal candidate is one who understands the mechanics and material selections and how they interact to fulfill product requirements.
- Create, interpret, and manage product requirements and design specifications
- Select materials and processes for developing a product that meets the product requirements and design specifications.
- Propose plans for development, testing, and review
- Propose alternative concepts to meet product definitions and evaluate them based on risk, product cost, performance, safety, and reliability considerations
- Create and manage traceability among design requirements documents
- Create analytic tools and simulations to model product performance
- Participate in design reviews and ensure component designs work together to fulfill product requirements
- Provide technical direction in the selection of mechanical and polymer materials for the engineering team
- Ensure that design implementation, test, and maintenance methods and processes are developed and executed in a manner that supports quality standards
- Ability to understand interactions among components in a complex system and how they affect the overall product performance
- Ability to understand the capabilities and limitations of polymer materials and mechanical design to obtain optimum results
- Ability to transform physical and mathematical concepts into sound engineering designs
- Excellent analytical and verbal and written communication skills
- Proficient with physical and mathematical modeling tools
- Familiar with US and international standards for medical devices
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
- Ten years of experience in engineering related to medical devices or other regulated field
Agency and Third Party Recruiter Notice:
Agencies that submit a resume to Hologic must have a current executed Hologic Agency Agreement executed by a member of the Human Resource Department. In addition Agencies may only submit candidates to positions for which they have been invited to do so by a Hologic Recruiter. All resumes must be sent to the Hologic Recruiter under these terms or they will not be considered.
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