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Mechanical Engineer
Katalyst Healthcares & Life Sciences
- 🇺🇸 United States
- On-site
- Staff / Principal
- 6 hours ago
- Finite Element Analysis
- FEA
- Change Management
- GD&T
6 hours ago
The candidate will work directly at the customer manufacturing facility, collaborating with manufacturing engineers, operations, safety teams, and suppliers to develop safe, efficient, and cost-effective engineering solutions. The role also involves leading and coordinating a team of four offshore mechanical engineers in India to ensure timely delivery of quality designs and engineering documentation.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Lead the design and development of custom lifting fixtures, lifting devices, material handling equipment, and manufacturing support tooling.
- Develop solutions to improve operator safety, ergonomics, productivity, and manufacturing efficiency.
- Perform engineering calculations and analyses to ensure compliance with applicable lifting standards and safety factors.
- Review and approve engineering designs, detailed drawings, and bills of materials.
- Perform or review Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to validate structural performance and durability.
- Support fixture fabrication, testing, installation, commissioning, and troubleshooting.
- Collaborate with manufacturing, production, safety, and quality teams to identify requirements and define project scope.
- Visit assembly lines and workstations to evaluate processes and collect field measurements.
- Develop engineering concepts and layouts that integrate with existing manufacturing operations.
- Participate in design reviews, risk assessments, and safety evaluations.
- Coordinate with suppliers and fabricators throughout the fixture development process.
- Lead assigned lifting fixture projects and supervise a team of four offshore mechanical engineers in India.
- Assign engineering tasks, establish priorities, and monitor project schedules, budgets, deliverables, and resources.
- Conduct technical reviews to ensure design quality and compliance with applicable standards.
- Mentor junior engineers through technical guidance and design reviews.
- Prepare and maintain engineering documentation, specifications, calculations, test reports, and design records.
- Support engineering change management and release processes.
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or a related engineering discipline.
- Experience designing lifting fixtures, lifting devices, material handling equipment, or manufacturing tooling.
- Experience supporting industrial manufacturing environments.
- Experience performing or reviewing FEA analysis.
- Experience creating detailed engineering drawings and GD&T documentation.
- Experience with project management, technical leadership, and coordinating engineering teams.
Mechanical Engineer · Katalyst Healthcares & Life Sciences