Sr. Mechanical Engineer

at TA Instruments in New Castle, Delaware, United States

Job Description

Sr. Mechanical Engineer

Req. # 
25010  

Job Family 
DE - Development Engineering  

 Location  
US-DE-New Castle  

Pay Range Minimum 
USD $95,500.00  

Pay Range Maximum 
USD $159,000.00
Overview

Waters Corporation is always looking to hire outstanding future talent for our company. The Systems and Mechanical Engineering team is looking to hire a Mechanical Engineer of our New Castle office at the TA Instruments business unit. This is a phenomenal opportunity to gain real-world experience while working at the world's leading specialty measurement company in the field of materials characterization.

Waters is passionate about:

Global Impact: With operations in over 35 countries and a global team of over 8,000, our work goes beyond the life sciences. We contribute to ensuring the safety of food and water, such as precise PFAS measurement, and advancing new materials and technology, including batteries for electric vehicles, aerospace and semiconductors.

Working in the R&D organization at Waters Material Science Division. You will have a unique opportunity to impact a broad range of industries including Electric Cars, 3D Printing, Energy Storage and Batteries, Pharmaceutical, Polymers, etc. developing life changing and innovative products by pushing the boundaries of materials science.

You will play a key role in driving innovation and developing concepts for new measurement technologies in material characterization, working with a multi-disciplinary team of scientists and engineers. This role emphasizes rapid risk retirement through fast prototyping and concept evaluation, supporting priority new product development and research projects, and collaborating across business functions to deliver solutions that meet market and customer needs.
Typical tasks of the position include, but are not limited to

Conceive and develop concepts to meet the customer requirements
Prototype and evaluate concepts rapidly, identify risks early, and develop targeted test plans for efficient mitigation and rapid development cycles
Communicate status, results, conclusions, and next steps with clarity, highlighting impact and actionable plans.
Integrate mechanical, electronics, controls, and coding into prototypes to accelerate concept evaluation and enable rapid iterations for efficient product development.
Participate and lead design reviews and provide feedback where appropriate in collaboration with multidiscipline team
Work with project and product management leads on technical ideation and risk retirement strategies and solutions
Work closely with the Engineers and cross-functional team to develop product designs
Communicate concerns/suggestions/improvements relating to engineering concerns and product life cycle management
Ensure full documentation of mechanical design including BOM, drawings, and procedures
Propose and conduct simulations where relevant
The successful candidate will have a combination of knowledge, skills, and experience that would include the following

Education:
Minimum Bachelor's Degree, 5-7 years experience in a research and development environment
Experience:
Prototype design, test and analysis
Design and run targeted tests to quickly identify knowledge gaps and improve designs
Proven ability to integrate multidisciplinary elements into prototypes for evaluation and validation.
Root cause analysis methodology
Extensive experience with 3D modelling (Unigraphics / Solid Works / or Equivalent Tools)
PDM and change process experience
GD&T knowledge and experience
Skills:
Adept at originating and interpreting engineering designs and concepts
Strong interpersonal, technical communications skills
Strong analytical and problem solving abilities
Strong organizational skills and the ability to work on multiple projects
Understanding of principles of physics and mechanical engineering disciplines (thermodynamics, structural mechanics and fluid dynamics principles)
Experience of furnace and heater design, transducer design and operation, basic controls principles
Strong Materials Science knowledgeand familiar with testing principles and techniques
Ability to work independently and in teams to design and execute experiments and test plans, review designs and brainstorm ideas
Proficient in statistical data... For full info follow application link.

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