Principal Mechanical Engineer (Sibel)

We are looking for a Principal Mechanical Engineer. This position is responsible for planning, coordinating, and directing all activities, projects, and personnel within the Mechanical Engineering team. You will act as a liaison both internally and externally for Mechanical Engineering by interacting with Market Sector Leaders, Project Managers, personnel at Sibel Health, clientele, consultants and vendors.

WHAT YOU WILL BE WORKING ON:

• Lead the Mechanical Engineering team to achieve their objectives.
• Present technical findings or project status to cross functional teams and management through design reviews, presentations, and other means of communication.
• Establish design standards and procedures to manage the work.
• Determine personnel needs, by team, and for each individual project based upon the current and projected workload; collect information and feedback from managers including staffing recommendations and workload projections.
• Convey personnel needs to the VP of Hardware and participate in the recruitment, interviewing and selection of prospective candidates.
• Act as a mentor for the team members by providing continuous guidance and support through professional training and career development.
• Create and interpret analyses to determine suitability of design concepts
• Work with manufacturing and suppliers to ensure feasibility of production
• Research, plan, design, verify, validate electromechanical products and systems
• Review all Mechanical Engineering deliverables for technical content, drawing quality and adherence to regulatory/project requirements.
• Discuss goals and project objectives, requirements and budgets with team members and leadership.

ABOUT YOU:

• Bachelors of engineering degree and 10+ years of experience in mechanical product development
• 5+ years of experience in the medical device industry with direct involvement in new product development.
• 2+ years of experience managing engineering teams in a multi-disciplinary organization
• Solid understanding of medical device regulations, particularly with respect to the development of new products.
• Ability to communicate effectively and tactfully
• Demonstrated ability to promote and establish teamwork and individual leadership
• Ability to successfully and continuously lead a team of engineering professionals to meet and exceed goals
• Effective time management and organizational skills; ability to become involved in a number of projects and remain up-to-date on the various developmental stages
• Expertise with CAD, preferably Solidworks
• Experience with compression molding processes and equipment or quick prototyping using soft moldable silicones
• Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Experience with high-volume manufacturing

YOU MAY THRIVE IN THIS ROLE IF:

• Experience working in a startup environment.
• Experience designing/developing wearable monitoring medical devices
• Formal training in Six Sigma methodologies