Principal Engineer, Mechanical

With a passion for life

Join our diverse teams of passionate people and a career that allows you to develop both personally and professionally. At Getinge we exist to make life-saving technology accessible for more people. To make a true difference for our customers - and to save more lives, we need team players, forward thinkers, and game changers.

Are you looking for an inspiring career? You just found it.

Job Overview

Responsible for the mechanical design and development of medical devices; works on complex projects requiring evaluation of advanced theoretical studies or test programs. Collaborates in advanced mechanical design studies and considers the interrelationship between mechanical engineering and other functional areas during all phases of design. Develops solutions to mechanical design and test problems. May establish design objectives. Expected to act as Project Leader on a large, complex project establishing the project plan, budget, and timelines.

Job Responsibilities and Essential Duties

• Interprets customer specifications to define requirements for mechanical designs.
• Performs first principal analysis related to appropriate aspects of mechanical design.
• Provides technical leadership to peers, Jr Engineers, and Co-Ops.
• Advanced proficiency with 3D CAD system to create mechanical design and drawings.
• Develops detailed fabrication and assembly drawings and performs tolerance analysis.
• Analyzes mechanical engineering data using computer-aided analysis and classical techniques to verify that designs meet requirements.
• Strong technical and analytical ability to troubleshoot and resolve design & processing issues.
• Collects, analyzes and interprets data to support and generate solutions.
• Develops & execute design verification protocols and technical reports.
• Familiarity with thermal and structural analysis.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, ingenuity and creativity, interpersonal and project management skills.
• Work with internal and external resources on fabrication, inspection, and testing of new product parts and assemblies.
• Develop & debug prototype tooling / equipment and processes.
• Develop test methods and fixtures to verify that designs meet specification requirements such as environmental, regulatory and safety requirements.
• Develops prototype hardware using internal manufacturing resources as well as outside vendors for design evaluation.
• Coordinates the mechanical design schedule with the electrical engineering and software engineering efforts.
• Formulate plans & methods to accomplish assignments.
• Works independently and prioritizes assigned tasks.
• Coordinates the project plan, budget, and timelines.
• Train technicians and operators on new process techniques.

Minimum Requirements

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

About us

With a firm belief that every person and community should have access to the best possible care, Getinge provides hospitals and life science institutions with products and solutions aiming to improve clinical results and optimize workflows. The offering includes products and solutions for intensive care, cardiovascular procedures, operating rooms, sterile reprocessing and life science. Getinge employs over 12,000 people worldwide and the products are sold in more than 135 countries.

Benefits at Getinge :

At Getinge, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, which includes :

Getinge is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, genetic information, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.Reasonable accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.