Job Description Summary
The Senior Mechanical Engineer leads complex mechanical projects and provides technical expertise for assigned subsystems within GE HealthCare's Magnetic Resonance (MR) portfolio. The role supports existing products and new product development through design, analysis, integration, verification, and reliability testing, with an initial focus on the Patient Handling subsystem.
As part of the MR Mechanical Engineering team in Waukesha, Wisconsin, this engineer translates customer needs, clinical workflows, and system requirements into reliable solutions operating within a strong magnetic field environment.
The successful candidate will serve as the primary technical owner for a critical mechanical subsystem, driving design decisions, integration activities, verification execution, and lifecycle support from concept through commercialization. This role also provides technical leadership, mentors engineers, and contributes to system-level engineering decisions.
Job Description
Responsibilities
Technical Ownership and Execution
- Own complex mechanical designs, projects, and technical issues for assigned subsystems from concept through release and lifecycle support.
- Serve as the primary technical owner for critical subsystem development and integration activities.
- Establish technical priorities, track deliverables against commitments, and communicate risks, dependencies, and mitigation plans early.
Design and Verification
- Translate system requirements, customer needs, clinical workflows, and subsystem interfaces into mechanical concepts and detailed designs.
- Perform mechanical analysis and simulation appropriate to project needs.
- Plan and execute verification and reliability testing to demonstrate compliance with requirements.
- Lead design reviews, feasibility studies, and trade studies within areas of expertise.
- Contribute to system-level reviews and integration decisions.
Quality and Problem Solving
- Apply design for reliability, manufacturability, and serviceability while meeting safety, performance, quality, regulatory, and cost requirements.
- Resolve complex and ambiguous engineering problems through structured analysis, testing, and root-cause investigation.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Coordinate with systems, electrical, manufacturing, quality, sourcing, service, and program teams.
- Collaborate effectively with global engineering teams, suppliers, and manufacturing partners across multiple time zones.
- Work with suppliers to define requirements, evaluate designs, and resolve technical issues.
Technical Leadership and Mentoring
- Act as a technical mentor and trusted advisor to engineers across the team.
- Provide coaching, technical guidance, and design review feedback.
- Contribute to standards, processes, technology reuse, and engineering roadmaps.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering field from an accredited institution.
- 5+ years of experience in applied mechanical engineering design, analysis, and verification of mechanical structures, mechanisms, and assemblies within a medical device environment.
- Demonstrated experience designing and managing complex mechanical assemblies and CAD models within a regulated engineering environment.
- Proven ownership and successful delivery of complex mechanical designs through verification and release.
- Demonstrated ability to lead technical design reviews, make sound engineering decisions, resolve complex problems, and mentor engineers.
- Strong knowledge of mechanical design and fabrication practices, system integration, and subsystem interfaces.
- Demonstrated cross-functional collaboration and communication skills.
- Legally authorized to work in the United States.
- Willingness to work full-time onsite in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or another engineering discipline.
- Experience using Creo or similar 3D CAD software.
- Experience with Patient Handling mechanisms or subsystem integration.
- Experience working with MRI or other medical imaging systems.
- Experience in several of the following areas: Composite design Plastics design Electronics packaging Cable management Design for cost Vibration analysis
- Experience with structural and thermal analysis.
- Understanding of medical product regulatory requirements including UL, ETL, and IEC standards.
- Experience with mechanical assembly, fabrication, and measurement tools.
- Global project experience and familiarity with GE HealthCare processes.
Engineers from other highly regulated industries who are passionate about advancing healthcare technology are encouraged to apply.
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