Robotics Engineer (Mechatronics)

Apn Software Services - Newton, MA

Full-time - Mid Level

Newton, MA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Senior Design Readiness Engineer at Siemens Healthineers will play a crucial role in the R&D organization, contributing to the development of the next generation robotic platform for healthcare. This position involves transitioning complex electro-mechanical assemblies from prototype to verification builds and testing, collaborating closely with manufacturing engineering. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in developing, building, and testing medical devices within a regulated environment, focusing on design transfer and process validation.

Responsibilities

• Being a key team member working on design readiness of the robotic system
• Support development of assembly and test processes
• Support identification of, specification creation for, development and characterization of in-line test and build fixtures
• Support development and maintenance of the BOM and DMR
• Specify firmware and software development requirements for test and build fixtures
• Author relevant documents such as build process, assembly instructions, inspection procedures, test protocols, test reports, analyses, and system documentation
• Support a variety of multi-disciplinary technical and process improvement projects of different sizes and scopes
• Help with the vendor communications and procurement issues
• Support creation of DHF and release of documentation to quality system
• Manage and communicate assigned projects in collaboration with cross-functional teams

Requirements

• 8+ years electromechanical R&D engineering experience, at least 5 years in medical device required
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Robotics/Mechatronics/Advanced Manufacturing Engineering or a close field is required
• Deep understanding of DFM (Design for Manufacturing), DFA (Design for Assembly), and DFT (Design for Testing) required
• Experience in managing engineering projects required
• Expertise with firmware and software within electromechanical systems is highly desired
• Knowledge of PCBAs (understanding the design, testing, and documentation) is highly desired
• Must have previous experience in design transfer/new product introduction
• Must have in-depth knowledge of design verification of complex medical devices
• Must have deep knowledge and working experience of medical device design control
• In-depth knowledge and experience in transferring design to manufacturing is required
• Experience in off-the-shelf component selection for regulated industries highly desired
• Experience with statistical tools and software such as Minitab and MATLAB desired
• Able to execute assigned projects and duties with minimal supervision
• Outstanding documentation and communication skills required
• Proficiency in using MS Office and Solidworks required

Nice-to-haves

• Expertise with firmware and software within electromechanical systems
• Knowledge of PCBAs (understanding the design, testing, and documentation)
• Experience in off-the-shelf component selection for regulated industries
• Experience with statistical tools and software such as Minitab and MATLAB