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Evaluates design, materials, manufacturing processes, suppliers, tooling, and assembly methods; documents savings and verifies that changes preserve product requirements.\nLeads design for manufacturing and assembly with internal manufacturing teams and suppliers, considering processes such as machining, casting, sheet-metal fabrication, injection molding, and plating.\nCoordinates mechanical design with electrical, EMC, systems, quality, regulatory, human-factors, and other functions, including enclosure shielding, bonding, and plating strategies where required.\nLeads technical reviews, facilitates decisions on complex design tradeoffs, and presents recommendations, risks, and supporting data to project teams and stakeholders.\nProvides technical direction to engineers and project contributors; coordinates work, reviews deliverables, and mentors and develops less-experienced engineers.\nLeads prototype builds, engineering investigations, and verification and validation activities; uses test results and root-cause analysis to resolve issues and guide design improvements.\nLeads design-transfer and production-readiness activities, including supplier engagement, process and inspection planning, documentation, and resolution of build issues through launch.\nPrepares, reviews, and approves mechanical design deliverables and project documentation for technical completeness, quality, and applicable standards.\nEvaluates new technologies, materials, methods, and engineering processes that may improve product performance, manufacturability, reliability, or cost.\nContributes to project proposals and business planning by developing or reviewing technical scope, estimates, schedules, and resource requirements.\nSupervisory Responsibilities:\nN/A\nQualifications\nEducation:\nBachelor's Degree in Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field with research and development experience in the medical device industry.\nExperience:\n8-10 years of work experience in the health and/or business communities with Bachelor’s Degree\n6-8 years of work experience in the health and/or business communities with Master’s Degree\nSkills:\nAction and detail oriented with an aptitude for technical learning\nStrong functional and technical skills, problem solving skills and a drive for results\nApply knowledge and expertise acquired through progressive experience to resolve crucial issues and/or unique conditions.\nStrong technical writing ability, ability to author protocols, reports, requirement and risk documentation with minimal guidance.\nExperimental, computational, and analytical skills such as DFSS tools, statistical methods including design of experiments (DOE) and MiniTab\nProficient using CAD - SolidWorks preferred\nExperience with electromechanical interface design. Experience with disposable-to-reusable product interfaces, including material selection, reliability, performance, and usability. \nProven cost-out and value engineering: can establish a cost baseline, identify major cost drivers, and deliver documented savings\nDesign for manufacturing and assembly (DFM/DFA): can design parts that are practical to produce and assemble. Can reduce part count, fasteners, complex setups, tight tolerances, secondary operations, and rework while preserving function.\nManufacturing-process selection: understands when to use bent sheet metal, machined parts, castings, molded plastics, or alternative processes based on production volume, geometry, tolerances, tooling investment, supplier capability, and total cost.\nFrame and enclosure design: ability to design a frame and skins as an integrated system, balancing stiffness, weight, alignment, appearance, assembly variation, access, and serviceability.\nCost-aware CAD and drawing practices: ability to use SolidWorks to create robust, maintainable assemblies and production-ready drawings. Can apply functional datums and appropriate GD&T, and avoid over-tolerancing or unnecessary complexity that drives cost.\nSupplier and manufacturing collaboration: proficient in engaging suppliers and manufacturing engineers early, can incorporate process feedback, understands quotes and cost breakdowns, and can evaluate tooling and sourcing tradeoffs.\nEMC-aware mechanical design: foundational knowledge of enclosure seams, apertures, grounding, bonding, materials, and coatings can affect radiated emissions. \nExperience developing mechanical requirements and associated test methods to verify designs.\nClear cost and tradeoff communication: can demonstrate exceptional communication to program leads and stakeholders on assumptions, risks, verification needs, impacts on schedule or tooling, and more. Keep informed of new methods and developments affecting the organization and recommend new practices or changes.\nPhysical Demands:\nThe physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions\nThe employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms, use hands to finger, handle, feel, and be able to talk and hear. \nSpecific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.\nAbility to lift or move up to 25 pounds.\nAbility to work flexible hours.\nTravel:\nAbility to travel as necessary up to 10%.\nSo why join Hologic?\nWe are committed to making Hologic the company where top talent comes to grow. For you to succeed, we want to enable you with the tools and knowledge required and so we provide comprehensive training when you join as well as continued development and training throughout your career. We offer a competitive salary and an annual bonus scheme, one of our talent partners can discuss this in more detail with you.\nIf you have the right skills and experience and want to join our team, apply today. We can’t wait to hear from you!\nThe annualized base salary range for this role is $119,300 - $186,600 and is bonus eligible. Final compensation packages will ultimately depend on factors including relevant experience, skillset, knowledge, geography, education, business needs and market demand.\nAgency and Third-Party Recruiter Notice: Agencies that submit a resume to Hologic must have a current executed Hologic Agency Agreement executed by a member of the Human Resource Department. In addition Agencies may only submit candidates to positions for which they have been invited to do so by a Hologic Recruiter. 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