Principal Mechanical Designer
Mississauga, Ontario 20 hours ago
Job Description
Additional Locations:Canada:ON:Mississauga; Canada:ON:Toronto
Diversity : Innovation : Caring : Global Collaboration : Winning Spirit : High Performance
At Boston Scientific, we'll give you the opportunity to harness all that's within you by working in teams of diverse and high:performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we'll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you'll be supported in progressing : whatever your ambitions.
About the Role
Boston Scientific is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Principal Mechanical Designer to join our Advanced Technology team. This role is ideal for someone with strong expertise in new product development, tooling, and fixturing who thrives on solving complex technical challenges in a hands:on, practical way. You will apply your mechanical design skills and CAD expertise to develop robust product, equipment, and fixture solutions that support next:generation medical device innovation.
As a key contributor, you'll bring strong mechanical aptitude and problem:solving capabilities to a cross:functional environment, collaborating with teams across R and D, Process Development, and Manufacturing. This is an opportunity to join one of Boston Scientific's fastest:growing divisions and play a critical role in commercializing innovative technologies. Your leadership, creativity, and passion for continuous improvement will help drive efficient development and enable new business opportunities.
Your Responsibilities Will Include:
- Conducting detailed engineering assessments and designing fixturing systems for medical device manufacturing processes.
- Utilizing complex software tools (SolidWorks, Capture, PDM, and Windchill) to create technical designs that meet mechanical specifications for fixturing, tooling, and automation equipment.
- Using SolidWorks for design, including Simulation (FEA), to verify designs meet functional, structural, and performance requirements.
- Selecting appropriate materials for fixturing based on material properties, ensuring compatibility with medical device manufacturing processes.
- Applying structured problem:solving, lean principles, and best practice process development to enhance product and process efficiency.
- Designing and integrating mechanical and electro:mechanical systems, including components such as pneumatic actuators, grippers, motors, cameras/machine vision, and safety systems, to optimize fixturing for medical devices (strong controls knowledge).
- Leading and executing structured experimental plans to drive data:based decisions and validate designs.
- Performing critical engineering calculations such as speed, torque, load, stress, tolerance stack:up analysis, and force to ensure fixturing meets design requirements.
- Presenting technical data and design recommendations to key stakeholders in both formal and informal settings.
- Collaborating closely with SMEs and cross:functional teams to align fixturing solutions with manufacturing capabilities and medical device specifications.
- Providing mentorship and work direction to technicians and entry:level engineers on mechanical design and fixturing.
- Independently managing projects, meeting timelines, and documenting proof concepts with supporting data.
- Actively engaging in the design, fabrication, and assembly of fixturing, ensuring it meets functional requirements and integrates seamlessly with mechanical and electro:mechanical systems.
- Demonstrating strong communication skills to facilitate the design process and project completion.
- Ensuring compliance with the company's Quality Management System, adhering to applicable standards, regulations, and procedures.
- Occasionally traveling as required to collaborate with teams, support equipment setup, and ensure design implementation.
- Performing other duties as needed to support team goal
Principal Mechanical Designer
Mississauga, Ontario 1 day ago
Additional Locations:Canada:ON:Mississauga; Canada:ON:Toronto Diversity : Innovation : Caring : Global Collaboration : Winning Spirit : High Performance At Boston Scientific, we'll give you the opportunity to harness all that's within you by working...