Product Development Engineer

Mechanical Engineer (Medical Device)

As a Mechanical Engineer, you will play a critical role in creating and maintaining engineering documentation, designing production and test equipment, and optimizing manufacturing processes to enhance quality and efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain engineering drawings, bills of materials (BOMs), and assembly documentation.
• Design and implement production and test fixtures, tooling, and equipment.
• Develop and optimize manufacturing processes for improved quality, efficiency, and cost reduction.
• Establish and maintain quality assurance testing and inspection procedures.
• Perform product and value engineering to improve design and performance.
• Manage prototype builds, including scheduling, testing, and issue documentation.
• Identify and resolve design and manufacturing issues, such as fit and alignment, and drive necessary corrections.
• Support production startup and ensure smooth transfer of engineering information to manufacturing.
• Evaluate manufacturing methods and recommend process and tooling improvements.
• Prepare operation sheets outlining assembly sequences and time standards.

Essential Skills & Qualifications

• Process development expertise.
• Mechanical design and engineering skills.
• Experience with medical devices.
• Proficiency in validation processes.
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering.
• 5+ years of engineering experience.
• 3+ years of experience in the medical device industry.
• Experience in process validation and history files management.

Work Environment

The role is based in a standard office setting with cubicles, located near the manufacturing floor. The workspace is quiet, clean, and indoors, with standard working hours.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Clearwater, FL.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $57.69 - $62.50/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Clearwater, FL.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 12, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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