Mechanical Designer

Mechanical Designer

We believe that great healthcare is an essential safeguard of human dignity.

At Laborie, we know the work we do matters – it's what fuels our motivation and contributes to our success. If you're ready to make a positive impact in the lives of patients across the globe, we'd like to meet you.

We support and empower our employees to grow their careers in an environment that encourages a sense of belonging and a connection to doing good. We're not afraid to roll up our sleeves to make our goals a reality and work together to solve for our customers. We reward and recognize our employees based on our values of Aspire to Greatness, Respect All, Own It, Working Together, Persist with Passion.

About the Role

As a key member of the R&D team, the Mechanical Designer is responsible for providing R&D support to existing products in Laborie's portfolio as well as performing engineering activities in support of new product development. This includes design changes, material changes, specification changes, packaging changes, etc. in support of revenue, quality, and cost reduction goals.

• Design, develop, and maintain new and existing product components, assemblies, and layouts using SolidWorks
• Execute Engineering Changes in accordance with the Laborie Change Plan process
• Create and maintain engineering documentation, including detail and assembly drawings, BOMs, process sheets, and fixture documentation
• Perform engineering analyses and support product development activities, including tolerance studies, prototyping, material selection, verification and validation, and manufacturing transfer.
• Serve as the primary designer for assigned new product development and sustaining engineering projects, including current and future endoscopy platforms, urodynamics equipment and other.
• Collaborate with vendors, manufacturing, documentation control, and cross-functional teams to support product development, production, and issue resolution.
• Manage site-level SolidWorks administration and perform other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of related experience in a highly specialized environment.
• Advanced knowledge of SolidWorks, PDM, AutoCAD, and Microsoft applications.
• Extensive knowledge of industry standard drafting practices.
• Familiarity with a broad array of manufacturing practices (molding, machining, and sheet metal).

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in creating production - ready mechanical designs and drawings using GD&T, with solid understanding of tolerance stack up analysis, machining capability and DFM.
• Experience with collaborating between Altium and SolidWorks
• SolidWorks Cable Routing and Surface Modeling experience

Why Laborie:

Our Mission every day is to operate as a world-class specialist medical company making and advancing technologies that preserve and restore human dignity. We do that today by helping people with pelvic and gastrointestinal conditions live normal lives, and by helping mothers and babies have safe deliveries.

• Paid time off and paid volunteer time
• Medical, Dental, Vision and Flexible Spending Account
• Health Savings Account with Company Funded Contributions
• 401k Retirement Plan with Company Match
• Parental Leave and Adoption Services
• Health and Wellness Programs and Events

We are interested in a qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we will not be sponsoring work visas for this position, at this time.

Laborie provides equal employment opportunities and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person's race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Laborie is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in our services, activities, education, and employment for individuals with disabilities.