Mechanical Engineering Senior

Full-time
Join the Teknova Team and Help Shape the Future of Health
When you join the Teknova team youre helping to create the future of health. Our customers are working to discover novel therapies that will help people everywhere live longer healthier lives. We are seeking an exceptional Senior Mechanical Engineer to design develop and validate semi- and fully automated production equipment. This is a hands-on role for someone who finds creative sound engineering solutions to challenging problems with a strong focus on quality reliability and execution. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including Quality Facilities MSAT and Operations and provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers.

At Teknova our culture is all about creative problem solving and our default answer is Yes. Were customer-obsessed and go all in for them and each other. We go above and beyond to develop novel products that help our customers get reliable results engineer formats that fit their systems and find ways to ship out their orders one day sooner. Every time we help our customers work more efficiently; By working together and sharing our skills we find new and better solutions for our customers. Take full ownership of design projects: create User Requirement Specifications (URS) and Design Input Requirements (DIR) lead concept reviews and prove out approaches through prototyping and supporting test data.
Execute on the design and build phase including engineering analysis/calculations component selection creation of 3D models/drawings external vendor management cost and schedule management.
Create and perform comprehensive engineering studies; assess the performance against the DIR and make changes/adjustments as necessary.
In partnership with quality engineering (QE) generate qualification/validation documents and execute IQ/OQ/PQ.
Create BOM Spare parts list SOPs WIs and provide training to operations personnel.
Propose and implement improvements to existing production equipment. Establish baseline and pursue ideas that would result in increased throughput reliability and product quality.
Provide ongoing engineering support for production equipment and instruments to ensure timely troubleshooting and issue resolution.
Establish and manage relationships with outside vendors machine shops and contract manufacturers.
Participate in FMEA discussions and develop plans to mitigate the identified risks.
Lead regular meetings and proactively communicate project status to stakeholders.
Comply with company policies on design control validation and documentation; Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering.

710 years of hands-on system level mechanical engineering and design experience.
In-depth experience with complex mechanical/electromechanical design including precision mechanisms pneumatics robotics/servo systems tooling/fixtures components such as motors belts/pulleys gears actuators sensors and vision systems.
Proficiency with SolidWorks and deep knowledge of GD&T.
Experience creating engineering drawings BOMs and product specifications.
Deep knowledge of material properties heat treatment and surface finish.
Creative self-motivated and comfortable working hands-on across a wide variety of tasks in a small-company environment.

Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering.
PLC programming experience including ladder logic and HMI.
Experience with AutoCAD.
Familiarity with DOE SPC and statistical software (JMP/Minitab).
Hands-on machine shop experience.