Hardware Engineering Job in Waukesha, Wisconsin US
Hardware Engineering
Job Description Job Number: 1474227 Business GE Healthcare Business Segment: Healthcare Systems About Us: GE Healthcare provides transformational medical technologies that are helping a new age of patient care. GE Healthcares expertise in medical imagine and information technologies, medical diagnostics, patient monitoring and life support systems, disease research, drug discovery, and biopharmaceutical manufacturing technologies is helping physicians detect disease earlier and to tailor personalized treatments for patients. GE Healthcare offers a broad range of products and services that are improving productivity in health and enhancing patient care by enabling healthcare providers to better diagnose and treat cancer, heart disease, neurological diseases, and other conditions. Headquartered in the United Kingdom, GE Healthcare is a $15 billion unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE). Worldwide, GE Healthcare employs more than 43,000 people committed to serving healthcare professionals and their patients in more than 100 countries. GE is an equal opportunity employer. Posted Position Title: Hardware Engineering-Lead Mechanical Engineer (MRI) Career Level: Experienced Function Engineering/Technology Function Segment: Product Design and Development Location: United States U.S. State, China or Canada Provinces: Wisconsin City: Waukesha Postal Code: 53188-1678 Relocation Assistance No Role Summary/Purpose: This position provides mechanical engineering design support for Magnetic Resonance (MR) system components and subsystems. This role requires the interaction with other design engineering teams and functions in order to ensure the product quality goals set forth by the business. This position will be focused in the near term on supporting New Product Introduction (NPI) and Installed Base (IB) support for the Patient Handling and User Interface Sub-Systems of Premium product lines. Essential Responsibilities " Developing innovative engineering design concepts for components and electromechanical assemblies that have challenging requirements for application environment, size, precision, reliability, manufacturability and cost. " Leading design visualization efforts with 3D CAD models and essential component and assembly details to explore multiple design options. The ideal candidate will possess experience in mechanical design and analysis combined with a hands-on approach. " Engaging in all phases of new product introduction to meet budget, schedule and product cost targets: concept, architecture, documentation, design, prototype, test, supplier interfaces, manufacturing introduction and service support. " Lead technical reviews and participate as a reviewer. Ensure effective documentation of design evolution. Assure proper documentation of technical data to validate product components with engineering procedures. Develop action plans to anticipate and respond to problems. " Developing and maintaining mechanical subsystem quality. Leading quality engineering projects that provide imaginative solutions to engineering and customer issues. Collaborate with Advanced Manufacturing teams to define and develop processes that ensure product quality and manufacturing productivity. " Support efforts to ensure reliability, performance and timely delivery through collaborative supplier relationships. Qualifications/Requirements: 1. BS in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent (defined as 7 years relative engineering experience) 2. Minimum 7 years relevant work experience in one or more of the areas of plastic components design, sheet metal design, mechanisms, electronics packaging, cables harnesses, or product labeling 3. Experience with 2D/3D mechanical computer aided design 4. Understanding of materials, properties, and manufacturing processes 5. Demonstrated aptitude for design through use of hand tools 6. Must be legally authorized to work in the United States full-time 7. Must be willing to work in our city, state facility full-time 8. Must be willing to submit to a drug test, and background check to include verification of previous employment, criminal history and educational background 9. Must submit application for employment through gecareers.com (or COS if internal) to be considered 10. Must be 18 years of age or older Additional Eligibility Qualifications GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen. Desired Characteristics 1. MS in a technology field 2. 10+ years experience in mechanical design 3. Knowledge of tolerance analysis to design mechanical parts and systems ranging in size from laptop to hand-held applications 4. Detailed knowledge of both thermoplastic injection molding and sheet metal fabrication processes to asses design and production problems prior to tooling 5. Knowledgeable in fabrication processes for electronic enclosures and harness assemblies 6. Experience in EMC design and test requirements 7. Experience in safety requirements of electronic cabinets 8. Basic understanding of materials properties, and manufacturing processes 9. Experience in thermal/acoustic management of power components 10. Demonstrated capabilities in thermal and/or mechanical simulation 11. Design for reliability experience. Experience with Weibull Analysis and DFR tools. 12. Design for manufacturing experience 13. Demonstrated capabilities in use of 2D/3D CAD tools, with ProE experience 14. Demonstrated program/project planning capability 15. Strong interpersonal and communication skills 16. Demonstrated influencing skills