Assoc. Mechanical Design Engineer

Responsibilities

The Company

PerkinElmer is a global analytical services and solutions provider with offerings including the leading OneSource Field and Laboratory services business that serve the biopharma, food, environmental, safety and applied end markets to accelerate scientific outcomes. Since 1937, PerkinElmer has served as a trusted partner in laboratory analysis and management and today complements its service offerings with a broad portfolio of atomic spectroscopy, molecular spectroscopy, and chromatography instruments, consumables, and reagents. With a dedicated team of more than 5,000 team members, the Company serves customers in more than 35 countries. Additional information is available at www.perkinelmer.com

Purpose

• An entry level role for a recent graduate in their early career who would like to expand their skills and grow their career as part of a team with a vast range of experience.
• An Assoc. Mechanical Design Engineer is sought to contribute to the design and development of mass spectrometry system components. The ideal candidate will have a strong academic background in mechanical engineering, hands-on experience with solid model CAD software, and a passion for innovation.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the design and development of mechanical systems, and components.
• Under the direction of a senior engineer, creates 3D models, drawings, and tolerance analysis.
• Investigate design issues and contribute to a solution and its implementation.
• Support the documentation and maintenance of engineering designs, specifications, and test procedures.
• Prepare bills-of-materials with the company’s integrated part management system.
• Perform product sustaining activities through collaboration with multiple engineering disciplines.
• Testing and troubleshooting of mechanical systems and generating reports
• Participate in brainstorming sessions and contribute ideas for new product development.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering.
• Experience using SolidWorks for parametric designs in 3D solids modeling and 2D drawings.
• Experience in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and heat transfer simulations is an asset.
• Demonstrated ability of designing complex parts.
• Ability to work based on 2D drawings and understand key dimensions.
• Ability to generate 2D drawings based on GD&T standards.
• Ability to use standard documentation tools to create/communicate design, specifications, and test results (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio). 

Preferred Characteristics

• Motivated to gain experience and grow within a team of experts.
• Ability to manage time between multiple tasks.
• Ability to interface and work collaboratively across different engineering and scientific functions.
• Ability to work independently or as part of a large team.
• Possessing a task- and goal-oriented mindset
• Possessing strong organizational and communication skills (written, verbal, interpersonal).
• Problem solving aptitude.
• Attention to detail.
• Adaptable to change.

PerkinElmer is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, or veteran status or any other characteristics protected by applicable law. PerkinElmer is committed to a culturally diverse workforce.