Senior Mechanical Engineer

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The Position

At Roche, we work together towards a healthier future.

The RDS R&D POC (Point of Care) department develops diagnostic systems used for the measurement of various physiological parameters in the hospital and critical care environment.

We provide solutions for on-the-spot diagnosis in the areas of coagulation monitoring, urinalysis, glucose management, cardiovascular care, infectious diseases and blood gas & electrolyte (BG/E) testing.

The team comprises experts with various backgrounds in engineering, physics, chemistry, biology, and laboratory.

As part of our POC hardware development team, we are looking for an ambitious and experienced engineer in the area of mechanical development.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a dynamic and motivated team, which supports product care, update projects and potentially new development in the future in an interdisciplinary environment.

Your main responsibilities will include:


* Mechanical development from concept and feasibility via construction design to system integration for new and existing instruments and technologies


* Create, develop ideas and maintain designs as an experienced SolidWorks 3D CAD user in-line with the project key milestones and Quality System requirements


* Experienced in designing for plastic injection moulding/mass production


* Creation of technical specifications, construction design up to verification and documentation according to process from feasibility setup to the final unit


* Definition, Implementation and Integration of interfaces within and beyond the mechanical  area in an instrument and system context


* Participation in the definition of work packages, their estimation, planning, and implementation in a sprint-based agile environment, in close collaboration with product owners, scrum master, architects, and developers


* Perform detailed engineering analysis, including tolerances, FMEA, risk analysis and DFx


* Use appropriate methods to perform mechanical analysis and test of designs to achieve robustness in operation and production in-line with user needs


* Support Design Transfer to operations and support the operations units in all aspects regarding manufacturability.

Provide expertise in materials (e.g.

housing) and related production processes, such as injection molding


* Support of the product after launch during the whole life cycle of the instrument incl.

root cause analysis of field and production issues regarding mechanical modules...