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Overview

The Mechanical Engineer position at a Medical Device Company in Franklin Lakes, NJ, is a technical leadership role focused on developing and commercializing complex instrumentation in the medication safety space. The role involves cross-functional collaboration to translate end-user requirements into design specifications and ensure a well-tested design.

Responsibilities

  • Lead mechanical engineering activities for complex instrumentation development.
  • Work cross-functionally to understand end-user requirements and map them to design specifications.
  • Define, clarify, and document requirements for mechanical design.
  • Perform necessary parametric analysis and tradeoffs.
  • Define form factor and design architect layout and sub-assemblies.
  • Decompose system level requirements to mechanical design definition.
  • Conduct design qualification and test activities.
  • Collaborate with other R&D teams to integrate the full system.
  • Interpret requirements and rationalize design choices with the team.
  • Develop engineering prototypes and work with external suppliers.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering or similar.
  • Fluent in CAD modeling using Solidworks.
  • Graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering or similar is desired.
  • 8+ years of post-educational experience in Medical Device Design.
  • 5+ years of Solidworks experience with CAD and drawing.
  • Electromechanical Design experience including sheet-metal and plastic.
  • Experience with Test Fixture Design.
  • Knowledge of design best practices, including advanced tolerance design/analysis.
  • Experience in defining a performance test is preferred.
  • Experience as mechanical lead in the development of complex electro-mechanical devices.
  • Proficiency with basic statistical techniques including ANOVA and DOE methodologies.
  • Expertise in common risk management techniques like FMEA, FTA, ETA.
  • Experience in modeling, simulations, and sensitivity analyses.
  • Working knowledge of regulatory standards for medical device design.

Additional Information

  • Location: Franklin Lakes, NJ
  • Duration: 12 Months
  • Total Hours/week: 40.00
  • 1st Shift
  • Employment Type: Contract on W2 (Need US Citizens Or GC Holders Only)
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How this job compares in Franklin Lakes, NJ

Pay in context

At roughly $23/hr, this posting comes in about 10% below the $25/hr median for welding jobs in Franklin Lakes, NJ, where the middle half runs $25–$28/hr across 10 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 0% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Franklin Lakes, NJ

We're tracking 10 other active welding openings in Franklin Lakes, NJ right now, from 1 employer. 10 of them were added in the last week. Across New Jersey as a whole we're tracking 216 other active welding openings from 135 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Franklin Lakes, or widen the search to New Jersey.

MillenniumSoft Inc currently has 10 other openings live in New Jersey, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in New Jersey at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Rhoads Industries (13), MillenniumSoft Inc (10), and Gpac (9). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within New Jersey, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Newark at $38/hr, Camden at $37/hr, and Linden at $30/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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