West Pharma Sr Mechanical Engineer R&D 

United States, Arizona, Scottsdale 

512782466

Job Summary:

In this role, you will collaborate and lead activities of the cross functional teams comprising technical experts within the R&D function, across West’s products portfolio, focusing on drug delivery. You will require to demonstrate creative skills in a dynamic environment along with an engineering expertise attitude. You are expected to participate in the development of multi-disciplinary product involving mechanical, plastic, metal and electronics design.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Making conceptual design, detailed design, CAD modeling and prototyping
• Utilize design analyses tools by applying principles of mechanics, and materials engineering including theoretical calculations for components fit, tolerance analysis and stress calculations.
• Writing of technical protocols, product specs, tests methods and presentations related to design activities.
• Performing and/or supervising evaluation, feasibility, and engineering testing of new and existing products, writing and/or approve tests reports.
• Provide the team and the project a source of knowledge and utilize experience to support team members & drive decisions.
• Conducting and supporting failure investigations by utilizing standard methods such as fish-bone diagram
• Work closely with internal interfaces (Engineering, QA, HF and RA groups) as well as external interfaces such as other groups across the organization
• Interface with West customers (e.g., pharmaceutical and biotech companies) as needed in development agreement, for activities led by mechanical engineering team.
• Support industrialization and manufacturing activities, develop and design products assembly, special tooling, and fixtures.
• Manage and work with subcontractors that support product development and production.

Basic Qualifications:

• Education- B.sc in Mechanical Engineering.
• Minimum 5 years related experience in products design.
• Proficiency in 3-D CAD software such as SolidWorks
• Experience with mechanism design
• Experience with design for manufacturability (DFM)
• Experience with medical devices design
• Knowledge and experience in stack-up analysis

Preferred Knowledge, languages, Skills and Abilities:

• Able to be aware of all relevant standard operating procedures as per Company policy as they are related to the position covered by this Job Description
• Support and contribute to Lean Sigma programs and activities towards delivery of the set target
• Able to comply with the company’s safety policy at all times.
• List any safety requirements applicable to role within your country
• Able to comply with the company’s quality policy at all times.
• List any quality requirements applicable to role within your country.
• Knowledge in plastic part design, sheet metal components, mechanical assembly, injection molding and other manufacturing processes
• Knowledge in assembly processes
• Knowledge in PCB manufacturing
• Must be proficient (verbal and written skills) in English. Hebrew is an advantage.
• Experience with medical industry standards
• Experience with plastic injections, molds, and parts design
• Experience with sheet metal parts design
• Experience with writing design requirements, engineering test protocols and reports etc.
• Experience in developing test methods for engineering verification tests.

Must be able to travel up to 20% of the time.

Physical & Mental Requirements: Sedentary

List any mental requirements:

• Professional integrity
• Solution oriented
• Skilled in problem solving
• Decision Making
• Independent
• Open minded
• Team player and communicative
• Responsible
• Creative
• Innovative
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment
• Ability to plan and work on multiple tasks