West Pharma Principal Engineer R&D Mechanical 

United States, Pennsylvania, Radnor Township 

968319204

Job Summary:

As the Principal, Mechanical Engineer, you will

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides mechanical engineering support to a global team of multidisciplinary engineers to develop multiple new product concepts with committed timelines and project goals per established governance policies, best practice, and guidelines.
• Functions as the Principal Mechanical Engineer of the Project Team
• Leads projects as assigned by the Engineering Manager
• Generates 3D CAD models and 2D drawings of product concepts
• Prepares and presents detailed technical presentations, reports and design documentation as required.
• Develops and mentors Mechanical Engineering Team Members by providing necessary guidance, identifying necessary training, and providing professional development activities to build competence and depth
• Negotiates and collaborates with Senior Management and other key stakeholders to influence and drive decision making.
• Applies strong analytical skills to identify and understand customer/user needs, market requirements, technical requirements, human factors need, and translation to the finished design output.

• Applies engineering principles to guide the design team and provide solution of mechanical problems.

• Generate intellectual property referenced to the mechanical design

• Promote an environment that balances the necessary GMP compliance with the flexibility required for rapid new product development.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s and or master’s degree with emphasis in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience.

• Minimum of 8 years’ experience
• This position requires a highly organized person who is articulate and personable, provides leadership to others on the team, acts as a resource for other team members, has in-depth knowledge and experience in medical device development, and demonstrates initiative and commitment to quality in all tasks.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Leadership and Mentoring Skills
• Project Management, Agile Development Methodology
• Multi-tasking skills and ability to juggle/prioritize multiple projects
• Ability to translate high level user needs into technical requirements and feature sets
• Early Concept Development and Prototyping
• Strong Electrical / Mechanical Systems Development
• Proficient with Solid works, FEA Software, Microsoft Office suite software
• Knowledge of Parametric Modeling, GD&T, Tolerance Analysis, Solid Works experience preferred
• Knowledge of Six Sigma DFSS Techniques
• Knowledge of Mathcad, LabView, or other Modeling Tools and experience
• Knowledge of DFMEA, PFMEA and other Risk Management Tools
• Knowledge of DOE, Statistical Analysis, Minitab experience preferred
• 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
• Able to comply with the company’s safety policy at all times.
• Able to comply with the company’s quality policy at all times.

Travel Requirements:

• Must be able to travel up to 10% of the time

Physical and Mental Requirements:

• – exerting up to 50lb/22kg of force occasionally and/or up to 20lbs/9kg of force frequently, and/or up to 10lbs/4kgs of force constantly to move objects
• Heavy Mental– communication written / oral, quick decision making, interpreting data, reading, or writing, presenting, and public speaking.