Mechanical Engineer III, Debug
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Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Product Design, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 3 years of experience designing mechanical components such as plastic or metal parts, mechanical assemblies, printed circuit boards, or flexes.
- 3 years of experience using computer-aided design (CAD) tools such as 3D MCAD, NX, Creo, or Solidworks.
Preferred qualifications:
- Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Product Design, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Experience designing industrial or lab automated systems and in designing manual tools and processes with close user experience feedback.
- Experience working with vendors or manufacturers for part fabrication and quality control.
- Knowledge of robotics/automated systems, industrial pneumatics and sensors, biotech equipment and applicable standards.
- Excellent communication skills along with the ability to collaborate within multi-disciplinary teams.
About the job
The Debug Project (www.debug.com) is a team of scientists and engineers dedicated to developing innovative solutions for mosquito-borne disease control. We are developing technology to raise and release sterile mosquitoes.
As a Mechanical Engineer, you will join a small, close-knit and energetic team of mosquito biologists, software engineers, and automation experts working to develop better ways to reduce the impact of mosquito-borne diseases. Responsible for Research and Development (R&D) across various processes and products, you will be central to the design, development, deployment, and ongoing improvements of Debug technology and products. You will have a wide breadth of mechanical engineering skills and experience, and will take initiatives, grow in fluid environments while collaborating across teams.
Responsibilities
- Design and build automated systems with a wide variety of electromechanical components, including servo systems, pneumatics, sensors, drive components, etc.
- Oversee the full product life cycle, from defining requirements and prototype validation to the final launch of production-ready systems.
- Act as a primary technical point-of-contact to science, software and operations teams to resolve foundational engineering challenges requiring unique and creative solutions.
- Design and iterate collaboratively with real-world users and use cases. Test prototypes and released products to verify compliance to design specifications. Investigate and resolve technical problems involving product performance in production equipment.
- Assess current equipment and procedures, and work with operations, science and engineering teams to improve processes and create multi-year road maps. Determine and establish product performance through engineering calculations and layouts; use appropriate engineering tools such as CAD, FMEA, and DFA.
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