Director, Mechanical Engineering

About West

At West, we’re a dedicated team that is connected by a purpose to improve patient lives that has been at the center of our Company for more than a century. Our story began when Herman O. West solved the problem of supplying penicillin in mass quantities to the US Government during World War II. Through our work to deliver thousands of life‑saving and life‑enhancing injectable medicines to millions of patients daily, West’s indelible mark on the healthcare industry has just begun.

A name started our story. How will yours help write our future?

In this hybrid role (3 days in office/2 remote), you will manage a mechanical engineering team as part of West’s drug delivery device R&D team; providing platform and customer product development, failure investigation, and post‑market design sustainment for our portfolio of handheld and wearable drug delivery systems.

• Direct mechanical engineers in design activities including ideation, prototyping, performance testing & analysis, design selection, requirement setting, and change requests.
• Develop and drive drug delivery device mechanical engineering strategy and identification of key capabilities needed for scale and growth.
• Provide technical oversight of team outputs including mechanical systems models, CAD models, 2‑D dimensioned drawings, tolerance analyses, feature function maps, and mechanical dFMEAs.
• Develop and drive team to maintain and improve on team key performance indicators including schedule adherence, complaint & non‑conformance reduction, and on target to budgeted spend.
• Interface with customers and external support services, e.g. suppliers and contract vendors, to facilitate the development and execution of assigned programs, as well as the development of technical services capability and capacity to meet future R&D needs.
• Select, develop, and manage global technical team ranging from early career to senior manager level to meet current and future needs.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, business partners, functional leaders, and other senior level executives.
• Support platform product development and sustainment strategy including product and process improvement roadmaps.
• Participate in industry forums and standards committees as a West representative.
• Perform other duties as assigned based on business needs.
• Conform with and abide by all regulations, policies, work procedures, instructions, and all safety rules.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or other technical related field, or equivalent experience required
• Master's degree in Business Administration or Engineering preferred

• Minimum 10 years of experience in mechanical design or engineering capacity required
• Minimum 3 years experience in a leadership role required

• Demonstrated ability to:
  • Lead, prioritize, and complete multiple technical projects and daily tasks.
  • Lead and mentor others.
  • Facilitate and coach others through effective problem solving and decision making processes.
  • Understand and communicate technical ideas and concepts with technical and non-technical audiences (written and verbal).
  • Delegate and empower others while maintaining accountability to overall functional performance.
  • Work well with others in a variety of situations.
• 5+ years of medical device and/or drug delivery system product development experience.
• Background in development or sustainment of electromechanical products.
• Broad experience in product development from early feasibility through commercialization and into sustainment including design controls, statistics, test method development, gauge R&R, human factors engineering, design verification, and design validation.
• Proficiency in GD&T, tolerance analysis methods, and finite elemental analysis (FEA).
• Proficiency in Solid Works, CETOL, SAP ECTR, MS Office Suite, Minitab, and Dev Ops.
• Experience influencing business and technical teams to adopt alternative ideas and methods.
• Knowledge of injection molding industry and respective processes

10%:
Up to 26 business days per year

Light‑exerting up to 20 lbs/9 kg of force frequently, and/or negligible amount of force frequently constantly to move objects.

West embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We foster an environment where all individuals are safe, treated fairly, valued and respected. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or other applicable legally protected characteristics. Where permitted by law, employment with West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

or any of its subsidiary or affiliate companies, is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of post-offer background screening and/or drug screening.