Mechanical Design Engineer
Listed on 2026-01-12
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Engineering
Mechanical Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, Product Engineer, Engineering Design & Technologists
Mechanical Design Engineer
- Katalyst CRO
Sunnyvale, CA
$110,400 - $159,600 per year
As a Mechanical Engineer in the Vision Equipment team, you will use your mechanical engineering design and analysis skills to design, develop and deploy equipment to test, measure, and calibrate vision/optical imaging products. These products include endoscopes, fiber‑optic light sources, and near‑eye displays. The equipment will be used in a production manufacturing environment and must meet performance, safety, ergonomics, reliability, consistency, and capacity requirements.
Individuals in this role shall demonstrate precision mechanical design skills and work within cross‑functional teams to develop custom optical and imaging test equipment.
- Develop and continuously improve test and calibration equipment for high‑performance endoscope, laser, LED optical systems, and near‑eye optical display systems for mid‑volume products.
- Design, specify, prototype, document, procure, assemble, qualify, implement, and improve test equipment mechanical components and equipment.
- Work closely with engineering teams such as product development, test software, and process development to understand mechanical requirements and develop robust, reliable, and reproducible test and calibration equipment.
- Generate equipment specifications, validation protocols, assembly instructions, preventative maintenance, and calibration (PMC) documentation, including CAD component and assembly drawings.
- Analyze, debug, and root‑cause measurement accuracy, reliability, repeatability, and reproducibility of equipment issues.
- Minimum 2–4 years of mechanical, equipment design engineering experience for a medium to high volume product.
- CAD experience (Solidworks).
- BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering, Opto‑Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechatronics, or related area.
- Experience with the development of precision opto‑mechanical test equipment.
- New product introduction/development experience.
- Strong documentation skills.
Associate
Employment TypeContract
Job FunctionPharmaceutical Manufacturing
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