Staff Engineer Mechanical

Mechanical Engineering Leadership

• Act as atechnical lead for mechanical systems and subsystems, including assemblies, mechanisms, enclosures, and thermal/structural components.

• Leaddesign, analysis, and troubleshootingof mechanical components and systems.

• Driveroot cause investigationsfor mechanical and system-level issues, including field failures and reliability concerns.

• Supportdesign trade-offs, material selection, and tolerance analysistooptimizeperformance, cost, and manufacturability.

Sustaining Engineering & Lifecycle Management

• Lead mechanical workstreams forsustaining activities, including design updates,componentobsolescence, and supplier changes.

• Ensure designs meetreliability, durability, and manufacturability requirements.

• Partner with global teams to supportknowledge transferandmaintainproduct continuity.

Value Analysis / Value Engineering (VAVE)

• Identifyand implementcost reduction opportunitieswithin mechanical designs and assemblies.

• Collaborate with sourcing and manufacturing to evaluatealternative materials, components, and suppliers.

• Drivedesign for cost and scalabilityacross platforms.

System Integration & Technical Contribution

• Collaborate with systems, electrical, and software teams to ensurerobust system integration.

• Contribute tosystem requirements, interface definitions, and verification activities.

• Provide input totechnology and product roadmap discussionsfrom a mechanical engineering perspective.

Global & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Collaborate withglobal R&D teams (Finland, US, Singapore)to support technical alignment and knowledge transfer.

• Partner withBusiness Unit Product Managementto align engineering execution with product priorities.

• Interface withmanufacturing, quality, service, and sourcingto resolve issues and improve product performance.

• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to buildingmechanical engineering capabilitywithin the team.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineeringor related field; advanced degree preferred.

• 8+ years of experience inmechanical engineering for complex products or instrumentation.

• Strong experience inmechanical design, CAD modeling, and tolerance analysis.

• Proven ability introubleshooting, root cause analysis, and design improvements.

• Experience working incross-functional and global engineering teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience withlife sciences or analytical instrumentation(, sample prep, PCR/qPCR).

• Experience withVAVE, cost optimization, and design for manufacturability (DFM/DFA).

• Familiarity withthermal analysis,fluidicsintegration, or precision mechanisms.

• Experience withregulated product development environments.

• Ability toinfluence and collaborate across teams.

Impact

• Serves as atechnical lead for mechanical engineering initiativesacross platforms.

• Drives execution ofsustaining engineering and VAVE effortswithin the mechanical domain.

• Contributes tosystem-level performance, reliability, and cost improvements.

• Supports the growth ofR&D capability in Hyderabad.