Job Description
Mechanical Engineer - Hardware and Instrumentation

Location: Madison, WI

Contract to Hire

Automated Systems, Inc. (ASI) is seeking an experienced Mechanical Engineer to support design, development, implement, hardware and instrumentation with equipment used to manufacture cancer-diagnostic products and process patient samples in our client's laboratories located in Madison, WI.

Representative equipment may include collection-kit assembly and packaging lines, reagent formulation and dispensing systems, automated specimen-handling equipment, mixers and shakers, centrifuges, liquid-handling systems, robotic workcells, conveyors, machine-vision stations, test fixtures, and custom laboratory instruments.

This is a hands-on engineering position responsible for taking equipment and mechanical systems from initial requirements through design, prototyping, fabrication, testing, installation, commissioning, qualification, and ongoing production support.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with laboratory operations,scientists, manufacturing, quality, automation, software, facilities, andsupply-chain personnel to translate operational needs into equipmentrequirements and practical mechanical designs.
• Develop the mechanical scope, functionalrequirements, technical approach, schedule, and cost estimates forassigned equipment projects.
• Design automated equipment and mechanicalsubsystems, including frames, enclosures, guarding, fixtures, conveyors,robotic end-of-arm tooling, motion systems, sample-container interfaces,fluid-handling components, thermal-control systems, and operator workstations.
• Create and maintain CAD models,engineering drawings, component specifications, bills of materials,tolerance analyses, prototypes, and production documentation.
• Build and test prototypes to evaluatedesign concepts, component performance, cycle time, accuracy,repeatability, and equipment reliability.
• Specify and procure custom equipment andcomponents from machine builders, contract manufacturers, and automationintegrators.
• Review vendor designs, drawings,component selections, and test plans. Participate in vendor testing andfactory acceptance testing.
• Coordinate equipment installation andexecute site acceptance testing, commissioning, qualification, andtransfer into routine laboratory or manufacturing use.
• Provide hands-on troubleshooting andengineering support for equipment failures, recurring downtime,product-quality problems, and operational bottlenecks.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in MechanicalEngineering or a closely related engineering discipline.
• At least five years of mechanical,equipment, product-development, or hardware-engineering experience.
• Experience designing or implementingautomated equipment, laboratory instrumentation, medical devices,diagnostic equipment, manufacturing machinery, or comparableelectromechanical systems.
• Proficiency with three-dimensional CAD,engineering drawings, tolerances, material selection, componentspecification, design for manufacturability, and equipment testing.
• Experience developing mechanical systemscontaining motors, actuators, bearings, linear motion, pneumatics,fluid-handling components, sensors, fixtures, guarding, and fabricated ormachined components.
• Ability to perform hands-on equipmentassembly, testing, installation, adjustment, troubleshooting, andcommissioning.
• Experience producing controlledengineering documentation within a regulated or quality-controlledenvironment.