Intermediate Mechanical Engineer (Irradiators)
- Ottawa, ON, Canada
Full-time
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Original job description
The name Sotera Health was inspired by Soteria, the Greek goddess of safety, and reflects the Company’s unwavering commitment to its mission, Safeguarding Global Health®.
Sotera Health Company is a leading global provider of mission-critical sterilization and lab testing and advisory services for the healthcare industry. With a combined tenure across our businesses of nearly 200 years and our industry recognized scientific and technological expertise, we help to ensure the safety of millions of patients and healthcare practitioners around the world every year.
Across our 64 facilities worldwide, we have over 3,000 employees who are dedicated to safety and quality. We are a trusted partner to more than 5,800 customers in over 50 countries, including more than 40 of the top 50 medical device companies and 9 of the top 10 pharmaceutical companies.
Reporting to the Manager, Production Irradiator Engineering, you will be responsible for the design, testing, commissioning, and on-going technical and manufacturing support of advanced automated industrial equipment (production irradiators).
You will work closely with cross-functional teams including Project Managers, Design and Drafting team, and the Production Irradiator Controls team to deliver projects on-time and on budget.
Key Responsibilities
Education: Bachelor degree in Engineering (Mechanical)
Experience: Minimum of five years relevant work experience in mechanical engineering
Certificates: Professional Engineer designation or be eligible for accreditation as a professional engineer within 2 years.
Skills And Competencies
Sotera Health Company is a leading global provider of mission-critical sterilization and lab testing and advisory services for the healthcare industry. With a combined tenure across our businesses of nearly 200 years and our industry recognized scientific and technological expertise, we help to ensure the safety of millions of patients and healthcare practitioners around the world every year.
Across our 64 facilities worldwide, we have over 3,000 employees who are dedicated to safety and quality. We are a trusted partner to more than 5,800 customers in over 50 countries, including more than 40 of the top 50 medical device companies and 9 of the top 10 pharmaceutical companies.
Reporting to the Manager, Production Irradiator Engineering, you will be responsible for the design, testing, commissioning, and on-going technical and manufacturing support of advanced automated industrial equipment (production irradiators).
You will work closely with cross-functional teams including Project Managers, Design and Drafting team, and the Production Irradiator Controls team to deliver projects on-time and on budget.
Key Responsibilities
- Apply in-depth knowledge of engineering principles and standards.
- Lead or participate in all aspects of the design and manufacture of irradiator components and assemblies. This will include leading or participating in the design process, coordinating manufacturing, performing safety analyses including engineering calculations, creating specifications, coordinating and executing testing; compiling results and generating reports; and providing input for continuous improvement.
- Lead mechanical engineering projects and be fully accountable to meet defined budgets, schedules, and functionality requirements, commensurate with your work experience.
- Participate in engineer design reviews to ensure they have met all the applicable engineering, quality, safety, and regulatory requirements.
- Perform root cause analyze and use rigorous problem-solving techniques to identify and rectify field issues.
- Stay current with the requirements for production irradiators for both dry and wet storage panoramic irradiators.
Education: Bachelor degree in Engineering (Mechanical)
Experience: Minimum of five years relevant work experience in mechanical engineering
Certificates: Professional Engineer designation or be eligible for accreditation as a professional engineer within 2 years.
Skills And Competencies
- Design and engineering analysis of mechanical systems and components,
- Perform mechanical stress/strength analysis, tolerance stack up, and other engineering calculations.
- Design, testing, and troubleshooting of mechanical or electro-mechanical equipment.
- Excellent verbal communication skills. You must be able to clearly explain complex technical, regulatory and compliance aspects to non-technical audiences.
- Proven ability to exercise sound technical judgements on complex decisions falling outside standard practices and procedures.
- Experience providing technical recommendations with limited review from senior staff, providing technical guidance to other engineers and to technicians, and providing review and feedback on technical items.
- Effective and collaborative team player with strong interpersonal skills.
- Prior experience in nuclear industry or similar high-reliability or regulated environments.
- Prior experience in the design, analysis and manufacture of automated or industrial equipment (eg. packaging, material handling, robotics, irradiation/processing systems, etc).
- Occasional overtime to meet project requirements
- Travel requirements (10-60 days international travel requiring valid Canadian passport)
- Must complete all required training and certification as a Nuclear Energy Worker
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Responsibilities
Design, test, commission, and support production irradiators and their mechanical components, coordinating with cross-functional teams through design, manufacturing, testing, and continuous improvement. Lead or contribute to mechanical engineering projects, reviews, safety analyses, and field issue investigations while meeting project budgets, schedules, and functional requirements.
Requirements
A bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and at least five years of relevant mechanical engineering experience are required; candidates must hold a Professional Engineer designation or be eligible to obtain accreditation within two years. Applicants should have experience in mechanical design and analysis, equipment testing and troubleshooting, and communicating technical matters, with nuclear or other regulated-industry experience considered an asset.
Skills
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mechanical Design
- Engineering Analysis
- Stress and Strength Analysis
- Tolerance Stack-Up
- Engineering Calculations
- Mechanical and Electromechanical Equipment
- Testing and Commissioning
- Troubleshooting
- Root Cause Analysis
- Project Management
- Safety Analysis
- Technical Communication
- Continuous Improvement
- Manufacturing Coordination
- Regulatory Compliance
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Keywords
- Production Irradiators
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mechanical Design
- Engineering Principles
- Engineering Standards
- Mechanical Components
- Automated Industrial Equipment
- Mechanical Stress Analysis
- Strength Analysis
- Tolerance Stack-Up
- Engineering Calculations
- Safety Analysis
- Design Reviews
- Testing
- Commissioning
- Manufacturing
- Root Cause Analysis
- Problem-Solving
- Continuous Improvement
- Project Budgets
- Project Schedules
- Functional Requirements
- Quality Requirements
- Regulatory Compliance
- Nuclear Energy Worker
- Professional Engineer
- Dry Storage Irradiators
- Wet Storage Irradiators
- Electromechanical Equipment
- Nuclear Industry