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.
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. 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.
Key Responsibilities
- Work with laboratory operations, scientists, manufacturing, quality, automation, software, facilities, and supply-chain personnel to translate operational needs into equipment requirements and practical mechanical designs.
- Develop the mechanical scope, functional requirements, technical approach, schedule, and cost estimates for assigned equipment projects.
- Design automated equipment and mechanical subsystems, 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 evaluate design concepts, component performance, cycle time, accuracy, repeatability, and equipment reliability.
- Specify and procure custom equipment and components from machine builders, contract manufacturers, and automation integrators.
- Review vendor designs, drawings, component selections, and test plans. Participate in vendor testing and factory acceptance testing.
- Coordinate equipment installation and execute site acceptance testing, commissioning, qualification, and transfer into routine laboratory or manufacturing use.
- Provide hands-on troubleshooting and engineering support for equipment failures, recurring downtime, product-quality problems, and operational bottlenecks.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or a closely related engineering discipline.
- At least five years of mechanical, equipment, product-development, or hardware-engineering experience.
- Experience designing or implementing automated equipment, laboratory instrumentation, medical devices, diagnostic equipment, manufacturing machinery, or comparable electromechanical systems.
- Proficiency with three-dimensional CAD, engineering drawings, tolerances, material selection, component specification, design for manufacturability, and equipment testing.
- Experience developing mechanical systems containing motors, actuators, bearings, linear motion, pneumatics, fluid-handling components, sensors, fixtures, guarding, and fabricated or machined components.
- Ability to perform hands-on equipment assembly, testing, installation, adjustment, troubleshooting, and commissioning.
- Experience producing controlled engineering documentation within a regulated or quality-controlled environment.
We are a dynamic, project oriented consulting company offering individuals a wide variety of technical challenges. We are currently experiencing rapid growth, and are in need of talented individuals. ASI offers top wages and excellent benefits. ASI is an equal opportunity employer.
