Job Description Summary

The Lead Mechanical Engineer is responsible for the thermal and structural design and analysis of RF Body coils for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). This role will work with cross-functional teams to design, develop, manufacture and service complex state-of-the-art MRI systems and components throughout all phases of the product development life cycle. Activities include detailed mechanical, structural, and thermodynamic design of sub-systems and components related to MRI RF Body coils, including analysis, simulation, documentation, prototyping, testing, verification, and integration of hardware.

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Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Thermal and Structural design and analysis of RF Body coils and components used in MRI systems

• Develop innovative designs to meet all thermal-mechanical requirements for performance, reliability, cost, and manufacturability

• Detailed FEA thermal modeling with all fundamental forms of heat transfer and structural analysis of complex geometries

• Thermal-mechanical stress analysis using temperature dependent properties

• Design and analysis of composite components (eg. Fiber reinforced plastic, epoxies, carbon and glass fibers)

• Design and implementation of verification activities using accelerometers, strain gages, spectrum analyzers, thermocouples, temperature sensors, thermal cameras, pressure sensors, and data acquisition systems

• Preparation and presentation of design analysis reports and part/assembly drawing reviews

• Participate and lead prototype build activities to ensure compliance with design intent

• Develop product and component test and purchase specifications

• Design leadership of productivity projects (both product cost and life cycle quality or reliability improvements)

• Provide creative solutions to unstructured product and system design issues from both factory and field

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of BS in Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering or equivalent

• Engineering experience: 5 years

Desired Characteristics:

• Direct design & analysis experience of mechanical components

• Modeling skills with experience in solid modeling packages such as PRO/E

• Effective understanding and working knowledge of metals, plastics, and composite materials

• Experienced in test setup, data collection, and design of experiments for thermal-mechanical testing

• Strong software skills with some experience in ANSYS FEA and/or other analysis packages such as COMSOL. 

• Experience with numerical analysis tools and optimization methods

• Hands on hardware experience on mechanical systems and components

• Paper to product experience with ability to read and apply GD&T

• Ability to work with cross-functional, multidisciplinary teams

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