Senior Laboratory Engineer

Position Summary:

The Senior Laboratory Engineer performs a diverse number of engineering tasks in support of Cadwell’s industry-leading neuro-diagnostics equipment. They drive the continuous maintenance and improvement of active and released products, support design engineering with research and development activities in the pursuit of new products, and oversee  aspects of the transfer of new designs to manufacturing. Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Analyzes field returns and conducts root-cause analysis to understand possible design opportunities. Oversees and drives design changes to continuously improve the reliability and safety of products. - Addresses part obsolescence by identifying alternate replacements and developing a suitable test methodology. Performs engineering verifications tests to ensure that components meet quality and performance standards. Releases component updates as needed under appropriate engineering change processes while partnering with affected departments and suppliers. - Collaborates with Service and Operations departments to continuously improve test and manufacturing fixtures for robustness and throughput. - Participates in and collaborates on design reviews for new product designs as well as enhancements to existing products. Provides feedback to design engineers to facilitate and encourage reliable, manufacturable product design practices. - Plans, performs, and documents verification testing of new product designs to ensure design quality of Cadwell products. - Plans, performs, and documents first article inspections on initial production runs of materials from Cadwell’s many sub-contractors and vendors. Provides feedback to and collaborates with the vendor on technical aspects of needed improvements; applies knowledge of manufacturing processes and workmanship standards to l issues identified. - Plans and overseesthe development of test requirementsand deployment of necessary tools, fixtures, test software, and equipment to production environments. Collaborates withOperations and Service teams, as well as external vendors to ensure effective training and transfer. - Facilitates technical aspects of design transfer to external vendors for newly developed products; ensures smooth transfer to external production environments by clarifying design requirements and ensuring design intent is met. - Collaborates as needed with other Cadwell engineers, production staff, and service personnel to share engineering insight into troubleshooting, analysis, and engineering best practices.