What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mechanical Test Engineer-Industrial Equipment position at Kelly Science, Engineering, Technology & Telecom?
Kelly Engineering is hiring a Mechanical Test Engineer (Industrial Equipment). This is a long contract with one of our Global Medical Device Robotics & Digital Solutions clients, located in Santa Clara, CA. They are a global leader in surgery with products and solutions found in almost every operating room around the world.
This role is a full-time, fully benefited position. As a Kelly employee, you will be eligible for Medical & Dental, a 401K plan, and a variety of other benefits to choose from. You will also be eligible for paid time off, including holiday, vacation, and sick/personal time. All Kelly employees receive annual performance reviews.
Our client has made significant contributions to surgery for more than 100 years, from creating the first sutures to revolutionizing surgery with minimally invasive procedures. Their continuing dedication to Shaping the Future of Surgery is built on our commitment to help address the world's most pressing healthcare issues and improve and save more lives. Through their surgical technologies and solutions, including robotics, digital solutions, sutures, staplers, energy devices, trocars, and hemostats, and our commitment to treating serious medical conditions like obesity and cancer worldwide, they deliver innovation to make a life-changing impact.
Test Engineering Contractor (Industrial Equipment)
As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.
Why Kelly® Engineering/Technology – Project Services?
Looking to work with leading project management organizations at top companies around the world? That’s where we come in. At Kelly Engineering and Kelly Technology, our Project Services Teams create expert talent solutions to solve the world’s most critical challenges. We connect you with opportunities to work on intriguing, innovative, and high-visibility projects—all with a schedule that works for you. Do you prefer the variety and flexibility of short-term projects? Or are looking for a long-term opportunity? Either way, our connections and expertise will help you take your career exactly where you want to go. That’s just good planning.
About Kelly
Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.
Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
This role is a full-time, fully benefited position. As a Kelly employee, you will be eligible for Medical & Dental, a 401K plan, and a variety of other benefits to choose from. You will also be eligible for paid time off, including holiday, vacation, and sick/personal time. All Kelly employees receive annual performance reviews.
Our client has made significant contributions to surgery for more than 100 years, from creating the first sutures to revolutionizing surgery with minimally invasive procedures. Their continuing dedication to Shaping the Future of Surgery is built on our commitment to help address the world's most pressing healthcare issues and improve and save more lives. Through their surgical technologies and solutions, including robotics, digital solutions, sutures, staplers, energy devices, trocars, and hemostats, and our commitment to treating serious medical conditions like obesity and cancer worldwide, they deliver innovation to make a life-changing impact.
Test Engineering Contractor (Industrial Equipment)
- 1 year contract minimum, with possibility of extension to 2 years or conversion to Full Time Employee
- On-site 5 days a week
- Local to San Jose
- Provide technical support in the design, installation, testing, and start-up for a variety of industrial control systems that support medical device testing or production equipment.
- Design, develop and assemble electrical or electrical-mechanical modules and systems.
- Responsible for completing test, electrical, and mechanical engineering duties; coordinates with cross-functional partners to design, manufacture, and test equipment and systems.
- Lead technicians and junior engineers through equipment build, debug, and verification; track tasks, risks, and schedule to meet milestones.
- Medical manufacturing equipment and test equipment are designed and manufactured and are associated with this position: bronchoscopy endoscopes, urology endoscopes, Automatic Calibration Stations (ACS), Optical Final Stations (OFS), and other equipment to produce urology surgical accessories and instrumentation.
- Supports New Product Introduction (NPI) and Manufacturing departments by designing and maintaining high-quality industrial-grade test, production and calibration equipment.
- Capability to execute equipment qualifications, IQ/OQ/PQ as well as preventative maintenance on any equipment.
- Designs, develops, and tests electrical/electronic aspects of industrial manufacturing equipment according to established policies, procedures, government regulations, and customer requirements.
- Build prototypes; works with the lab to develop test fixtures of conceptual designs.
- Documents specifications and requirements on all designs.
- Solves problems applying fishbone diagram or other standard root cause investigation tools.
- Ensures alignment to established project schedules and priorities. Assists others to ensure schedules and priorities are met.
- Leads in the compliance and safety testing of various mechanical and electrical systems for regulatory agencies.
- Accountable for the creation, modification, and maintenance of hardware and software for new and revised products.
- Develops product requirements, objectives, definitions, and modules for a new or revised design. This includes the estimating of the electrical and mechanical engineering effort and materials on jobs or proposals being quoted.
- Collaborates across departments with other engineering managers, marketing, sales, and engineering personnel during the product development or revision to ensure project and/or job effectiveness.
- Support manufacturing operations by developing and updating manufacturing documentation, assisting with production activities, and conducting failure investigations to ensure continuous improvements.
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering or relevant field is required
- 4-7 Years of related work experience is required
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, e.g. presentation skills, email
- Experience in the Medical Device industry or other regulated industry
- Proven knowledge of manufacturing principles, practices, and procedures
- Project Management experience
- Six sigma and process excellence tools/methodologies. Experience with Non-conformances (NCs), CAPAs, MPIs, Work instructions
- Problem-solving tools and best practices, e.g. fishbone, etc. Green Belt preferred
- Technical proficiency in statistical tools like Minitab, preferred
- Programming language experience (e.g., Python), preferred
- Experience with PLC programming, servos, actuators, industrial I/O devices, pneumatics, and robots, preferred
- Comfortable working in a command-line interface, Linux preferred
- Business/financial competence, preferred
- Technical proficiency in CAD tools like SolidWorks and/or AutoCAD, preferred
As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.
Why Kelly® Engineering/Technology – Project Services?
Looking to work with leading project management organizations at top companies around the world? That’s where we come in. At Kelly Engineering and Kelly Technology, our Project Services Teams create expert talent solutions to solve the world’s most critical challenges. We connect you with opportunities to work on intriguing, innovative, and high-visibility projects—all with a schedule that works for you. Do you prefer the variety and flexibility of short-term projects? Or are looking for a long-term opportunity? Either way, our connections and expertise will help you take your career exactly where you want to go. That’s just good planning.
About Kelly
Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.
Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.