Verathon is a global medical device company committed to being a trusted partner to our customers and advancing patient care through innovative Airway Management and Urology solutions. For more than 40 years, we have worked alongside healthcare professionals to understand their needs and deliver high-quality technologies that provide lasting clinical and economic value.
Our portfolio includes leading GlideScope® video laryngoscopy and BFlex™ bronchoscopy solutions, BladderScan® bladder volume measurement, and a growing range of single-use Urology solutions. Behind our innovations is a diverse, global team united by a commitment to our customers, collaboration, and improving patient care.
Verathon, a business unit of Roper Technologies, is headquartered in Bothell, Washington, with international subsidiaries in Canada, Europe, and Asia Pacific.
OverviewVerathon® is looking for a Mechanical Engineer III to become the newest member of our Airway R&D Team located in Burnaby, BC.
The Mechanical Engineer III is responsible for designing and developing robust and innovative medical devices and equipment to support the commercialization of company developed products. The responsibilities include cost estimation, design, verification, and validation. The engineer will work with partners to deliver designs of electromechanical assemblies.
Responsibilities
- Research design options and perform experiments to determine potential design feasibility
- Develop and test new manufacturing processes
- Work closely with electrical and software engineers, designing with system-wide perspective
- Interact with global and internal design and manufacturing resources to design for manufacturability, reliability, and cost-effectiveness
- Specify and manage tool development
- Create and release product requirements, design specifications and design descriptions for assigned projects, as required by applicable medical device standards and internal procedures
- Follow all policies, procedures, and standards for engineering documentation to ensure compliance with corporate document management policy
- Review product documentation for accuracy including documentation intended for customer use
- Participate in all designing, prototyping, testing and qualification of mechanical designs for high-reliability and high-performance medical devices
- Participate in or support risk assessment, design reviews, pre-production, pilot production, testing, and regulatory submission
- Support production activities and resolve issues quickly
- Evaluate product non-conformances and recommend design modifications through advanced analytical and problem-solving techniques
- Support the development of intellectual property
- 5+ years of technical product or mechanical device design and manufacturing
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering is required; Masters preferred
- P.Eng from the EGBC preferred; ability and willingness to obtain a P.Eng license required *
- Excellent knowledge of and ability to use SolidWorks and SolidWorks add-ins
- Experience in all areas of design, prototyping, testing and qualification
- Experience with plastic injection mold tool design including insert molding and over-molding
- Proven skills in developing projects in a medical device R&D department
- Ability to define project goals and delivery dates to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Experience in technical team-focused workplace
- Can make independent judgments using sound engineering principles and techniques
- Ability to write concisely and accurately with meticulous attention to detail and clarity
* For applicants without an Engineer in Training or a Professional Engineer license, an alternative title will be used until a license is obtained. Verathon is proud to provide job-related professional growth and development of employees, including reimbursements for expenses incurred in joining the EGBC.
Why Join Us?
- Be part of an innovative team that is dedicated to improving patient outcomes.
- Engage in meaningful work that makes a difference in the healthcare industry.
- Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
- Salary range - $96,783 - $118,145 (Compensation will vary based on skills, experience and location; it is not typical to be hired at or above the top of the salary range).
- Full-time employees who are not on a commission plan are eligible for Verathon’s annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance.
- Verathon provides a competitive benefits package including a generous HCSA, paid holidays, paid time off and a retirement matching plan.
Skills Required
- 5+ years of technical product or mechanical device design and manufacturing experience
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering
- P.Eng. from EGBC, or ability and willingness to obtain a P.Eng. license
- Excellent knowledge of SolidWorks and SolidWorks add-ins
- Experience in design, prototyping, testing, and qualification
- Experience with plastic injection mold tool design, including insert molding and over-molding
- Experience developing projects in a medical device R&D department
- Ability to define project goals and delivery dates and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Experience in a technical, team-focused workplace
- Ability to make independent judgments using sound engineering principles and techniques
- Ability to write concisely and accurately with meticulous attention to detail and clarity
- Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering
What We Do
Verathon is a global medical device company focused on supporting customers by being their trusted partner, delivering high-quality products that endure over time and ensure clinical and economic utility. Two areas where Verathon has significantly impacted patient care, and become the market leader in each, are bladder volume measurement and airway management. The company’s BladderScan portable ultrasound and GlideScope video laryngoscopy systems effectively address unmet needs for healthcare providers and meaningfully raise the standard of care for patients. Verathon, a subsidiary of Roper Technologies, is headquartered in Bothell, Washington, and has international subsidiaries in Canada, Europe and Asia. For more information, please visit www.verathon.com
