Senior Mechanical Engineer

About Harvard Bioscience Harvard Bioscience is a leading developer, manufacturer and seller of technologies, products and services that enable fundamental research, discovery, and pre-clinical testing for drug development. Our customers range from renowned academic institutions and government laboratories to the world's leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology and contract research organizations. With operations in North America, Europe, and China, we sell through a combination of direct and distribution channels to customers around the world. We are a publicly traded company (NASDAQ: HBIO).

A career with Harvard Bioscience is an experience where our employees are energized and aligned to our purpose – Solutions to advance life science. With an experienced leadership team with a track record of delivering growth and accelerated business improvements, HBIO sees an opportunity to drive significant organic growth by leveraging and expanding its deep customer relationships, new product development and an empowered, efficient sales force.

THE OPPORTUNITY Harvard Bioscience is currently seeking a highly skilled Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our product development team supporting the Buxco® line of respiratory and inhalation systems. This role will focus on sustaining and enhancing current products while driving the design and development of next-generation systems. The ideal candidate will have expertise in mechanical design, precision instrumentation, and complex system integration, with a passion for innovation in preclinical respiratory research tools.

Essential Job Functions

• Lead the mechanical design and development of new respiratory and inhalation systems from concept through commercialization.
• Provide sustaining engineering support for existing products, including design updates, reliability improvements, and cost reduction initiatives.
• Develop and maintain detailed design documentation, including system state diagrams and requirements documents in accordance with company documentation policies.
• Conduct engineering analyses, including multi-factor tolerance studies, DFMEA, and risk assessments.
• Collaborate with electrical, software, firmware, manufacturing, and scientific services teams to ensure system-level performance.
• Support prototype fabrication, design verification, and product validation activities.
• Interface with suppliers and manufacturing partners to ensure manufacturability and quality of mechanical designs.

skills and abilities required

• Strong understanding of fluid dynamics, pneumatics, and precision mechanical systems.
• Demonstrated experience with new product development, including design, prototyping, verification, and commercialization.
• Proficiency in SolidWorks, good modeling practices and mechanical analysis software.
• Experience with design for manufacturability (DFM) and design for assembly (DFA).
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to quickly and efficiently understand, condense, organize, and communicate information across disciplines to facilitate informed technical decision-making.
• A strong knowledge of materials, fabrication & machining processes and manufacturing processes.
• Must be self-motivated and work effectively on a team and take personal responsibility for delivering on commitments.

Bonus skills and experience

• Experience with Ansys and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations.
• Knowledge of physiology, including respiratory, cardiac, and neurological systems.
• Sensor experience, including microsensors, nanosensors, and silicon-based sensors.
• Knowledge of applicable regulatory standards (ISO 9001, CE marking).

Education and Experience and/or equivalent

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or a related discipline is required; master's degree is preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of mechanical engineering experience, preferably in medical devices, life sciences, or precision instrumentation.

Physical demands

• Typical office environment with some laboratory work, including occasional lifting of up to 20 pounds.

travel

• Travel up to 5 days per quarter, based on business needs.

AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER/VETERAN/DISABILITY

FLSA Exempt

ADA Disclaimer

In developing this job description, care was taken to include all competencies needed to successfully perform in this position. However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis.