Staff Mechanical Engineer

Position Summary 

We are seeking a Staff Mechanical Engineer to join a growing R&D team in Hyderabad supporting sustaining engineering, VAVE, and lifecycle management for the KingFisher sample preparation systems and Detection instruments. 

In this role, you will serve as a technical lead for mechanical engineering initiatives, driving design improvements, resolving complex technical issues, and ensuring robust mechanical system performance across product lifecycles. You will play a key role in sustaining and VAVE efforts, while contributing to system integration and helping build capability toward future product development ownership. 

Key Responsibilities 

Mechanical Engineering Leadership 

• Act as a technical lead for mechanical systems and subsystems, including assemblies, mechanisms, enclosures, and thermal/structural components.  

• Lead design, analysis, and troubleshooting of mechanical components and systems.  

• Drive root cause investigations for mechanical and system-level issues, including field failures and reliability concerns.  

• Support design trade-offs, material selection, and tolerance analysis to optimize performance, cost, and manufacturability.  

Sustaining Engineering & Lifecycle Management 

• Lead mechanical workstreams for sustaining activities, including design updates, component obsolescence, and supplier changes.  

• Ensure designs meet reliability, durability, and manufacturability requirements.  

• Partner with global teams to support knowledge transfer and maintain product continuity.  

Value Analysis / Value Engineering (VAVE) 

• Identify and implement cost reduction opportunities within mechanical designs and assemblies.  

• Collaborate with sourcing and manufacturing to evaluate alternative materials, components, and suppliers.  

• Drive design for cost and scalability across platforms.  

System Integration & Technical Contribution 

• Collaborate with systems, electrical, and software teams to ensure robust system integration.  

• Contribute to system requirements, interface definitions, and verification activities.  

• Provide input to technology and product roadmap discussions from a mechanical engineering perspective.  

Global & Cross-Functional Collaboration 

• Collaborate with global R&D teams (Finland, US, Singapore) to support technical alignment and knowledge transfer.  

• Partner with Business Unit Product Management to align engineering execution with product priorities.  

• Interface with manufacturing, quality, service, and sourcing to resolve issues and improve product performance.  

• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to building mechanical engineering capability within the team.  

Minimum Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field; advanced degree preferred.  

• 8+ years of experience in mechanical engineering for complex products or instrumentation.  

• Strong experience in mechanical design, CAD modeling, and tolerance analysis.  

• Proven ability in troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and design improvements.  

• Experience working in cross-functional and global engineering teams.  

Preferred Qualifications 

• Experience with life sciences or analytical instrumentation (e.g., sample prep, PCR/qPCR).  

• Experience with VAVE, cost optimization, and design for manufacturability (DFM/DFA).  

• Familiarity with thermal analysis, fluidics integration, or precision mechanisms.  

• Experience with regulated product development environments.  

• Ability to influence and collaborate across teams.  

Impact 

• Serves as a technical lead for mechanical engineering initiatives across platforms.  

• Drives execution of sustaining engineering and VAVE efforts within the mechanical domain.  

• Contributes to system-level performance, reliability, and cost improvements.  

• Supports the growth of R&D capability in Hyderabad.