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Technical Sourcing Mechanical Engineer III
On-site · Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Job Summary
Technical Sourcing Mechanical Engineer III focusing on cost savings, cost avoidance, and supplier quality within a global Value Assurance function. Collaborates with R&D, product development, quality, procurement, and strategic sourcing to align global sourcing strategy; drives cost reduction and manufacturing scale-up; resolves supplier quality issues for mechanical components, assemblies, cast and machined parts, sheet metal, and OEM assemblies; requires up to 20% travel; emphasizes should-cost modeling, DFA/DFM/DFx, value engineering, and regulatory awareness (FDA/ISO 13485) with CAD proficiency (SolidWorks/Pro/e). This is an office-based role with travel and cross-functional collaboration across global teams.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, or Physics
- Equivalent fields acceptable
- BS with 5+ years experience, or MS with 3+ years experience
- hands on product design, product development, and manufacturing experience
- Expertise in Mechanical assembly design or cast, machined, and sheet-metal part design
- Strong project management skills
- Experience leading vendors, contract manufacturers, and design firms
- Proficiency in value engineering, process development, should-cost modeling, and DFA/DFM/DFx methodologies
- Demonstrated ability to manage electromechanical suppliers and contract manufacturers
- Knowledgeable in regulatory standards such as FDA, NSF, CSA, UL, ISO 13485 in the medical products industry
- Skilled in CAD Design software such as SolidWorks, Pro/e, or equivalent
- Understanding of phase gate development processes across diverse teams
- Medical devices experience is helpful
- Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
- Expertise in building should-cost models for sourced materials
- Ability to work independently under ambiguous demands within a global organization
- Demonstrated technical writing skills for producing detailed reports and documents
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