Senior Mechanical Engineer

Sotera Health Company is a leading global provider of mission-critical sterilization and lab testing and advisory services for the healthcare industry. The Mechanical Engineer will be responsible for the design, testing and on-going technical and manufacturing support of sealed sources and transport packages used for the shipment of radioisotopes. Reporting directly to the Manager, Transport Packages and Sealed Source Engineering, you will be responsible for:

• Applying a fully proficient and in-depth knowledge of engineering principles and standards.
• Leading or participating in all aspects of the design, licensing and manufacture of sealed sources and transport packages.
• Coordinating prototype manufacture; performing safety analyses; creating test specifications; coordinating and executing testing; compiling results and generating reports; and designing or modifying production processes.
• Leading mechanical engineering projects and being fully accountable to meet defined budgets, schedules, and functionality requirements.
• Being responsible for engineering approval on new or modified source and package designs to ensure they have met all applicable engineering, quality, safety, and regulatory requirements.
• Staying current with the requirements for and capabilities of Nordion sources and packages in order to respond to complex queries from regulators and customers.
• Providing task guidance and quality control for activities of other team members.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor degree in Engineering (Mechanical)
• Experience: Minimum 7 years of relevant work experience in mechanical engineering
• Certificates: Professional Engineer designation or be eligible for accreditation as a professional engineer.

Skills and Competencies

• Design and engineering analysis of mechanical systems and components.
• Design, prototyping, testing and troubleshooting of mechanical or electromechanical equipment.
• Design, refinement, implementation and documentation of manufacturing processes.
• Demonstrated experience as an engineer in the capacity of subject matter expert.
• Excellent verbal communication skills.
• Proven ability to exercise judgment on complex decisions falling outside standard practices and procedures.
• Experience providing technical recommendations with limited review from senior staff.
• Ability to work independently and exercise good judgment on complex decisions.
• Effective team player.
• Excellent technical writing skills.

The following experience would be considered an asset:

• Familiarity with welding, welding equipment and/or welding design.
• Understanding of various methods and technologies used for leak testing of critical components and systems.
• Competency in finite element analysis and computational fluid dynamics using ANSYS or SolidWorks software tools.
• Experience with Solidworks.
• Experience adhering to regulations and interacting with regulatory bodies.

Additional Requirements

• Occasional overtime to meet project requirements.
• Occasional travel requirements.

Training Required

• Must complete all required training and certification as a Nuclear Energy Worker.