Full-Time Senior Mechanical Engineer

At Smiths Group plc, we apply leading-edge technology to design, manufacture, and deliver market-leading innovative solutions that meet our customers’ evolving needs and touch the lives of millions of people every day. We are an FTSE100, global business of around 14,600 colleagues, based in 50 countries. Our solutions have a real impact on lives across the planet, enabling industry, improving healthcare, enhancing security, advancing connectivity, and supporting new homes. Our products and services are often critical to our customers’ operations, while our proprietary technology and high service levels help create a competitive advantage. We welcome colleagues with a curious mind, who are happy with responsibility, enjoy a challenge, and are attracted by the idea of working at a business with an almost 170-year history of innovation, and five global divisions, all experts in their field. We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish, and we are proud to be a company with values grounded in integrity, respect, ownership, customer focus, and passion.

We’re seeking a motivated and skilled Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our dynamic team focused on developing innovative products from concept to launch. This individual will play a key role in designing mechanical systems, prototyping, testing, and refining components that push boundaries in performance, reliability, and user experience.  This role requires leveraging years of technical mechanical systems design experience and proven ability to mentor and develop junior engineers.

Essential functions-essential functions, including how an individual is to perform them and the frequency with which the tasks are performed; the tasks must be part of the job function and truly necessary or required to perform the job.

Job duties to include, but are not limited to;

• Work directly with Scientists and other functional teams to determine component requirements and design details.
• Perform mechanical engineering analysis in order to properly design and document components and assemblies.
• Works on complex design issues where analysis of situations or data requires and in-depth evaluation of variable factors.  Exercise judgement in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
• Interprets internal or external issues and recommends solutions/best practices.  Determine methods and procedures on new assignments and may coordinate activities of other personnel.
• Produce robust, unambiguous, and ASME Y14 compliant drawings to define and document the product for procurement and fabrication.
• Apply general tolerance and GDT principles appropriately to drawings.  Incorporate changes based on ASME Y14 standards, discreet customer feedback, general customer feedback, and internal direction.
• Perform engineering analyses including tolerance stack up, statics, dynamics, stress/strain, and heat transfer.
• Create new drawings (part and assembly) for mechanical and electro-mechanical components/assemblies as required.
• Perform accurate and deliberate revisions to existing drawings within a set timeframe with minimal supervision.
• Work independently using written feedback, general standards, and guidelines, without excessive reliance on redlines or specific, per-drawing direction.
• Document configuration management activities (changes and initial releases) within a product lifecycle management tool (specifically Teamcenter by Siemens) as part of the overall workflow process.
• Self-check drawings as well as check drawings created by other designers/engineers.  Solicit feedback and drawing critiques from other internal staff as well as provide similar feedback to other internal staff
• Independently research information supporting the past, present, and future state of a given drawing.
• Present, defend, and also be the Subject Matter Expert at Design Reviews to internal/external staff and management.

Education Requirements

Years of Experience:

Education Level:

Additional Qualifications:

Minimum of six years working as a Mechanical Engineer.

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering required

Master’s degree and/or active Professional Engineering certification preferred

Highly knowledgeable in CAD tools (e.g., SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Creo, or similar) for both 2D and 3D design.

Strong understanding of engineering principles, design for manufacturability (DFM), and GD&T.

Technical Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Familiarity with SWIM (SolidWorks Integration Module) for Teamcenter preferred.
• Knowledge of Teamcenter to manage CAD files and associated data.
• Knowledge of the full suite of ASME Y14 drawing standards.
• Extensive knowledge of mechanical engineering principles including but not limited to, heat transfer, statics, dynamics, materials, and stress/strain.
• Experience in designing small, precision components used in electro-mechanical assemblies.
• Experience in optics, vacuum chambers, electronics packaging, plastics molding, and designing for environmental survivability (shock and vibration, temperature extremes, corrosion, etc.) is required

We offer…

Join us and we’ll help build your career, with excellent training and opportunities for career growth across the business, both locally and globally. You’ll experience an inclusive environment, with strong leadership and a focus on safety and wellbeing. You’ll also have the flexibility to choose from a wide range of benefits to suit your lifestyle, offering you and your family support from a health and wellbeing, financial and lifestyle perspective.

Join us and work for a world-leader, with the benefits and training to reward your dedication and skills. Be part of a team where we are making the world a safer place.

HIRING SALARY RANGE: The compensation for this position ranges from 96,000-$168,000. (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant and alignment with internal and market data.) This role offers a competitive Business Profit Plan. This position includes a competitive benefits package. For details, please visit the Reward & Benefits tab on our main careers page at https://www.smithsdetection.com/careers/.

Location: Edgewood, MD • On-site

Type: Full-time

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