Senior Mechanical Engineer

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Cochlear’s mission is to help people hear and be heard. As the global leader in implantable hearing solutions, Cochlear is dedicated to helping people with moderate to profound hearing loss experience a world full of sound. We aim to transform the way people understand and treat hearing loss and innovate to connect people with future technologies. Our employees tell us that the number one reason they enjoy working for Cochlear is the opportunity to make a difference to people’s lives. Learn and grow with us as we tackle the most complex challenges in helping more people to experience a lifetime of hearing.

• 24 month program of work
• 2 positions available
• Daily rates

Cochlear is looking for 2 senior Mechanical Engineers who will be responsible for delivering robust, safe, and manufacturable mechanical designs for an implantable medical device, along with the verification and validation evidence required for regulatory submission. It also includes successfully transferring the design into manufacturing within a two‑year timeframe. These positions operate in a highly regulated product development environment and collaborates closely across internal R&D, Quality, Regulatory, Procurement, and Process Engineering teams, as well as with external suppliers, to ensure the device meets all safety, performance, and production requirements.

Key Accountabilities

• Leads detailed mechanical design of implantable components, covering materials, tolerances, GD&T, biocompatibility, reliability, and DFM/A, while owning documentation quality and coordinating with cross‑functional teams and suppliers.
• Plans and executes mechanical V&V, develops test methods and fixtures, ensures compliance with quality/regulatory expectations, and drives root‑cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Designs or specifies production tooling and fixtures, collaborates with process engineering and suppliers to commission and refine tools, and manages associated risks.
• Delivers manufacturing inputs, CTQs, and inspection criteria; manages suppliers; supports pilot builds; and ensures controlled, well‑documented design changes.
• Contributes to hazard analysis and FMEA, implements and verifies risk controls, maintains full design traceability, and ensures audit‑ready documentation.
• Provides sound engineering judgement, influences cross‑functional teams, aligns stakeholders, and mentors engineers in best‑practice mechanical design and V&V.
• Manages work in an Agile environment, meets milestones, escalates risks early, improves design and test workflows, and promotes safe, high‑quality practices.
   

Required skills

• 10+ years’ mechanical engineering experience, including 5+ years in medical devices or other regulated industries.
• Proven delivery of a complex electromechanical or implantable product through detailed design, V&V, and manufacturing transfer.
• Strong DFM/A skills; proficient in CAD (Creo), engineering drawings, tolerance analysis, GD&T, and common manufacturing/inspection processes.
• Solid knowledge of materials and processes used in medical devices (silicone, titanium, polymers).
• Hands‑on V&V experience, including protocol development, fixture design, test execution, and clear reporting.
• Strong documentation, design control, and change management discipline.
• Able to work across design, testing, tooling, and early production in an incubation environment.
• Experience with wearable, implantable or patient-connected devices; fluid ingress mitigation, material selection and reliability for long-term use will be highly regarded

If you feel that you have the skills and experience to be successful in this role and take on new challenges to build your career with Cochlear, please start your application by clicking the apply button below.

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