Lead Mechanical Design Engineer - Medical Ultrasound Probes

Job Description Summary

Position Overview
As a Mechanical Design Engineer in Hino Probe Engineering, you will design and develop mechanical components and structures for medical ultrasound probes. You will work with development teams in the United States, France, Austria, Norway, China, India, and Japan to develop products for global markets.

Your designs will address mechanical strength, resistance to disinfectants and other chemicals, sealing performance, usability, and manufacturability. You will also develop structures that accommodate ultrasound transducers and electronic components, working with cross-functional teams to optimize overall product performance, quality, and reliability.

ポジション概要
日野プローブ技術部の機構設計エンジニアとして、医用超音波プローブの機械部品および構造の設計・開発を担当します。米国、フランス、オーストリア、ノルウェー、中国、インド、日本の開発拠点と連携し、世界各国の市場に向けた製品開発を推進します。

機械的強度に加え、消毒液などに対する薬液耐性、シール性、操作性、製造性を考慮した設計を行います。また、超音波トランスデューサや電子部品を適切に内蔵できる機構を実現し、関連部門と協働して、製品全体の性能・品質・信頼性の最適化をリードします。

GE HealthCare is a leading global medical technology and digital solutions innovator. Our purpose is to create a world where healthcare has no limits. Unlock your ambition, turn ideas into world-changing realities, and join an organization where every voice makes a difference, and every difference builds a healthier world.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop housings, internal structures, and mechanical components for medical ultrasound probes.

• Select materials and design structures to meet requirements for strength, chemical resistance, sealing performance, usability, and manufacturability.

• Develop probe shapes that address healthcare professionals’ needs and design internal structures that accommodate transducers and electronic components.

• Coordinate with electronics, ultrasound transducer, and manufacturing process engineers to deliver product requirements.

• Optimize the overall probe design based on requirements from Product Marketing, ultrasound system development teams, and other stakeholders.

• Drive assigned design activities within development programs, including resource and schedule management and cross-functional coordination.

• Work with Product Marketing, Sourcing, Quality Assurance, Regulatory Affairs and Standards, Manufacturing, and other stakeholders to achieve project objectives.

• Improve the quality and manufacturability of installed-base (IB) products and implement mechanical design changes required by regulatory updates in various markets.

• As a lead mechanical design engineer, coach and develop early-career engineers in Hino and at other global sites.

主な職務・責任

• 医用超音波プローブの筐体、内部機構および機械部品の設計・開発

• 強度、薬液耐性、シール性、操作性、製造性などを考慮した材料選定および構造設計

• 医療従事者のニーズを踏まえた筐体形状の検討と、トランスデューサ・電子部品を組み込む内部機構の設計

• 製品仕様の実現に向けた、電子設計、超音波トランスデューサ、製造プロセスなどの担当者との技術的な調整

• プロダクトマーケティング部門および超音波診断装置開発部門などの要求を踏まえた、プローブ設計全体の最適化

• 開発プログラムにおける担当設計領域の推進に加え、リソースやスケジュールの管理および関係部門との調整

• プロダクトマーケティング、ソーシング、品質保証・規格、製造などの関係者と連携した、プロジェクト目標の達成

• 既存製品（Installed Base：IB）の品質・製造性改善、および各国の法規制改定に伴う機械部品の設計変更

• 機構設計のリードエンジニアとして、日野およびグローバル各拠点の若手エンジニアへのコーチングと技術者育成

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year university in a science or engineering discipline, preferably mechanical engineering, materials science, or an equivalent field.

• At least five years of research or product development experience using 3D CAD for mechanical design.

• At least three years of project management experience in research or product development.

• Business-level proficiency in both Japanese and English.

必須要件

• 4年制大学の理工系学部（機械系、材料系またはこれらに相当する分野）を卒業していること

• 3次元CADを用いた研究または製品開発の経験が5年以上あること

• 研究または製品開発におけるプロジェクトマネジメント経験が3年以上あること

• 日本語および英語で、業務上必要なコミュニケーションを行えること（ビジネスレベル）

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree or PhD in a science or engineering discipline.

• Research or product development experience in medical devices, particularly medical ultrasound systems or ultrasound probes.

歓迎要件

• 理工系分野の修士課程または博士後期課程を修了していること

• 医療機器、特に医用超音波診断装置または超音波プローブの研究・開発経験

GE HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer where inclusion matters. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

We expect all employees to live and breathe our behaviors: to act with humility and build trust; lead with transparency; deliver with focus, and drive ownership – always with unyielding integrity.

Our total rewards are designed to unlock your ambition by giving you the boost and flexibility you need to turn your ideas into world-changing realities. Our salary and benefits are everything you’d expect from an organization with global strength and scale, and you’ll be surrounded by career opportunities in a culture that fosters care, collaboration and support.

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