Senior Engineer - Mechanical & Material (Medical Devices)

Location: Shanghai, China

Company

hirify.global partners with customers worldwide to develop science and technology solutions for complex challenges.

What you will do

• Serve as the primary materials engineering expert within Shanghai R&D.
• Define material selection strategies and maintain material specifications, qualification standards, and approved material databases.
• Lead materials assessments for NUS-to-Shanghai product transfers, including material equivalency, localization opportunities, supplier qualification, and substitution risk.
• Develop and execute chemical resistance, accelerated aging, corrosion, environmental, and materials reliability testing.
• Investigate material-related failures such as cracking, swelling, embrittlement, corrosion, and degradation.
• Collaborate with mechanical, systems, electrical, quality, regulatory, operations, sourcing, supplier quality, and global engineering teams.

Requirements

• Expertise in polymers, elastomers, metals, coatings, adhesives, lubricants, and consumables.
• Experience with chemical compatibility assessment, material failure analysis, reliability testing, and root cause investigations.
• Ability to review supplier material certifications and technical documentation and support supplier audits.
• Knowledge of DFMEA, DFR, risk management files, and design verification.
• Knowledge of RoHS, REACH, medical device regulatory requirements, and environmental and sustainability standards.
• Ability to provide technical guidance and coach engineers on materials engineering practices.

Culture & Benefits

• Work within a Shanghai R&D organization collaborating with global engineering teams.
• Contribute to products and solutions that apply science and technology to real-world challenges.
• Partner cross-functionally across engineering, quality, regulatory, operations, sourcing, and supplier quality.