ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY
A global manufacturer of oxygen and nitrogen generating systems for industrial and medical applications. The company's products support hospitals, industrial facilities, and medical device applications worldwide. The U.S. headquarters and production facility are located in the Buffalo, NY area, operating as the domestic arm of a global parent group. Values-driven culture with a lean, high-accountability team environment. Growing U.S. operation with an active R&D pipeline and expanding engineering group.
THE ROLE
Design / Sustaining Engineer responsible for balancing sustaining engineering with hands-on design and development. This is a hands-on engineering role, not a desk-only design seat. The right person is technically credible in SolidWorks, confident running analysis, and just as willing to get into the lab to learn a machine and make it better. You will own large portions of the design, work across multiple projects at once, and bridge design, testing, and field problem-solving. The engineering team is small and tight-knit, with real ownership, minimal red tape, and a clear path to grow into new areas over time. The level flexes from mid to senior based on experience.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Create, correct, and revise part, subassembly, assembly, and top-level product drawings in SolidWorks.
• Design complete custom jobs from sales specifications, producing full drawing packages with schematics and BOMs.
• Maintain and update Bills of Material, verifying correct parts, quantities, and part numbers.
• Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, P&IDs, specifications, and scope-of-supply contracts.
• Improve productivity and reduce total production cost through better design, ease of fabrication, and alternative vendor qualification.
• Manage engineering changes through the ECN system and PDM software to control drawing revisions.
• Participate in hands-on R&D across new product development, product improvement, and cost reduction.
• Support Design History Files and FDA 510(k) preparation for medical devices, including risk assessment and design traceability.
• Serve as liaison between customers, vendors, sales, and the manufacturing floor.
• Turn a wrench in the lab as needed to validate, test, and troubleshoot designs.
• Follow and help improve ISO design procedures.
• Senior scope: contract review sign-off, final ECN authority, oversight of department engineering work, and acting as second in command in the Engineering Manager's absence.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
• Base salary: $90,000 to $100,000 depending on experience, with flexibility.
• Full benefits package: health, dental, vision, and 401(k).
• Mileage reimbursement and gas covered for drive travel; air travel expenses covered.
• On-site during onboarding, with hybrid flexibility once established.
WHY ENGINEERS JOIN (AND STAY)
The current team came from larger, more rigid shops and points to the same reasons they made the move and have not looked back:
Freedom To Work Your Way
• Far less red tape than a big corporation. You are not constrained by other people's processes or stuck in weeks of document reviews before real work gets done.
• A freeform, dev-lab culture. Set up where you need to and solve the problem in front of you. You still document and do it right, but you are trusted to run.
Real Ownership On A Small Team
• You own a large portion of the design, not one small part. Your work ships and you see it through.
• Accessible leadership and fast decisions, without layers of approvals to get an answer.
Variety And Room To Grow
• A small team means you touch many different things: design, analysis, testing, and hands-on lab work, often on the same day.
• Genuine paths to grow into new areas over time, whether leadership, project management, or a different function. The team invests in its people.
Get Your Hands Dirty Again
• For engineers who miss the hands-on work. If you are pigeonholed in a big department and want to actually design, analyze, and turn a wrench, this is that seat.
IDEAL CANDIDATE
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Biomedical, Aerospace, or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent hands-on experience.
• 5+ years of engineering experience
• Proficient in SolidWorks, or strong transferable CAD experience (Inventor, NX, Pro/E) with the ability to ramp quickly.
• Demonstrated history across three areas: design, analysis, and hands-on lab work.
• Located in the Buffalo / Western New York area or willing to relocate; on-site position with hybrid flexibility once established.
• Self-starter who takes initiative, needs minimal hand-holding, and owns problems without waiting to be directed.
• Multi-tasker who thrives on variety across projects rather than diving deep into one narrow lane.
• Hands-on problem solver who is not afraid to get under the hood.
• Nice to have: compressed gas or air separation background, sheet metal, PLC and HMI, industrial electronics, SAP or comparable ERP, Fanuc or general robotics, and familiarity with ISO 9001, ISO 13485, or FDA 510(k).