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Development Engineer R&D

at Merck

📍 2 Locations Hybrid Posted April 15, 2026
Type Full-Time
Experience mid
Exp. Years Not specified
Education Not specified
Category Engineering (Non-Software)

This role is a mechanical engineering position in R&D for animal identification technology, focused on developing handheld tools and tags for traceability. You will lead mechanical development activities from concept through tooling readiness, integration, and verification, while collaborating with stakeholders and publishing results.

  • Perform mechanical design for animal identification products (handheld tools and tags)
  • Develop products covering ergonomics and environmental impact
  • Prepare products “ready for tooling” including molds and tools development
  • Execute mechanical development work plans with integration and verification
  • Research innovative concepts and report results to peers and management

The job centers on mechanical product development using CAD design software and surface design, with knowledge of manufacturing processes such as plastic injection, die casting, machining, and assembling. It includes execution of mechanical development work plans and integration/verification activities, with quality and reliability emphasis and possible UAT and UX-related contributions.

The ideal candidate is a mechanical development engineer with hands-on experience designing handheld animal identification products and tags, including work across plastic injection, die casting, machining, and assembly. They are strong in CAD design (surface design), tooling/mold readiness, and execution of integration and verification with quality and reliability focus.

EnglishMechanical design of Animal Identification Product including handheld tools and tags
Change ControlsEmerging TechnologiesIndustrial DesignTestingUser Acceptance Testing (UAT)User Experience (UX) DesignUser Experience AnalysisUser Experience Evaluation
CAD design software
mechanical designCAD design softwaresurface designhandheld tools designplastic injectiondie castingmachiningassemblingready for toolingmolds developmenttools developmentintegration and verificationquality and reliabilitytestingUser Acceptance Testing (UAT)User Experience (UX) Designergonomicsenvironmental impactproduct development
mechanical designproduct developmentergonomicsenvironmental impact assessmentindustrial designindustrial processesplastic injectiondie castingmachiningassembling processesdesign for toolingready for toolingmolds developmenttools developmentmechanical development executionwork plan executionintegration and verificationqualityreliability in line with experimentsresearch of innovative conceptsreporting resultsCAD design softwaresurface designhandheld tools designtransfer products from development to productionChange ControlsTestingUser Acceptance Testing (UAT)User Experience (UX) DesignUser Experience AnalysisUser Experience Evaluation
communication skillsverbal communicationwritten communicationpresentation skillscross-functional collaborationforce of proposalscreativity
Industry Manufacturing
Job Function Mechanical R&D development for animal identification hardware and traceability product components
Role Subtype Mechanical Engineer
Development EngineerR&DMechanical engineermechanical designproduct developmentergonomicsenvironmental impactindustrial processesplastic injectiondie castingmachiningassemblingready for toolingmolds developmenttools developmentintegration and verificationqualityreliabilityexperimentsCAD design softwaresurface designhandheld toolstransfer products from development to productionChange ControlsTestingUser Acceptance Testing (UAT)User Experience (UX) DesignUser Experience AnalysisUser Experience EvaluationEnglishpublished report resultsR&D departmentssubcontractorsmechanical development

Must have mechanical design experience for handheld tools and/or identification product components

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