Mechanical Engineer I

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Generac Home is hiring a The Mechanical Engineer I. In this role you will be responsible for providing engineering input to the product development projects assigned to him/her including interfacing with the cross functional team consisting of engineering, operations (industrial engineering, production, and material procurement), sourcing, quality, service, and marketing.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Designs, validates, and brings new products to market
• Provide new product development support in the Industrial, Commercial, Residential and/or Retail Generator or Power Tool product area including; Creating and maintaining CAD models, drawings, and BOMs, Supporting product development plans (schedule, product cost, meeting design inputs). Interfacing with internal company personnel, Provide technical support for assigned products
• Specifies precise new product functional requirements; designs, tests and integrates standard, less complex components to produce final designs; and evaluates the design's overall effectiveness, cost (including cost/benefit analysis), reliability (risk analysis), and safety
• Designs, develops, executes and evaluates fitness-for-use testing, product specifications and process validation plans for standard products and/or components; creates and reviews material part specifications and bills of materials
• Collaborates with internal manufacturing partners, contract manufacturers, designers and product specialists to optimize basic designs for manufacturability
• Utilizes CAD (Computer Aided Design) or CAE (Computer Aided Engineering) systems to model new designs and produce detailed engineering drawings

Minimal Qualifications:

· Bachelor of Science in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related Engineering discipline

· At least 3 months of relevant working experience

Preferred Qualifications:

· Experience with 3D modeling to include Creo or SolidWorks

· Experience with machine design

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

· Ability to perform detail oriented work with a high level degree of accuracy

· Ability to translate technical information to all audiences

· Uses basic engineering knowledge to improve products or services

· Able to solve basic engineering problems

· Good decision-making skills

· Proficient oral and written communication