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About This Role:

The Mechanical Engineer performs mechanical design and development of irrigation products. The mechanical engineer’s design efforts may be directed toward new product development, sustaining existing products, or research projects and activities.

Demonstrates behavior that is consistent with the company’s values of Customer Satisfaction, Innovation, Family, and Social Responsibility.

Essential Job Functions/Tasks:

• Provides design engineering support for existing products or product development or research projects. Researches, designs, analyzes, and tests products to meet requirements, applying knowledge of engineering principles.
• Performs analysis, modeling, prototype, and design of injection molded plastic or die-cast components and enclosures. Uses rapid prototyping methods as appropriate. Designs for manufacturability incorporating tolerance analysis. Conducts part design reviews. Trains others in the use of CAD and analysis software tools.
• Develops solutions to product problems that arise and implements the solution. Diagnoses causes and generates design ideas to resolve product issues. Designs tests or test fixtures required to duplicate field failures or to qualify product design changes. Communicates ideas and opinions to team members and communicates design changes to affected departments.
• Provides and maintains accurate documentation of assigned products, including research projects. Creates 3D models, drawings, and parts lists to document designs. Assists in development of test and inspection methods. Coordinates collection of test and measurement data. Analyses data and summarizes for presentation to project team members.
• Responds to product change requests, generates solutions, and implements Engineering Change Orders (ECOs). Ensures that changes are accurate, complete and do not adversely affect product performance and manufacturability through Design Verification. Ensures conformance with engineering design and performance specifications.
• Coordinates work with various departments to achieve common goals. Maintains ongoing discussions with various departments on design feasibility.
• Researches and analyzes product proposals, specifications, and other data to evaluate the feasibility, cost, and manufacturing requirements of the design. Writes engineering performance requirements and specifications for product development or engineering projects.
• May serve as project team engineer or project manager of a New Product Development team, developing a plan that includes project schedule, specifications, and budget. Responsible for seeing this plan through to completion.  Provides and maintains project documentation as required by the Hunter New Product Development process.
• Keeps abreast of current technology and competitive developments. Represents the organization in outside discussions and technical forums. Travels to test sites, customers, suppliers, and trade shows as required.
• May support directing engineering interns.

Education/Training Required and Preferred:

• Bachelor’s in an engineering discipline.

Experience Required and Preferred:

• Minimum of three years’ experience in design engineering.

What You Bring:

• Must have demonstrated competence in the field of mechanical engineering and knowledge of manufacturing techniques, injection molding, and the irrigation industry.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and the ability to interact with members across the organization.
• Must have expertise with solid modeling software: ProEngineer and/or SolidWorks, and engineering analysis software: FEA, CFD, and mold flow.
• Must have strong mechanical aptitude and problem-solving ability.
• Must have excellent interpersonal skills to work with department and company employees, customers, suppliers, etc.
• Must be able to travel to test sites, customer locations, suppliers, and trade shows.
• Requires excellent organizational skills with ability to work within timelines.
• Ability to initiate action, communicate direction and findings.

What We Offer:

• Amazing corporate culture - we walk the walk when it comes to our values!
• FUN company events!
• Company donation matching and volunteer rewards
• Career development opportunities and profit sharing bonus

Follow us on LinkedIn, check out our rave reviews on Glassdoor, and learn more about our company culture on our career site: http://corporate.hunterindustries.com/careers 

Hunter is a global leader in the irrigation, outdoor lighting, dispensing technology, and custom manufacturing industries. Driving our continued success is the combined energy and talents of the nearly 4,000 people on our team. Together, we create a diverse array of products that can be seen all over the world, from residential landscapes to national landmarks, stadiums, parks, hotels, and municipal buildings. 

Hunter Industries and its Family of Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, military and veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other applicable legally protected status or characteristic.

The salary for this opportunity ranges from $76,000 to $90,000

The Company complies with all federal/local/state regulations in regard to pay. The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Compensation offered to the successful candidate will be determined by qualifications, prior experience, other job-related factors, and geographic location.