Hunter Agriculture · 8 hours ago
Associate Mechanical Engineer
Hunter Agriculture is a global leader in the irrigation and outdoor lighting industries. They are seeking an Associate Mechanical Engineer to perform mechanical design and development of landscape irrigation and lighting products, focusing on new product development and sustaining existing products.
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Responsibilities
Assists in 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
Assists in developing solutions to product problems that arise and aids in the implementation of the solution
Diagnoses causes and contributes 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 through 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 on-going discussions with various departments on feasibility of a specific design
Learns department functions and processes to accomplish assigned projects and to implement engineering changes
May serve as project team engineer of a New Product Development team, assisting in development of 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
Travels to test sites, customers, suppliers, and trade shows as required
Qualification
Required
BS in an engineering discipline, BS in mechanical engineering or a combination of education and relevant work experience
No experience required with BS in engineering; minimum of 4 years without a BS degree
Has knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures within mechanical engineering field
Must have ability to read and understand drawings, schematics, and other informational materials
Must possess good verbal and written communication skills in English
Must be proficient in use of computer and engineering design software
Must have strong mechanical aptitude and problem-solving ability
Requires good interpersonal skills to interact and communicate with department and company employees, customers, suppliers, etc
Must be able to travel to test sites, customer locations, suppliers, and trade shows
Requires ability to work on short-term projects
Requires ability to self-initiate activities
Preferred
Familiarity with CAD systems and 3-D modeling software strongly preferred
Benefits
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
Company
Hunter Agriculture
Hunter® Agricultural Irrigation is the leading designer and manufacturer of quality Senninger® irrigation solutions for agricultural, horticultural, and industrial applications.
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