SENIOR MECHANICAL ENGINEER - EXPLORATIONS TEAM
Company: Garmin Ltd.
Location: Olathe
Posted on: October 26, 2024
Job Description:
Overview
If the following job requirements and experience match your skills,
please ensure you apply promptly.
We are seeking a full-timeSenior/Lead Mechanical Engineer for our
IXP Explorations Team in our Olathe, KS location. While other
engineering product development teams at Garmin primarily focus on
designing products, our team focuses on the product enabling
technologies that will be essential to those products and will
expedite their development. These feeder technologies are to ensure
superior products. In this role, you will explore new-to-Garmin
technologies and develop them into superior mechanical solutions to
be ready for busines segments to adopt Essential Functions
- Explore innovative mechanical concepts and complete complex
mechanical designs
- Technology investigations, design, testing/validation,
prototyping and supporting technology transfer to product
development teams
- Ability to complete the most difficult tasks as a Master
CAD-user including the completion of complex mechanical designs
(Solidworks/Onshape)
- Review CAD assemblies for technical feasibility and apply
first-hand experience to risky items
- Apply extensive technical expertise and analysis to all
assigned projects
- Ability to customize existing, or develop new, test methods to
substantiate otherwise unverified aspects of product designs
including material behavior at extreme conditions
- Good knowledge of GD&T and tolerance analysis
- Good knowledge of injection molding, die casting, sheet metal
stamping, machining, etc
- Negotiate processes, materials, and design feasibility with
factory and vendors
- Ability to make estimates on complex and risky mechanical
designs including: tooling, part cost, and design time
- Manage basic tradeoffs, determine risk mitigation plans,
determine project goal/objective feasibility, provide technical
input to product development plans/concept documents, and drive
process vendors to evaluate complex mechanical designs and
understand risk
- Lead explorations of new technologies and make estimates on
moderately complex mechanical designs including: tooling, part
cost, and design time
- Specify test plans to validate very complex systems with
complex performance requirements
- Knowledge of Industry and Garmin product qualification tests
(environmental and others)
- Provide reliable solutions to a wide range of difficult
problems using sound problem solving techniques and offer process
improvements and author new procedures
- Mentor level 1, 2, and senior engineers
- Overseas travel as required Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering ANDa minimum of 5
years relevant experienceORan equivalent combination of education
and experience
- Master CAD user (Solidworks/Onshape) and able to complete
complex mechanical designs
- Demonstrated strong and effective verbal, written and
interpersonal communication skillsDesired Qualifications
- Previous work in an exploratory/skunkworks/start-up type
role
- Electronic packaging experience
- Previous work in a fast-paced, innovative environmentGarmin
International is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified
applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard
to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, veteran's status, age or
disability.This position is eligible for Garmin's benefit program.
Details can be found here:Garmin Benefits
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