Engineer II, Engineering

Gates Corporation; Santa Catarina Otzolotepec; On-site; MXN 420,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Gates Corporation in Puebla, Mexico seeks a product development engineer for hose applications. You will design, develop, and test hoses for hydraulic, industrial, and automotive uses, collaborating with a global team to expand the fluid power business.

The role emphasizes applying engineering fundamentals, conducting performance testing, and documenting results. You will work with senior engineers on projects, ensure quality processes, and support ongoing innovation across multiple markets.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of experience in a relevant engineering role.
• Typically requires a college or university degree or the equivalent work experience.
• Strong oral and written communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Develops broad knowledge and skills in hose product engineering.
• Works on small projects or portions of larger projects.
• Prepares portions of project documents.
• Edits specifications.
• Performs research and investigations.
• Assists in determining schedule and budget requirements.
• Evaluates and applies standard techniques for conventional projects.

Skills

Communication

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

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Are you inspired by challenging the status quo? Do you thrive in collaborative environments that drive results? If so, Gates could be for you.

Gates is a leading manufacturer of application-specific fluid power and power transmission solutions. We push the boundaries of material science to engineer solutions that continually exceed customer expectations.

Let's simplify it, think belts and hoses. Found in motorcycles, conveyor belts, cars, tractors, blenders, vacuum cleaners, bicycles, & 3D printers just to name a few. Because why not do it all?

Position Summary

The hose product engineering team is responsible for the design, development, and performance testing of hoses used in hydraulic, industrial, fluid transfer, and automotive applications. In this role there will be opportunities to work with a diverse product offering spanning multiple applications and markets with the guidance of more senior product development engineers. The right candidate will become a member of an experienced team, executing projects globally to drive expansion of the fluid power business.

The product reliability team is responsible for product forensic analysis (FA), technique and systems development to support FA and providing statistical analysis on existing product performance to construct reliability models to optimize testing and product performance. The reliability team is also responsible for creating new mathematical methods and validating correlations to advance the science of hose design, as well as piloting new product concepts and technology to drive innovation.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develops broad knowledge and skills in a specific practice area.
• Works on small projects or portions of larger projects
• Prepares portions of project documents.
• Edits specifications.
• Performs research and investigations
• Assists in determining schedule and budget requirements.
• Evaluates, selects, and applies standard techniques, procedures, and criteria to perform a task or sequence of tasks for conventional projects with few complex features.
• Possesses effective oral and written communication skills.
• Assists with client, customer, or official contacts and communication pertaining to specific assignments or meetings.
• Collaboratively uses judgment to determine adaptations in methods for nonroutine aspects of assignments.

Keys to Success

• Applies general knowledge of business developed through education or past experience

Supervisory Responsibilities

• None
• Assigns tasks to and coordinates work with entry-level engineers, technicians, or administrative staff.
• Impacts quality of own work and the work of others on the team; works within guidelines and policies

Requirements and Preferred Skills

• 2-4 years of experience
• Typically requires a college or university degree or the equivalent work experience that provides exposure to fundamental theories, principles and concepts

WHY GATES?

Founded in 1911 in Denver, Colorado, Gates is publicly traded on the NYSE. While we might operate in a vast amount of time zones we operate as 'One Gates' and have a common goal of pushing the boundaries of materials science. We invest in our people, bringing real-world experience that enables us to solve our customers' diverse challenges of today and anticipate those of tomorrow.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Gates is an Equal Opportunity and is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of race, sex, color, religion, age, disability, pregnancy, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, genetic information, marital status, or any other consideration defined by law.