Mechanical Engineer

Kärcher; Fairbanks (AK); On-site; USD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Paid Holidays

Flexible PTO

HSA/FSA & 401K matching

Disability insurance

Job summary

Kärcher is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer III in Alaska to drive the design of new products from concept through production release, aligning with PSD requirements in the NPD process. You will use Inventor and other CAD tools to create parts, assemblies, and documentation, and perform analyses (FEA/CFD) to ensure performance, safety, and durability while ensuring manufacturability and cost targets.

Strong collaboration with cross‑functional teams, plus leadership on NPD projects and BOM

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• 5+ years related experience required.
• Proficient in 2D/3D CAD design; Inventor preferred.
• Strong knowledge of GD&T and tolerancing.
• Experience with metals and plastics manufacturing.
• Knowledge of BOMs and detailed spreadsheets.

Responsibilities

• Uses CAD systems to develop mechanical design of parts and assemblies.
• Creates 2D drawings and 3D models of engineering designs.
• Generates design documentation including 3D models, drawings, charts and test results.
• Uses the PLM system to manage CAD files and part numbers.
• Collaborates with testing engineers to ensure safety, performance and durability.
• Provides input for schedules and workloads; budget awareness.
• Leads NPD projects and coordinates FMEA for new products.
• Supports model makers and works with Industrial Design and Operations to ensure manufacturability.

Skills

CAD design

GD&T

Materials knowledge

Mech design fundamentals

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Inventor

FEA

CFD

Job description

The salary range for this position is $85,000 - $95,000 Depending on experience

The deadline to submit applications is initially set for Monday September 21, 2026. However, the application period is subject to potential extensions or closure at any time without prior notice, especially once a sufficient pool of qualified applicants has been obtained.

The purpose of the Mechanical Design Engineer III is to design new products that satisfy

customer needs and other requirements identified by Product Management specified in the

Product Specifications Document (PSD) following the established New Product Development

(NPD) process. The scope of this position includes all activities related to mechanical design

and product reliability from ID concept to production release.

This is how you WOW:

It would be WOW if you would bring this in:

• Uses CAD systems to develop mechanical design of parts, subassemblies and subsystems required for new products.
• Creates and maintains 2D drawings and 3D models of engineering designs.
• Generates design engineering documentation usually in the form of 3D models, engineering drawings, charts, spread sheets, simulation and testing results reports.
• Uses the PLM system to manage CAD files and new part numbers set up.
• Work closely with testing engineers to ensure the new designs comply with applicable safety regulations and performance and durability requirements.
• Provides input for schedules and workloads related to areas of responsibility.
• Work closely with project managers to assure adherence to time line, material cost, labor cost and other important goals product requirements established in the PSD.
• Provides detailed information of how his/her time is utilized (resource planning).
• Supports model makers in the construction of mock-ups and prototypes.
• Work closely with Industrial Design to meet corporate identity and design guidelines.
• Work closely with Operations to ensure new designs are manufacturable and comply with Karcher Production System global standards.
• Use predictive tools such as FEA, static and dynamic analysis and CFD.
• Understands all financials and budgeting metrics involved in the NPD process.
• Perform assignments with minimum supervision.
• Conduct and coordinate FMEA for new products under development.
• Lead NPD projects.

It would be WOW if you would bring this in:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar degree or equivalent work experience is required
• 5 or more years of related experience is required
• Proficient in 2D/3D CAD design, preferred system is Inventor.
• Strong knowledge on technical drafting. GD&T and Stack up Tolerancing analysis.
• Manufacturing processes for metals and plastics.
• Mechanical properties of common materials.
• Design of mechanisms, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, mechanical vibrations and power transmission.
• Ability to create and maintain BOM’s and other extensive and highly detailed spread sheets.
• General knowledge of basic electric circuits, electronics, and mechatronics.

Our Kärcher WOW-package:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision plan
• Paid Holidays (11 per year)
• Flexible PTO for exempt employees; generous PTO for non-exempt employees
• HSA, FSA and 401K matching plans
• Paid sick time, as well as short- and long-term disability insurance

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities or qualifications associated with the job. These may be added, removed, changed or reassigned as needed to accommodate business requirements. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

We are an Equal Opportunity / Affimative Action employer – M/F/Disabled/Veteran

Together towards a clean world.