Product Engineer - CAD/CAE & Production Impact

A. O. Smith Corporation; Haltom City (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental insurance

Life insurance

Retirement savings plan

Disability programs

Tuition assistance

Job summary

A. O. Smith Corporation in Haltom City, TX, is seeking a senior engineer to lead design and development of water heating equipment. You will design, test, and optimize products, collaborating with R&D, manufacturing, and quality teams to ensure production-readiness.

Responsibilities include leading project teams, managing resources, applying CAD tools, and driving process improvements through VAVE and Lean methods to deliver reliable, customer-focused solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
• 3+ years of related work experience or training.
• Six Sigma or FMEA experience is a plus.
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills; solves complex problems.
• Experience leading Kaizen related or Continuous Improvement Activity.
• Knowledge of SAP and MRP systems is beneficial.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing techniques.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Access, Excel, Power Point and AutoCAD.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Participate in industry groups.
• Perform advanced engineering tasks under limited supervision.
• Oversees all aspects of a significant engineering project, from start to finish, so that it is completed on time and within budget.
• Develops an action plan and estimates requirements for resources—management, labor, materials, and time required to complete project.
• Prepares monthly reports, detailing progress and costs for top management.
• User of CAE tools such as Solidworks, MATLAB, LabView, Minitab, EES, CFD, FEA.
• Develops and applies engineering standards and procedures, and provides advice on issues within the engineering field.
• Analyzes and identifies causes of component failures.
• Capable of providing technical solutions to help solve manufacturing issues or address customer field issues; has some familiarity with multiple operations.
• Use team management skills to lead the design group during the conceptual phase of product development.
• Conduct project meetings and prepare reports to communicate the status of the project within and beyond the project team.
• Finish assigned engineering projects in accordance with customer specifications and within schedule and budget limitations, coordinating activities of engineering team, contractors, and vendors.
• Lead brainstorming activities for specific needs.
• Participate in value analysis/value engineering (VAVE) projects and process improvement activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve manufacturing processes, material utilization, and labor efficiency.
• Gather and analyze operational, labor, material, and quality data to support project selection and execution.
• Develop savings estimates, track project progress, and validate results with stakeholders.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Root cause analysis

Kaizen / CI experience

Communication skills

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

SAP

MRP

AutoCAD

Microsoft Office

Job description

A. O. Smith Corporation in Haltom City, TX, is seeking a senior engineer to lead design and development of water heating equipment. You will design, test, and optimize products, collaborating with R&D, manufacturing, and quality teams to ensure production-readiness.

Responsibilities include leading project teams, managing resources, applying CAD tools, and driving process improvements through VAVE and Lean methods to deliver reliable, customer-focused solutions.