Product Innovation Engineer — CAD & Prototyping

Mister Car Wash; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent benefits

Career progression

Downtown Tucson office

On-site gym

Game room

Free Unlimited Wash Club

Job summary

Mister Car Wash in Tucson, AZ is seeking an Engineering Specialist to join our Headquarters team. This role drives product innovation, leads testing, and supports rapid prototyping to advance our car wash technologies.

You will design, analyze, and validate mechanical components, manage prototypes, and coordinate with production shops to ensure manufacturability, quality, and reliability. The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering and four years of CAD modelling

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in CAD modelling.

Responsibilities

• Drive Product Innovation: Research and propose new ideas that enhance the wash experience, improve efficiency, and increase safety.
• Drive Product Innovation: Analyze the function of existing products to identify opportunities for improvement and new product development.
• Drive Product Innovation: Lead projects from early concept through release, ensuring solutions align with business goals.
• Lead Testing, Validation, and Exploration: Create and refine test methodologies to evaluate product performance and reliability.
• Lead Testing, Validation, and Exploration: Plan and execute quantitative and qualitative testing in laboratory and field environments following the scientific method and industry best practices.
• Lead Testing, Validation, and Exploration: Develop prototypes and conduct functionality testing to ensure products can be effectively manufactured and supported.
• Prototyping and Maintenance of Workshop: Manage clean, organized testing facility and ensure field tests are well maintained with clear communication to field teams.
• Prototyping and Maintenance of Workshop: Conduct 3D CAD design work and rapid prototyping, including the operation, calibration, and maintenance of equipment to support ongoing experimentation.
• Prototyping and Maintenance of Workshop: Source necessary equipment and materials, create product documentation, model parts and assemblies in 3D CAD, and coordinate with production shops for product manufacturing.

Skills

CAD modelling

Analytical problem-solving

Technical writing

Project management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

3D CAD software

Microsoft Office

Job description

Mister Car Wash in Tucson, AZ is seeking an Engineering Specialist to join our Headquarters team. This role drives product innovation, leads testing, and supports rapid prototyping to advance our car wash technologies.

You will design, analyze, and validate mechanical components, manage prototypes, and coordinate with production shops to ensure manufacturability, quality, and reliability. The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering and four years of CAD modelling