Senior Mechanical Engineer - Explorations Team

Garmin; Cary (NC); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Garmin International in Cary, NC seeks a Senior Mechanical Engineer for the IXP Explorations team. You will explore new-to-Garmin technologies and develop them into superior mechanical solutions ready for business segments to adopt.

The role emphasizes CAD work (Solidworks/Onshape), tooling and materials knowledge, and rapid prototyping, with collaboration across product development teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering and a minimum of 5 years relevant experience.
• GPA 3.0 or higher is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to use CAD software for complex mechanical designs.
• Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform explorations of new technologies and estimate tooling, part cost, and design time.
• Technology investigations, design, testing/validation, prototyping and transfer to product teams.
• Complete complex mechanical designs as Master CAD-user (Solidworks/Onshape).
• Knowledge of injection molding, die casting, sheet metal stamping, machining, materials.
• Specify test plans and validate complex mechanical systems against requirements.
• Provide risk analysis, feasibility input, and drive vendors to evaluate designs.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Solidworks

Onshape

Job description

We are seeking a full-time Senior Mechanical Engineer on our IXP Explorations team at Garmin's location in Cary, NC. 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

• Perform explorations of new technologies and make estimates on complex mechanical designs including: tooling, part cost, and design time
• Technology investigations, design, testing/validation, prototyping and supporting technology transfer to product development teams
• Ability to complete tasks as a Master CAD-user including the completion of complex mechanical designs (Solidworks/Onshape)
• Knowledge of injection molding, die casting, sheet metal stamping, machining, material requirements, material performance, material limitations, etc.
• Specify test plans, mock up and test complex mechanical systems with complex performance requirements to validate and verify compliance with design requirements
• 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
• 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
• Overseas travel as required

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering AND a minimum of 5 years relevant experience OR an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Excellent academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.0 as a general rule)
• Demonstrated knowledge and capability to use CAD software for completing complex mechanical designs
• Demonstrated strong and effective verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills

Desired Qualifications

• Previous work in an exploratory/skunkworks/start-up type role
• Electronic packaging design experience
• Desire to be in a leadership role in the future
• Previous work in a fast-paced, innovative environment

Garmin 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