Senior Mechanical Engineer - Outdoor

Garmin; Olathe (KS); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Garmin is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer for its Outdoor product team at the U.S. headquarters in the Greater Kansas City area.

The role focuses on advanced mechanical and electromechanical solutions, project planning, and engineering leadership for the Outdoor product category. Responsibilities include leading tough CAD-driven designs, specifying tests, and driving risk mitigation while collaborating with product teams and vendors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering and a minimum of 5 years relevant experience or equivalent
• Excellent academics (GPA ≥ 3.0)
• Demonstrated ability to use CAD software for complex mechanical designs
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills

Responsibilities

• Complete the most difficult tasks as a Master CAD-user, including complex mechanical designs
• Knowledges of injection molding, die casting, sheet metal stamping, machining, material requirements and performance
• Specify test plans and verify complex mechanical systems to meet design requirements
• Manage tradeoffs and risks, drive vendor evaluations and support product development plans
• Lead explorations of new technologies and estimate tooling, part cost, and design time
• Understand industry and Garmin product qualification tests
• Provide reliable solutions and propose process improvements

Skills

Master CAD-user

Verbal & written communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CAD software (SolidWorks / OnShape)

Injection molding knowledge

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a full-time

We are seeking a full-time Senior Mechanical Engineer on our Outdoor product team at Garmin's U.S. headquarters in the Greater Kansas City area. In this role, you will be responsible for providing advanced engineering skills and project planning for mechanical or electromechanical solutions or systems within the Outdoor product category.

Essential Functions

• Able to complete the most difficult tasks as a Master CAD-user including the completion of complex mechanical designs
• 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

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

• Electronic packaging design experience
• SolidWorks or OnShape experience
• A passion for outdoor activities

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