Senior Mechanical Product Engineer - Prototyping & Strategy

Uponor Corporation; Apple Valley (MN); Hybrid; USD 88,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Best-in-class health benefits

160 hours paid time off (MN)

Job summary

Uponor Corporation in Minnesota is seeking a Sr. Product Engineer for a HYBRID role with periodic onsite work at our Apple Valley headquarters. You will identify what to build through market insight and how to build it through engineering and prototyping.

You will own CAD development, prototyping, FEA validation, DFx reviews, and engineering change control while developing business cases and ROI models for new designs.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• A minimum of 8+ years’ experience or equivalent.
• Ability to effectively lead development efforts.
• SolidWorks and high-volume machining experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Detailed CAD development: robust 3D models and 2D drawings using SolidWorks with DFM.
• Prototyping: build, assemble, and iterate prototypes via rapid fabrication.
• Validation & feasibility: conduct design analysis (FEA) to prove the design before molds.
• Design for Manufacturing: reviews to ensure low cost, high quality, manufacturability.
• Verification testing: lead Engineering Qualification Testing for real-world stress.
• Innovation concepts: identify market gaps and translate needs into PSDs.
• Commercial viability: develop business cases with high-level COGS and ROI modeling.
• Competitive analysis: benchmark technical aspects of competitors’ products.
• Product care: evaluate products for quality-related functionality and deviations.
• Supply chain project: supplier moves, material changes, cost-out initiatives.
• Engineering change orders: update drawings, specs and attribute data.

Skills

SolidWorks

High Volume Machining

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Uponor Corporation in Minnesota is seeking a Sr. Product Engineer for a HYBRID role with periodic onsite work at our Apple Valley headquarters. You will identify what to build through market insight and how to build it through engineering and prototyping.

You will own CAD development, prototyping, FEA validation, DFx reviews, and engineering change control while developing business cases and ROI models for new designs.