Technical Lead Mechanical Engineer - Explorations Team

Garmin Ltd.; Olathe (KS); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Garmin Ltd. in the United States is seeking a full-time Technical Lead Mechanical Engineer for the IXP Explorations Team at our U.S. headquarters in the Greater Kansas City area.

You will lead explorations of new technologies and translate them into robust mechanical solutions for Garmin’s product families. The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering with at least 9 years of relevant experience and strong CAD skills (SolidWorks or Onshape), GD&T knowledge, and experience with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering and 9+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead exploration of new technologies and estimate tooling, part cost, and design time.
• Technology investigations, design, testing/validation, prototyping and supporting technology transfer to product development teams.
• Explores new technologies, features and functions, understand and outline challenges and risks.
• Master CAD-user: complete complex mechanical designs (SolidWorks/Onshape) and assess feasibility.
• Review CAD assemblies for technical feasibility and apply experience to risky items.
• Apply extensive technical expertise and analysis to all assigned projects.
• Develop or customize test methods to validate material behavior under extreme conditions.
• Lead design reviews and propose process improvements; coordinate with production and suppliers.
• May lead major explorations or multi-module projects; travel as required.

Skills

Leadership

CAD modeling

GD&T

Tolerance analysis

Prototyping

Project management

Technical communication

Travel readiness

Vendor negotiation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Onshape

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a full-time Technical Lead Mechanical Engineer on our IXP Explorations Team at Garmin's U.S. headquarters in the Greater Kansas City area. 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

• Lead 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
• Explores new technologies, features and functions, understand and outline the associated challenges and risks
• Ability to complete the most difficult tasks as a Master CAD-user including the completion of complex mechanical designs (Solidworks/Onshape)
• Review CAD assemblies for technical feasibility and apply first-hand experience to risky items
• Apply extensive technical expertise and analysis to all assigned projects
• Ability to customize existing, or develop new, test methods to substantiate otherwise unverified aspects of product designs including material behavior at extreme conditions
• Good knowledge of GD&T and tolerance analysis
• Good knowledge of injection molding, die casting, sheet metal stamping, machining, etc
• Negotiate processes, materials, and design feasibility with factory and vendors
• Provides significant contribution to design reviews across multiple product types, offers process improvements, authors new procedures, and demonstrates broad understanding of Garmin’s business model including operations, production, sales and marketing
• May lead major explorations or product development project consisting of multiple modules or sub-projects
• Overseas travel as required

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering AND a minimum of 9 years relevant experience ORanequivalent combination of education and experience
• Demonstrated strong and effective verbal and written communication and interpersonal 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