Value-Engineering Mechanical Engineer: Cost Optimizer

Latham Pool Products, Inc; United States; On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision

HSA/FSA plans

401(K) with company match

Paid Time Off

Holidays

Life/ADD Insurance & disability

Job summary

Latham Pool Products, Inc. in Lindon, Utah, is seeking a Mechanical Engineer for Value Engineering.

You will lead VE projects from concept to commercialization, drive cost improvements, and collaborate with manufacturing engineering, product design, and production teams to improve material utilization. You will apply GD&T, perform FEA, develop test procedures, and maintain BOMs while working with suppliers to resolve DFM issues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering with 1–3+ years of experience; internships may substitute for experience.
• Experience applying value engineering to product design updates and cost-reduction initiatives.
• Proficiency with 2D drawings and 3D modeling (SolidWorks preferred), PDM, GD&T, tolerance stack-up, DFMEA.

Responsibilities

• Lead value engineering projects from concept through commercialization.
• Collaborate with manufacturing engineering, product design, and production teams to improve material utilization.

Skills

Value engineering

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

PDM

GD&T

DFMEA

FEA

MS Excel

MS Office

Job description

Latham Pool Products, Inc. in Lindon, Utah, is seeking a Mechanical Engineer for Value Engineering.

You will lead VE projects from concept to commercialization, drive cost improvements, and collaborate with manufacturing engineering, product design, and production teams to improve material utilization. You will apply GD&T, perform FEA, develop test procedures, and maintain BOMs while working with suppliers to resolve DFM issues.