Garmin

Senior Mechanical Engineer - Explorations Team

Garmin • $95K — $115K *
Cary, NC 27513In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience
  • Minimum of 5 years relevant mechanical engineering experience
  • Proficient in CAD software like Solidworks or Onshape
  • Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
  • Excellent academic record (GPA of 3.0 or higher)

Responsibilities

  • Explore and estimate complex mechanical designs including tooling and part costs
  • Investigate new technologies and facilitate their transfer to product development teams
  • Complete complex mechanical designs using advanced CAD techniques
  • Specify and test complex mechanical systems for compliance with design requirements
  • Manage project goals and technical input into product development plans
  • Lead investigations into new technologies and provide estimates for moderately complex designs
  • Offer solutions to challenging problems and suggest process improvements

Benefits

  • Eligible for Garmin's comprehensive benefits program
  • Opportunities for overseas travel as required
Full Job Description
Overview

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

This position is eligible for Garmin's benefit program. Details can be found here: Garmin Benefits

About Garmin

Garmin Ltd. is an American multinational technology company founded in 1989 by Gary Burrell and Min Kao in Lenexa, Kansas. The company specializes in GPS technology for automotive, aviation, marine, outdoor, and sport activities. Garmin's products serve aviation, marine, automotive, wireless, outdoor recreation, and fitness markets. The company's goal is to create navigation and communication devices that can enrich customers' lives. Garmin has offices in the United States, Europe, and Asia. The company's products are sold in over 100 countries.
Learn more about Garmin
Size
18,700 employees
Market Cap
$17.5 billion
Industry
Consumer Technology
Net Income
$992.3 million
Founded
1989
5 Year Trend
+10.3%
Revenue
$4.1 billion
NASDAQ
GRMN
* Ladders Estimates

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