Garmin

Technical Lead Mechanical Engineer - Explorations Team

Garmin • $110K — $130K *
Olathe, KS 66062In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience
  • 9+ years relevant experience in mechanical engineering
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Mastery in CAD software (Solidworks, Onshape)
  • Good knowledge of GD&T and tolerance analysis

Responsibilities

  • Lead exploration of new technologies for complex mechanical designs
  • Conduct technology investigations, testing, and validation
  • Outline challenges and risks associated with new features
  • Create complex mechanical designs and review CAD assemblies
  • Custom test methods for product design verification
  • Negotiate design feasibility with vendors and factories
  • Contribute significantly to design reviews and process improvement

Benefits

  • Participation in Garmin's benefit program
  • Opportunities for leadership development
  • Supportive work environment in innovative teams
  • Access to cutting-edge technology for exploratory work
Full 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 OR anequivalent 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


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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