What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Mechanical Engineer position at Graco?
Graco manufactures and markets premium equipment to move, measure, control, dispense and spray a wide variety of fluid and powder materials. What does that mean? Well, we pump peanut butter into your jar, and the oil in your car. We glue the soles of your shoes, the glass in your windows and the screen on your phone. We spray the finish on your vehicle, coatings on your pills, the paint on your house and texture on your walls. Graco is part of your daily life.
Job Description
The Senior Mechanical Engineer will lead engineering efforts in designing and developing new products, focusing on cost reduction and compliance with industry standards. Responsibilities include producing conceptual designs, creating detailed drawings, and conducting thorough analyses using engineering tools. The Senior Mechanical Engineer will manage small product development projects, ensuring timely completion while identifying new product opportunities based on customer needs and competitive analysis. Continuous learning about Graco's products and industry trends is essential.
What You Will Do at Graco
Product Development and Engineering Tasks
- Perform engineering tasks in the development of new products and cost reduction.
- Participate in the development of Product Specification.
- Produce conceptual designs and guide the development process to create practical designs.
- Create detailed design drawings.
- Identify applicable standards and provide analysis to these standards.
- Conduct analysis of designs using engineering analysis tools and techniques (e.g., Finite Element Analysis).
- Review instruction manuals and product literature.
- Define and lead prototype development and lab and field tests.
- Conduct design and safety reviews.
- Work with manufacturing on process development.
Project Leadership and Management
Customer-Focused Innovation and Market Awareness
Recognizing customer product needs.
Product Support and Quality Assurance
Analyzing and writing Engineering Change Orders for products.
Graco and industry design standards.
What You Will Bring to Graco
Accelerators
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At Graco, you truly make a difference. Your unique talents contribute to our organizational growth and future. Not only do you make a difference, but Graco's culture empowers employees to create their own career path. Whether you choose to advance within your current department or explore new opportunities in different divisions, you have the ability to build your future. Our managers are here to provide support and guidance as you continue to grow within your career.
Graco has excellent opportunities available to individuals who want to be part of a fast-moving, growing company that is committed to quality, innovation and solving fluid handling problems for our customers. Graco is proud to be named a Best Place to Work by Fortune Magazine in 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021 & 2022. Graco offers attractive compensation, benefits and career development opportunities. Graco's comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, stock purchase plan, 401(k), tuition reimbursement and more.
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The base pay range for this position is listed below, exclusive of fringe benefits or other compensation. If you are hired, your final base hourly rate will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, competencies, education, and / or experience. In addition to those factors, we will also consider internal equity of our current employees. Please keep in mind that the range provided is the full base salary range for the role. Hiring at or near the maximum of the range would not be typical to allow for future and continued salary growth.
93,800.00 - $164,200.00
Salary : $93,800 - $164,200
