Mechanical Engineer II

We believe power is a promise - a shared commitment to be there for others when it matters most.

For more than 65 years, we've turned big ideas into solutions that help protect homes, strengthen businesses and build a more resilient, efficient, sustainable energy future.

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The Engineer II for Mobile Industrial Power Solutions is responsible for providing engineering solutions to the product development projects assigned to them including interfacing with the cross functional team consisting of engineering, operations (industrial engineering, production, and material procurement, sourcing) quality, service, and marketing.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related discipline;

• 2 or more years of relevant work experience;

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Design experience with a variety of materials (plastics, alumni castings, sheet metal, etc.) and basic knowledge of material specs and use;

• Experience in product design and development

• Experience conducting analysis using FEA, CFD, etc.;

• Experience with 3D modeling such as Creo or SolidWorks;

• Experience with SAP or equivalent ERP;

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Designs, validates, and brings new products to market.

• Provide product development and improvement in the Mobile Industrial Power area that will including; Creating and maintaining CAD models, drawings, and BOMs, supporting product development plans (schedule, product cost, meeting design inputs), Interfacing with internal company personnel, provide technical support for assigned projects.

• Specifies precise new product functional requirements; designs, tests and integrates moderately complex components to produce final designs; and evaluates the design's overall effectiveness, cost (including cost/benefit analysis), reliability (risk analysis), and safety.

• Designs, develops, executes and evaluates fitness-for-use testing, product specifications and process validation plans for a variety of standard products and/or components; creates and reviews material part specifications and bills of materials.

• Collaborates with internal manufacturing partners, contract manufacturers, designers and product specialists to optimize more complex designs for manufacturability.

• Utilizes CAD (Computer Aided Design) or CAE (Computer Aided Engineering) systems to model new designs and produce detailed engineering drawings.

• Supporting product development plans (schedule, product cost, meeting design inputs).

• Develops less experienced engineers.

• Act as SAP Super User within functional area as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Ability to perform detail oriented work with a high degree of accuracy;

• Demonstrated written communication and presentation skills;

• Ability to translate technical information to all audiences;

• Able to solve moderate to complex engineering problems;

• Good decision-making skills;

• Technical Skills to include 3D modeling (ProE or SolidWorks);

• MS Excel, MS Word;

“We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.”

We believe power is a promise - a shared commitment to be there for others when it matters most.

For more than 65 years, we've turned big ideas into solutions that help protect homes, strengthen businesses and build a more resilient, efficient, sustainable energy future.

Ready to Power a Smarter World with us?

As one of the leaders and largest suppliers of power generation equipment and technology, the work we do touches millions of lives. Employees at Generac are encouraged to be innovative and are valued as an integral part of our global team. Our challenging goals develop knowledgeable employees dedicated to helping continue Generac’s success. Generac provides individuals the opportunity to work in a fast-paced agile work environment where their work makes a difference in people’s lives and their own.