Lead Mechanical Engineer - Explorations Team at Garmin International in Olathe, Kansas

Job Description:

Overview

We are seeking a full-time Lead Mechanical Engineer on our Explorations team in our Olathe, KS location. 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

• Explore innovative mechanical concepts and complete complex mechanical designs


• Technology investigations, design, testing/validation, prototyping and supporting technology transfer to product development teams


• Ability to complete the most difficult tasks as a Master CAD-user including the completion of complex mechanical designs (Solidworks preferred)


• 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


• Ability to make estimates on complex and risky mechanical designs including: tooling, part cost, and design time


• 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


• Specify test plans to validate very complex systems with complex performance requirements


• 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


• Mentor level 1, 2, and senior engineers


• 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


• Excellent academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.0 as a general rule)


• Master CAD-user (Solidworks preferred) - able to complete the most difficult tasks


• 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 experience in an exploratory / skunkworks / startup type role


• Electronic packaging design experience


• Previous work in fast-paced, innovative environment

Garmin International is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran's status, age or disability.

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

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