Jr. Mechanical Design Engineer

Traeger Grills • Salt Lake City, UT

13d • Onsite

About The Position

Traeger is seeking a Junior Mechanical Design Engineer to join our Advanced Product Research & Development (APRD) team in Salt Lake City, UT. This is a fantastic opportunity for an early-career engineer who wants to learn from experienced mentors while getting hands-on with new product development, prototyping, and emerging technologies. You will work alongside our senior mechanical engineers, supporting them through the advanced development phase—from concept sketches through working prototypes—and helping build the technical documentation that carries a design from idea into production.

Requirements

• Fundamental understanding and previous experience in mechanical engineering.
• Background in CAD (SolidWorks preferred), prototyping, and a strong understanding of DFM/DFA principles.
• Hands-on experience with fabrication tools.
• A strong drive to learn.
• A strong analytical and curious mind, with an understanding of how to control your test environment for repeatable, reliable results.
• Willingness to travel.
• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent experience.

Nice To Haves

• A portfolio of past design or build projects is a great way to show us what you can do—not required, but always welcome.

Responsibilities

• Work alongside our senior mechanical engineers, supporting new product development from early concept through prototyping.
• Apply fundamental mechanical engineering principles to help evaluate and refine design concepts.
• Build and iterate on CAD models, applying Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFM/DFA) thinking to keep designs practical to produce.
• Get hands-on with fabrication tools to build and test prototypes—from rough mock-ups to more refined builds.
• Run structured testing, competitor benchmarking, subsystem proof-outs, and evaluation of cooking performance and thermal properties to validate designs with data.
• Bring a strong drive to learn, asking questions and picking up new skills, tools, and processes quickly.
• Support cross-functional collaboration with industrial design, electrical engineering, and manufacturing partners.
• Travel as needed to support supplier visits, prototype builds, and new product introduction.

Benefits

• Full medical/dental/vision package to fit your needs
• 401k to help you plan for the future
• Tuition reimbursement
• Individual professional development programs & initiatives to help you grow professionally
• Great discounts on all things Traeger

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level