Mechanical Engineer 2, NPD

Tennant Company•Golden Valley, MN

13d•$78,700 - $118,100

About The Position

With more than $1B in revenue, Tennant Company is a globally recognized leader in the cleaning equipment industry. For the past 150 years, we have been passionate about developing and manufacturing innovative and sustainable solutions for our customers. At Tennant Company, we are committed to stewardship and creating a cleaner, safer and healthier world. With manufacturing, operations and sales, service, and support functions across the globe, your journey at Tennant can take you places you never expected. We’re building the next generation of industrial and commercial mobile cleaning robots, and we’re looking for a Mechanical Engineer who wants to own meaningful subsystems—not just tasks. This is a hands-on, execution-driven role where your designs go from concept to production and into the field. If you thrive on solving complex, ambiguous problems, collaborating across disciplines, and seeing your engineering decisions directly shape a physical product, you’ll feel right at home here.

Requirements

BS in Engineering (Mechanical or related) from an ABET-accredited university
3 years of mechanical design engineering experience
Strong experience in new product development
Proficiency with CAD (SolidWorks strongly preferred)
Solid understanding of mechanical and computer-controlled electro-mechanical systems
Expertise in: GD&T, tolerance stack-ups, and tolerance analysis
Expertise in: FMEA and risk-based design
Expertise in: Data-driven decision making and statistical analysis
Ability to model and predict system performance using engineering fundamentals
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Self-starter who can manage ambiguity and drive solutions independently

Nice To Haves

MS in Engineering
Project or technical leadership experience
Six Sigma experience
Experience creating engineering standards and best practices

Responsibilities

Lead the design and development of mechanical and electro-mechanical subsystems that are central to our robot platforms’ performance, cost, and reliability.
Design and develop innovative mechanical and electro-mechanical subsystems that deliver durable competitive advantage
Generate new concepts and architectures to meet functional and performance requirements
Define subsystem performance specifications and evolve them over time
Create layouts, 3D models, sketches, and schematics to solve complex engineering problems
Determine required analyses, models, and drawings—and drive them through release
Lead subsystem development from concept → prototype → validation → production
Leverage lab and field test data to make informed design tradeoffs
Perform root-cause analysis when designs don’t meet requirements
Collaborate closely with electrical, software, manufacturing, and system teams
Lead and participate in design reviews (formal and informal)
Plan and execute subsystem prototype builds and support full machine builds
Own verification and validation testing at the subsystem level
Partner with suppliers to achieve performance and cost targets
Mentor junior engineers and designers throughout the development lifecycle
Create and maintain engineering standards and design documentation that scale