Mechanical Engineer III

Hach•Loveland, CO

10d•$110,000 - $125,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Mechanical Engineer III will own mechanical design for complex instruments from early concept through production release. The role involves creating solutions that balance customer needs, product performance, compliance, cost, and manufacturability, while partnering with electrical, firmware, software, systems, and project teams to deliver integrated products. The position is part of the Hard Engineering, Core Systems team at Hach in Loveland, Colorado, and is on-site four days per week. It reports to the Manager, Hardware Engineering – Core Systems.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
At least 4 years of relevant mechanical design and product-development experience.
Ownership of the complete product-development cycle, from problem definition and ideation through prototyping, verification and validation, manufacturing transfer, and production release.
Experience designing complex electromechanical or system-level products and collaborating across electrical, firmware, software, systems, manufacturing, quality, and project teams.
Strong working knowledge of design for manufacturability and production processes such as injection molding, die casting, sheet metal, machining, and electronics packaging.
Advanced proficiency in SOLIDWORKS and practical experience with SOLIDWORKS PDM, configuration control, release management, and engineering documentation.

Nice To Haves

Experience with analytical instruments, sensors, measurement devices, optics, or other precision electromechanical products.

Responsibilities

Create and maintain 3D models, assemblies, drawings, and product documentation using SOLIDWORKS and SOLIDWORKS PDM.
Drive engineering changes through PDM and PLM workflows while maintaining accurate configuration control.
Apply GD&T, tolerance analysis, and stack-up calculations to support component- and system-level performance.
Select materials, finishes, manufacturing processes, and components to optimize performance, quality, manufacturability, and cost.
Build prototypes, conduct hands-on testing, and iterate designs.
Plan, execute, and interpret verification and validation testing to demonstrate that designs meet product requirements.
Integrate mechanical designs with electronics, firmware, software, and, where applicable, optics, resolving cross-disciplinary issues.
Lead root-cause investigations and corrective actions for design, manufacturing, quality, and field-performance challenges.
Guide designs through manufacturing transfer, pilot builds, production launch, and sustaining support.