Mechanical Engineer

Pentair•San Luis Obispo, CA

11d•$75,000 - $105,000

About The Position

Pentair’s ClearWater Tech division is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to join its San Luis Obispo, California team. The role supports sustainable water and disinfection solutions through product development, value engineering, design documentation, and production support. The engineer will collaborate with production, service, sales, vendors, suppliers, customers, and the engineering manager to develop and improve products and processes, manage engineering changes, and deliver projects on schedule.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
2–5+ years of experience in mechanical engineering, design, and analysis.
Strong fundamentals in mechanical design, materials, and manufacturing processes.
Experience with CAD tools, specifically Autodesk Inventor.
Experience designing components for mass production, including injection molding, casting, extrusion, sheet metal, or fabrication.
Ability to work with manufacturing to deploy launches.
Ability to drive root cause analysis and corrective actions for field issues, failures, and quality concerns.
Understanding of fluid dynamics and integration of electromechanical and pneumatic components.
Knowledge of sealing design, actuation mechanisms, and tube fittings.
Ability to identify root causes and develop design and/or process solutions.

Nice To Haves

Mechanical engineering, design, and analysis experience in the food service or water industry.
Understanding of new product development.

Responsibilities

Define specifications, test design ideas, design parts, build and test prototypes, and document designs for new product development.
Work with production to implement new designs and with service to support designs.
Collaborate with production, service, and sales to identify product design or manufacturing-process changes that improve reliability or reduce cost.
Maintain and organize parts and drawings in the 3D CAD system.
Work with the engineering manager on Engineering Change Requests and Engineering Change Orders to reduce the time from identifying a problem to implementing a solution.
Drive projects by monitoring timelines and schedules, defining objectives, ensuring objectives are met within agreed time frames, and communicating when objectives or timelines may not be met.
Develop creative engineering solutions to complex problems.
Work with vendors and suppliers and communicate with customers, including explaining technical issues to non-technical audiences.
Drive root cause analysis and corrective actions for field issues, failures, and quality concerns.
Manage engineering changes through the ECR/ECN process.
Identify and implement value analysis/value engineering cost-reduction initiatives without compromising value or performance.