Mechanical Engineer

Pentair•San Luis Obispo, CA

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About The Position

Pentair is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to join the ClearWater Tech team in San Luis Obispo, California. ClearWater Tech, a division of Pentair, develops disinfection solutions focused on environmental responsibility. The engineer will contribute to product development, product and process improvements, engineering change management, and project delivery, working with production, service, sales, vendors, suppliers, and customers. The role includes defining product specifications; designing and testing parts and prototypes; documenting designs; supporting implementation and service; maintaining the 3D CAD system; and coordinating engineering changes. The engineer will also identify value engineering opportunities, address field and quality issues through root cause analysis and corrective actions, and communicate technical topics to non-technical audiences.

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; Autodesk Inventor is specified.
Experience designing components for mass production, including injection molding, casting, extrusion, sheet metal, or fabrication.
Ability to work with manufacturing to deploy product launches.
Ability to manage engineering changes through the ECR/ECN process.
Ability to identify and implement cost-reduction initiatives without compromising value or performance.
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 propose design or process solutions.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the food service or water industry.
Understanding of new product development (NPD).

Responsibilities

Define specifications, test design ideas, design parts, build and test prototypes, document designs, and work with production to implement designs and service teams to support them.
Identify product-design or manufacturing-process changes that improve reliability or reduce cost without compromising value or performance.
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 shorten the time from problem identification to solution implementation.
Monitor project timelines and schedules, define project objectives, ensure objectives are met within agreed time frames, and communicate when objectives or timelines may not be met.
Develop creative engineering solutions to complex problems.
Work with vendors and suppliers and communicate with customers.
Explain and discuss technical issues with non-technical audiences.
Drive root cause analysis and corrective actions for field issues, failures, and quality concerns.