Senior Product Engineer

Mueller Water Products•Kimball, TN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Product Engineer applies in-depth engineering experience to resolve difficult product design challenges and serves as a technical expert in the engineering department. The role supports and guides product engineers who develop butterfly, ball, knife gate, and water control gates and valves, while also completing engineering assignments directly. The position is based at Mueller Water Products’ facility in Kimball, Tennessee. The engineer creates product drawings and documentation, supports manufacturing and customers, leads engineering projects, and drives improvements to product performance, reliability, cost, safety, and manufacturing processes. The role also coordinates with approval agencies, supports product life-cycle activities, and contributes to maintaining quality systems and ISO certification.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, mechatronics engineering, or a similar technical discipline.
Either 7 to 10 years of product engineering and/or manufacturing-environment experience, or 2 to 5 years of successful relevant Mueller product experience with strong leadership qualities.
Strong PC and systems skills, including 2D and 3D CAD, PLM databases, and ERP software.
Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact with employees at all levels, customers, and outside professionals.
Knowledge of manufacturing situations, quality standards, product development, CAD/CAM, technical specifications, and project management.
Knowledge of electrical systems, pneumatics, and hydraulics.
Working knowledge and experience with Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma tools.
Familiarity with programming and logic sequencing.
Ability to remain stationary or standing for prolonged periods and alternate between positions.
Ability to perform repeated gross or fine manipulation, including use of wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
Ability to wear PPE such as safety glasses, steel-toed or metatarsal-guarded shoes, and/or ear plugs in an industrial or manufacturing environment.
Ability to communicate continuously with others in person, by phone, or by computer.
Ability to occasionally lift, carry, push, pull, or move objects weighing up to 25 pounds in all directions.
Ability to occasionally reach overhead or at or below shoulder level.

Nice To Haves

Direct experience with valves, controls, or similar applicable industrial products.
Knowledge of SolidWorks, AutoCAD, and JD Edwards ERP systems.
Knowledge of AWWA valve standards.
Six Sigma Green Belt certification.

Responsibilities

Create working drawings using SolidWorks or Creo and AutoCAD, meeting requirements and schedules.
Generate bills of materials and process sheets for assigned product lines.
Consult with and guide product engineers, provide shop-floor support, and implement product-line improvements to meet customer and company needs.
Lead engineering projects and implement ideas to improve engineering metrics.
Apply relevant industry specifications in product development and coordinate approval-agency activities for new or modified products and related follow-up.
Work with manufacturing, customer service, sales, and other internal customers to provide support for product, process, application, and installation issues; may also work directly with external customers and end users.
Communicate with customers about design changes, manufacturing difficulties caused by product design, and cost-reduction ideas involving product or manufacturing changes.
Stay informed about product offerings in the assigned area and support manufacturing initiatives, including Kaizen, standard work, value stream mapping, safety improvements, capital projects, and labor-efficiency improvements.
Develop engineering and quality-control tests and metrics for production reliability.
Develop and maintain manuals, procedures, and practices for ISO certification maintenance and maintain working relationships with approval agencies such as UL, ULC, FM, NSF, and ISO.
Support Product Management and Engineering with customer needs across the product life cycle, including materials, bills of materials, submittal drawings, configurations, new product development, testing, and product maintenance.
Identify, document, and present cost-saving ideas with justification and ROI calculations.
Perform other duties as assigned.