Senior Product Engineer

Mueller Water Products•Kimball, TN

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Mueller Water Products is seeking a Senior Product Engineer for its Kimball, Tennessee facility. The role uses in-depth engineering knowledge to solve complex product design challenges and serves as an engineering department expert. The engineer supports other product engineers and performs individual engineering work on butterfly, ball, knife gate, water control gate, and water control valve products. The position works with manufacturing, customer service, sales, product management, customers, and approval agencies to support product design, development, production, and improvement.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, mechatronics engineering, or a similar technical field.
Seven to ten years of product engineering and/or manufacturing-environment experience, or two to five years of excelling relevant Mueller product experience.
Strong leadership qualities.
Outstanding 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.
Travel may be required for training purposes.

Nice To Haves

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

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 fellow product engineers, provide shop-floor support, and implement product improvements.
Lead engineering projects and implement ideas to improve engineering metrics.
Use applicable industry specifications to develop products.
Coordinate activities with approval agencies for new or modified products and related follow-up.
Support internal customers, including manufacturing personnel, customer service, and sales, with product, process, application, and installation issues.
Work with external customers and end users when needed, communicating about design changes, manufacturing difficulties caused by product design, and cost-reduction or manufacturing-improvement ideas.
Stay informed about assigned product offerings and support manufacturing initiatives, including Kaizen, standard work, value stream mapping, safety, 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 relationships with approval agencies such as UL, ULC, FM, NSF, and ISO.
Support Product Management and Engineering in clarifying customer needs throughout 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.