Senior Project Engineer

Rain Bird Corporation • Tucson, AZ

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About The Position

The Senior Project Engineer will join the Design and Development group in Tucson, Arizona, supporting new product development and product improvement initiatives for rotor and spray product categories. This role leads technical projects and cross-functional teams, solves complex engineering problems, mentors less-experienced team members, and drives projects from concept through production and post-launch support.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related discipline.
• Seven or more years of progressively responsible product design and project engineering experience, including self-directed leadership of complex cross-functional projects through production launch.
• Advanced practical knowledge of mechanical design, prototyping, materials, fluid mechanics, tolerancing, manufacturing processes, and design for manufacturability.
• Proficiency with SolidWorks or comparable 3D CAD software, engineering drawings and documentation, and data-based design validation.
• Experience designing injection-molded plastic components and supporting mold development, qualification, and production implementation.
• Demonstrated technical judgment, problem-solving ability, and clear communication and collaboration with engineering teams, suppliers, and manufacturing partners.
• Ability to travel periodically to manufacturing locations, including Nogales and Tijuana, Mexico.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in engineering, engineering management, or business administration.
• Experience applying FMEA, design of experiments, statistical analysis methods, and verification and validation techniques.
• Experience with FEA, CFD, Moldflow, or similar engineering analysis tools.
• Experience with irrigation or fluid-control products such as valves, rotors, sprays, or solenoids.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects through concept, design, validation, production launch, and post-launch support.
• Provide technical mentorship to cross-functional teams and drive project scope, schedules, budgets, risk management, stakeholder communication, and project documentation.
• Develop robust, production-ready solutions using engineering judgment, risk assessment, prototyping, testing, tolerancing, and design for manufacturability.
• Partner with manufacturing sites and suppliers to develop and qualify tooling, components, and processes.
• Resolve complex product, process, reliability, and field-performance issues through root-cause investigation and corrective-action methodologies.
• Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance to project teams.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior