Sr. Specialist Engineer - Bolted Joints
About The Position
Polaris is seeking a Senior Specialist Engineer for Bolted Joints to serve as the technical lead and subject matter expert for fasteners and bolted joint design within Off-Road Vehicles, with broader influence on fastener strategy and standardization across the company. The role provides technical leadership in fastener selection, joint design, and problem-solving, working with engineering, sourcing, manufacturing, quality, service, and supplier partners. The engineer will communicate complex data and findings as clear recommendations and influence technical direction across a global, matrixed organization. The position owns standards, tools, and practices that improve bolted joint performance and fastener commonality across products and programs. It includes leading fastener governance, maintaining the standard fastener library, developing engineering guidance and analysis resources, supporting technical alignment, and mentoring engineers. The role requires domestic and international travel to engineering, manufacturing, supplier, and technology partner locations. This position is not eligible for sponsorship.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering field.
- At least 5 years of related product design, mechanical engineering, or systems engineering experience.
- Working knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, failure mode and effects analysis, dimensional tolerance analysis, engineering drawings, and their application to fastener engineering standards.
- Ability to analyze complex technical data, exercise sound engineering judgment, and develop data-driven recommendations.
- Experience using 3-D computer-aided design systems.
- Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical information to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Ability to lead through influence and build alignment across cross-functional, matrixed, and global organizations without direct authority.
- Initiative, adaptability, organizational skills, and ability to manage priorities independently.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally to engineering, manufacturing, supplier, and technology partner locations.
- This position is not eligible for sponsorship.
- Former employees must be eligible for rehire; current employees must be in good standing.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Creo.
- Experience with Power BI or a similar data visualization tool.
- An advanced degree.
- Experience with fasteners and bolted joint applications, or knowledge of fastener mechanics, joint behavior, clamp load, coefficient of friction, fastener strength, and torque-tension relationships.
- Experience with bolted joint analysis and validation methods, including ultrasonic measurement, torque-to-failure testing, and Skidmore testing.
- Experience with Windchill or a similar product lifecycle management system.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary technical authority for fasteners and bolted joints, resolving complex issues across new product development and current production.
- Analyze complex technical data and present actionable recommendations to engineering, program, manufacturing, and organizational leaders.
- Evaluate deviations, drawing changes, validation activities, and other engineering changes affecting fastener or bolted joint performance and recommend appropriate action.
- Review and approve bolted joint test requests, new fastener part numbers, drawings, and related technical requirements.
- Lead fastener standardization and governance, including developing and maintaining the Polaris standard fastener library.
- Develop, maintain, and improve bolted joint and fastener design guidelines, engineering standards, analysis tools, standard work, and supporting technical documentation.
- Provide technical leadership on the Polaris Engineering Critical Peer Team for Bolted Joints and Fasteners.
- Lead cross-functional improvement initiatives and influence teams across functions, product groups, sites, and countries to advance performance, standardization, and business objectives.
- Mentor engineers in bolted joint design, analysis methods, fastener selection, and use of the standard fastener library.
- Travel domestically and internationally to engineering, manufacturing, supplier, and technology partner locations.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation, including a profit-sharing plan.
- Company contributions to an Employee Stock Ownership Plan and discounted employee stock purchases.
- 401(k) matching contribution.
- Financial wellness education and consultation.
- Health insurance.
- Dental insurance.
- Vision insurance.
- Wellness programs.
- Paid time off.
- Gym and personal training reimbursement.
- Life insurance.
- Disability offerings.
- Paid volunteer time off through Polaris Gives.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
