Mechanical Engineer III - Clean Energy

Company Generac Power Systems

Name Mechanical Engineer III - Clean Energy

Req # 65106

Employment Type Full Time

Shift 1st

Join Generac Clean Energy as we drive to build energy solutions for a more resilient, sustainable world.

Generac Clean Energy combines the speed and excitement of a technology startup with the resources and market power of an S&P 500 industry leader. Our careers offer boundless opportunity for energetic, mission-driven applicants who seek challenge and impact in a fast-paced culture of teaching, learning, and professional growth, developing solar+storage products and software for the clean energy revolution.

Our Clean Energy Team seeks a Senior Mechanical Engineer to support design and manufacturing of industry-leading power converter products and solar energy storage and management solutions. The ideal candidate will have product development experience including prototype design and testing, part specification/design for high volume manufacturing processes, product assembly with contract manufacturers, supplier quality evaluation, and product lifecycle management.

This opening is in our South Portland, ME location, ranked Top 10 in Places to Live by U.S. News. Join a friendly community surrounded by rocky coast, sandy beaches, and rugged mountains, with outdoor fun (boating, skiing, hiking) and attractive small-city life (booming restaurant/craft beer scene, historic neighborhoods, thriving arts and culture).

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

•Provide mentorship and guidance to junior engineers

•Provide engineering capacity for solar+storage products

•Provide flexible, responsive engineering support for a dynamic global supply chain

•Create and manage product designs, documentation, and lifecycle

•Respond to supplier engineering/manufacturing questions and change requests

•Build, test, and evaluate prototypes and first articles

Minimum Qualifications:

•B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or other related Engineering degree

•Minimum 5 years of related work experience

•Experience with one of the following:

•Designing parts and products for volume manufacturing

•Integration with electronic assemblies

•Working with EMS contract manufacturers

Preferred Qualifications:

•Experience with complex 3D models and drawings in Solidworks or Creo

•Experience supporting NRTL certification testing (e.g. UL, Intertek, TUV, etc.)

•Experience with New Product Introductions and technical transfer to new suppliers

•Experience with electronics manufacturing

•Familiarity with DV-Test, M-Test, and failure/root cause analysis

•Familiarity with electronics design

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

This role requires a versatile and flexible individual as the job tasks may vary frequently depending upon organizational demand and resources. The successful candidate must work well with others in the engineering, manufacturing, and sales organizations. Must be able to manage shifting priorities in a dynamic and collaborative work environment to both individually contribute to and lead mechanical design in an interdisciplinary product development effort – including project scope, schedules, budget, design, coordination, testing, and launch

•Deep familiarity with design for volume manufacturing (e.g. castings, injection molding, extrusion)

•Experience with domestic and global sourcing of electromechanical products for cost reductions

•Experience working directly with part/product suppliers on schedule, scale, DFM, quality

•Proven self-starter: takes initiative, adapts to bring projects to completion

•Positive attitude, high energy individual: identifies and tackles obstacles

•Process orientation: follows a clear method, trains others, continuously improves

•Comfortable adapting to the dynamic needs and priorities of a fast-growing company

•Excellent communication skills: independent and proactive in clearly presenting technical information to groups including executives. Includes generating all reports and presentations

Location:

•Based in South Portland, ME

•Travel up to 10 % as needed for partner support

Physical demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear; and use hands to manipulate objects or controls. The employee is regularly required to stand and walk. On occasion the incumbent may be required to stoop, bend or reach above the shoulders. The employee must occasionally lift up to 25 pounds. Specific conditions of this job include are typical of frequent and continuous computer-based work requiring periods of sitting, close vision and ability to adjust focus. Occasional travel, including internationally.

“We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.”

“We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.”