Job Description

Job Summary:

The Design Engineer is accountable for assuring all new products are designed to meet the performance requirements, pertinent regulatory, and applicable codes & standards. This position will design, test, and support the implementation of Mueller’s new products in a cross functional setting.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead and support cross functional design teams in a collaborative environment to develop and launch new products.

• Lead design teams in building relationships with business partners internal and external to the company.

• Communicate with all levels of the business, utilizing best practices and appropriate key performance indicators (KPI)

• Understand the requirements of customers, product management, regulatory, codes, standards, manufacturing, and quality.

• Lead and support the review and definition of marketing requirement documents.

• Create/author project technical specifications and charter documents.

• Develop designs that meet project marketing requirements, technical specifications, and charter documents.

• Manage the planning, design, prototype procurement, testing, and documentation, iterating as required, through the Mueller phase gate system to develop new products.

• Lead and contribute to project-level design failure mode and effect analysis (DFMEA) sessions with cross functional teams.

• Lead the cross-functional design team in production of high quality design documentation, in the form of test reports, drawings, and various analyses.

• Lead the investigation and resolution of design performance or characteristics deviations via root-cause analysis and other problem-solving activities to identify and implement effective corrective actions.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a Mechanical Design position

• 5+ years of experience in Mechanical design using CREO or Solidworks or equivalent CAD software

• Strong communication, presentation, and leadership skills

• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment

• Excellent design, technical and analytical skills

• Working knowledge of casting, machine, and painting processes.

• Working knowledge of testing methodologies, testing processes, and standards.

• Working knowledge of DFMEAs and root cause analysis

Preferred

• GD&T knowledge

• Mechanical FEA and/or CFD experience

• Six Sigma Black Belt or Green Belt

• PMP certification

• FE/EIT or PE

• Master Science in Mechanical Engineering or related field