Job Description

This is Where Tradition Becomes Legend 

Ritchie Engineering Co., Inc. is a family-owned company that has been innovating HVAC & Refrigeration tools and test equipment for more than 75 years. From idea conception through development, production, and shipment; every team member plays a crucial role ensuring the quality, reliability, and efficiency of these American-made products.

What We Offer:

 Join our team and enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support you and your loved ones:

Benefits 

• 401(k) Retirement Plan: 100% company match with no vesting schedule on up to 4% of your contributions
• Health Insurance: Two Medical Plans, Dental, Vision and Flexible Spending Account options to suit your needs
• Company Paid Insurance: Long-term disability, accidental death and dismemberment, and life insurance at no additional cost
• Paid Time Off (PTO): We value work life balance and offer a generous PTO plan for exempt employees. You will start with 52 hours during the first 6 months, with the accrual increasing to 160 hours annually after 6 months. The accrual rate will continue to increase with tenure up to 202 hours annually after 20 years of service.
• Holiday Pay: In addition to PTO, all employees receive up to 80 hours of paid holidays annually
• Telemedicine: 24/7 access to healthcare professionals for you and your family
• Referral program: Earn rewards for helping the team grow

Compensation

• As you evaluate your career options, we recognize that salary is a key consideration. For this role, the pay range is $90,000 – 130,000, with individual compensation determined by your unique skills, experience level, and other relevant factors

Schedule: 

• Enjoy a 4-day work week, 10-hours a day (Monday–Thursday Between 6:00am and 6:00pm). 
  • Additional hours may be required during busier times

What You Will be Doing:

Engineer III’s will plan, design, and develop tools, machines, and accessory products for the HVAC/R markets both for new product introduction and improving on current designs. Engineer III’s assignments will be broad in nature requiring originality and ingenuity. Engineer III’s have latitude for unreviewed actions and decisions.

 To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Supports department goals by designing test plans and performing testing

• Provides support for production lines to ensure understanding of proper assembly processes

• Works with vendors to ensure accurate component specifications and dimensional requirements are met upon receipt

• Supports new production development reporting on work completed at department, new product, and stage gate meetings
• Transforms initial rough product designs into working production ready documents

• Updates released production documentation utilizing documented change processes
• Develop Bill of Materials that will be entered into business system using ECM Process
• Manages assigned tasks with a high level of quality, meeting deadlines expectations and proactively voices concerns when assigned tasks are not on track
• Assists in the training and mentorship of Engineer I and II’s
• Provides work direction and assistance for Engineer I and II’s to ensure projects hit deadlines 

• Provides input into project and product budget planning
• Other duties as assigned including training others on known processes

What You Will Bring:

 Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
• 5 years of relevant experience in new product design
• Broad knowledge and the application of principles, practices & procedures of mechanical engineering to the completion of difficult assignments
• Understanding of the new product development process
• Ability to effectively communicate technical information to an audience in a presentation setting
• Knowledge of lean principles
• 3D CAD Knowledge
• Experience with compressors and pump/motor design
• Experience in standard mechanical gear design
• Proficiency in reading and writing in English
• Highly organized, self-motivated and can work independently
• Must be highly self-motivated, work with minimal supervision and be able to perform multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills as well as excellent communication skills (both written and oral) with ability to manage multiple priorities

Preferred:

• Infor ERP experience 
• EPA 608 Certification
• SolidWorks experience
• DBWorks or Enterprise PDM experience

• Mechanical: Experience in the design of injection molded parts, sheet metal, machined parts, cast parts, forged parts, extrusions, and pressurized components

• Experience with HVAC motors and vacuum pumps

Where and How You Will Work

 On-site Engagement and Collaboration:

This role works on-site in Bloomington, MN, where your direct contributions will make a real impact. Being in person will allow you to collaborate closely with others, build meaningful relationships, and play a key role in our company success. 

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

• Required to sit, stand, walk, handle or feel objects, tools and controls
• Vision required to inspect products and documents in detail
• Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms, and to stoop, kneel, or crouch
• Must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds; some workstations require lifting and/or moving up to 60 pounds

Work Environment:

The performance of this position may occasionally require exposure to the manufacturing areas where certain areas require the use of personal protective equipment, may work near moving equipment, and exposed to dust, odors, oil, fumes, and noise.