Imagine yourself…

Doing meaningful work that makes an everyday impact on the world around you.
Growing your expertise and expanding your skillset with every project.
Thriving in a collaborative manufacturing environment where your ideas improve how products are built every day.
Contributing to a brighter, more sustainable future.

It's possible with a role at OTT HydroMet, where you'll have the opportunity to build your career while helping protect one of the world's most vital resources.

At OTT HydroMet, a Veralto company, we deliver technology that helps customers monitor water resources, predict environmental events, and make better decisions that protect communities and ecosystems around the globe.

As part of OTT and the broader Veralto network, you'll do work that matters while developing your technical expertise within a world-class manufacturing organization.

Why Join Us

We offer:

Flexible working hours
Permissive Time Off
Medical, dental, and vision benefits
401(k) with company match
Professional development and training opportunities
Career growth across Veralto's global operating companies
A collaborative culture focused on continuous improvement, innovation, and learning

About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Production Engineering Manager, the Production Engineer II plays a key role in improving manufacturing performance across our Fort Collins operation.

This position is ideal for an engineer who enjoys being close to manufacturing operations, solving production challenges, and driving meaningful process improvements. You'll partner with Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing teams to improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance while helping create a culture of continuous improvement throughout the facility.

If you enjoy identifying root causes, eliminating waste, improving production flow, and making measurable operational impact, this role offers an excellent opportunity to grow your career in manufacturing engineering.

This position is part of the Production Engineering team located in Fort Collins, Colorado and will be onsite.

In this role, a typical day will look like:

Driving continuous improvement initiatives that improve safety, quality, delivery, and operational efficiency.
Supporting production operations by identifying and resolving manufacturing, quality, and material-related issues that impact output.
Leading root cause investigations and implementing sustainable corrective actions that improve long-term process performance.
Designing and improving production cells, fixtures, and manufacturing workflows to increase reliability and throughput.
Partnering with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, and Supply Chain teams to eliminate waste and improve manufacturing performance.
Supporting Material Review Board (MRB) activities and defect reduction initiatives.
Managing equipment calibration activities to ensure consistent product quality and measurement accuracy.
Contributing to productivity and gross margin improvement projects that reduce manufacturing costs and improve operational results.

The essential requirements of the job include:

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
4+ years of experience solving manufacturing, production, or product-related problems within a cross-functional environment.
Experience applying Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, and root cause analysis methodologies in a manufacturing setting.
Demonstrated experience analyzing manufacturing data and implementing corrective actions that improve process performance.
Experience supporting production operations, manufacturing processes, or production equipment in a manufacturing environment.

Nice to Have

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Black Belt, or equivalent certification.
Experience facilitating Kaizen events and value stream mapping activities.
Familiarity with Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) methodologies.
Experience supporting MRB processes and quality management systems.
Experience with fixture design, production cell design, or manufacturing tooling.
Exposure to calibration systems and manufacturing test equipment.

What Makes This Role Unique

This role combines the analytical side of continuous improvement with the hands-on realities of manufacturing support.

You'll spend time both driving long-term process improvements and helping resolve day-to-day production challenges that directly impact quality, delivery, and customer satisfaction. You'll have the opportunity to see the results of your work immediately through improved production performance, increased efficiency, and higher-quality products.

Most importantly, you'll help support technologies that enable customers around the world to better manage water resources, monitor environmental conditions, and make more informed decisions that benefit communities and the environment.

OTT HydroMet is proud to be part of the Water Quality segment of Veralto (NYSE: VLTO), a global leader dedicated to ensuring access to clean water, safe food and medicine, and trusted essential goods. When you join Veralto's global network of associates, you join a culture where purpose meets possibility, where your work has an everyday impact, and where you'll have opportunities to deepen your expertise, pursue your ambitions, and grow your career.

Together, we're Safeguarding the World's Most Vital Resources™.

US ONLY:

The below range reflects the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. An associate’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, any collective bargaining agreements, and business or organizational needs.

The compensation range for this role is $80,000 - $95,000 USD per year. This job is also eligible for Bonus Pay.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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