Technical Lead Mechanical Engineer - Explorations Team

Overview

We are seeking a full-time Technical Lead Mechanical Engineer on our IXP Explorations Team at Garmin's U.S. headquarters in the Greater Kansas City area. While other engineering product development teams at Garmin primarily focus on designing products, our team focuses on the product enabling technologies that will be essential to those products and will expedite their development.  These feeder technologies are to ensure superior products.  In this role, you will explore new-to-Garmin technologies and develop them into superior mechanical solutions to be ready for busines segments to adopt.

Essential Functions

• Lead explorations of new technologies and make estimates on complex mechanical designs including:  tooling, part cost, and design time
• Technology investigations, design, testing/validation, prototyping and supporting technology transfer to product development teams
• Explore new technologies, features and functions, understand and outline the associated challenges and risks
• Ability to complete the most difficult tasks as a Master CAD-user including the completion of complex mechanical designs (Solidworks/Onshape)
• Review CAD assemblies for technical feasibility and apply first-hand experience to risky items
• Apply extensive technical expertise and analysis to all assigned projects
• Ability to customize existing, or develop new, test methods to substantiate otherwise unverified aspects of product designs including material behavior at extreme conditions
• Good knowledge of GD&T and tolerance analysis
• Good knowledge of injection molding, die casting, sheet metal stamping, machining, etc
• Negotiate processes, materials, and design feasibility with factory and vendors
• Provide significant contribution to design reviews across multiple product types, offer process improvements, author new procedures, and demonstrate broad understanding of Garmin’s business model including operations, production, sales and marketing
• May lead major explorations or product development project consisting of multiple modules or sub-projects
• Overseas travel as required

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering AND a minimum of 9 years relevant experience OR an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Demonstrated strong and effective verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills

Desired Qualifications

• Previous work in an exploratory/skunkworks/start-up type role
• Electronic packaging design experience
• Desire to be in a leadership role in the future
• Previous work in a fast-paced, innovative environment

Garmin International is an equal opportunity employer.  Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran’s status, age or disability.

This position is eligible for Garmin's benefit program. Details can be found here: Garmin Benefits