Job Details
Job Location: ABQ - Headquarters - Albuquerque, NM
Position Type: Full Time
Education Level: 4 Year Degree
Salary Range: Undisclosed
Travel Percentage: Negligible
Job Category: Engineering
Description
Company
Unirac is a national leader in the solar PV structural mounting industry. We enable our customers to power the world with clean, abundant energy by creating dependable, innovative mounting solutions. Unirac is a fast-paced work environment and is growing rapidly with many changes and new opportunities arising regularly.
Job description
Unirac is seeking a Product Development Engineer with a proven track record of bringing innovative solutions to market. Product development engineers at Unirac work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to develop products that delight our customers with a strong focus on innovation, manufacturability, and cost-control. PD engineers apply principles of engineering to evaluate new and existing products, utilizing state-of-the-art tools and physical testing methods. The Product Development Engineer serves as a technical lead, leveraging their experience to guiding engineering programs and initiatives from ideation through execution while meeting project schedule targets and product functional, performance, and cost requirement.
Duties and Responsibilities
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Innovate, conceive, design, engineer and develop products and/or components to provide new or improved function, to enter new markets and/or reduce costs of legacy products, in accordance with documented product requirements.
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Engineer products in accordance with appropriate regulatory requirements and associated standards, such as model building and electrical codes, ASCE 7, aluminum or steel design manuals, ASTM standards, etc.
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Select appropriate materials for applications, considering strength, deflection, cost, finish, corrosion, friction, etc.
Requirements
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Knowledge related to products manufactured via one of more of the following processes; extrusion, roll forming, casting, injection molding, stamping or machining.
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Demonstrated expertise with engineering methods and tools including structural and/or mechanical engineering methods, CAD, Finite Element Analysis, , as well as office tools MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Word
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Experience working with Codes and Standards (International Building Code, National Electrical Code), and ability to effectively communicate with Nationally Recognized Test Laboratories and local Authorities Having Jurisdiction
Desired Areas of Expertise
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Desired experience with residential, commercial and/or utility scale photovoltaic systems, product requirements and engineering processes, especially regarding system mounting structure
Qualifications
Skill Requirements
- At least 1 year of experience in mechanical, structural engineering or similar /8+ preferred
- 3 years new product development experience preferred
- Engineering analysis Structural design, strength and cost optimization, material selection, and FEA analysis
- Innovative, think creatively, be hands-on and mechanically inclined
- Ability to generate concepts and create physical, testable prototypes
- Expert proficiency in CAD and 3-D modeling, Inventor preferred
- Comfortable with hand tools and familiarity with machine tools (mill, lathe, saw, etc.) preferred.
Educational Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Structural, Civil Industrial Engineering or similar required, Master of Science in Engineering preferred
Physical Requirements/Working Conditions
- Office environment, manufacturing shop, test lab, and in-field environments
- Sitting, standing, and bending required (standing desks are provided so more or less standing can be accommodated within the office environment)
Benefits
- Competitive Compensation Package
- Alternative work schedules
- Affordable Healthcare Benefits Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability & Life/AD&D insurance, 401K)
In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
