Engineer-Product Development - Early Career

Water technology is one of the fastest-growing industries in the world, and, as a leading global water technology company, A. O. Smith Corporation is at the center of the trend. We are a $3.2 billion company with 148-year history and employ more than 16,100 men and women. With manufacturing operations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, China, India, and Europe, A. O. Smith has the global reach to serve customers worldwide. We have sales and distribution in more than 60 countries around the world. A. O. Smith is committed to continuous improvement, not just in its factories and its processes, but in its people.

Lochinvar, a business unit of A. O. Smith, is the leading producer of energy-efficient boilers, water heaters, pool heaters and commercial package systems. We focus solely on serving our customers and has a solution for all your water heating needs, and because of this, have seen double digit company growth 34 of the past 35 years.

We are looking for a Product Engineer - Early Career at our Lebanon, TN headquarters and manufacturing facility.

The Engineer is accountable for design and development of specific aspects of product design as assigned by the Manager. The Engineer will use technical and analytical skills to gather data, perform laboratory testing, and other activities as necessary to ensure specific design requirements are met. The Engineer will be responsible for communicating designs and data to the Manager and/or other team members.

• Perform advanced engineering tasks under supervision by a senior engineer.
• Become familiar with industry groups as well as patent and trade secret processes.
• Complete engineering assignments requiring a broad knowledge in an engineering specialty.
• Analyze production methods to ensure time and cost goals are met.
• Support engineering functions for a product or product family from design through production.
• Develop and apply engineering standards and procedures and provide advice on issues within the engineering field.
• Enter and modify product data in ERP system as well as initiate, review, and approve Engineering Changes in the ERP system.
• Provide occasional support to manufacturing and acquire familiarity with manufacturing operations.
• Communicate with other engineering functions including, product, process, production, quality, and reliability teams.
• Plan, conduct and coordinate engineering assignments which typically include several smaller projects or one major project; also participate in planning objectives for projects.
• Participate in brainstorming activities for specific needs.
• Participate and lead in cost reduction activities.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree in related field
• Three months of related work experience (refrigeration/heat pump/HVAC experience a plus), which may include co-op or internship experience - preferred
• Demonstrate some expertise in an adjacent or related field.
• Experience with CAE tools such as Solidworks, MATLAB, LabView, Minitab, EES, CFD or FEA.
• Experience with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook).
• Good written and oral communication skills.

Competitive compensation package and comprehensive benefits plans which include medical and dental insurance, company-sponsored life insurance, retirement security savings plan, short- and long-term disability programs and tuition assistance.

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In developing this job description care was taken to include all competencies needed to successfully perform in this position. However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

We consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, marital or military status. We also provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local law.