Principal Product Design Engineer

What You Will Contribute:
 
Do you have a passion for sustainability? Do you want to help conserve water - one of the world’s most valuable natural resources? Do you want to be part of an innovative team that is building data-driven products for better managing water? Do you love data-centric design?                     

You are an innovative Product Design Engineer who thrives in a dynamic environment and has a track record of technical expertise in applying ultrasonic technology to hydraulic metrology. You will deploy your design for automation skills to enable high speed assembly processes and testing. You will get to work with an amazing team of individuals across Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Marketing, Analytics and Research.

Your drive and creativity will shape the future of ultrasonic water meter design and manufacturing. You will be influential in delivering next generation products to our portfolio.

This new global role is available at our Research and Development Headquarters in Milwaukee, WI or at our Ultrasonic Innovation Center in Lulea, Sweden.

Main Responsibilities:

• Ensure hydraulic metering, registration and communication products are designed with material systems, geometric features and technique that enable high speed assembly operations.
• Responsible for applying solid ultrasonic flow measuring principles to metering products.
• Drive design for automated assembly and test philosophy across next generation Badger Meter product portfolio. Provide training, tools and subject matter expertise to engineering community in areas of DFAA and DFT.
• Collaboratively work with a cross functional team to design and develop next generation products.
• Formulate and execute test plans to validate and qualify designs in our world class hydraulic laboratories.
• Engage with supply chain and manufacturing to drive efficient high-volume automated manufacturing and test processes
• Envision future needs of global customers. Work with the Marketing team to define performance and regulatory requirements

Requirements:

• B.S. in Engineering
• 5+ years’ experience in designing products for high volume automated assembly and test processes.
• 5+ years’ experience in New Product Development (NPD) designing products for flow applications
• Experience with ultrasonic metering preferred, other related product experience will be considered
• Strong data driven analytical skills. Assist in defining problems and causes, and apply problem solving techniques.
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time
• Ability to work independently with little supervision, maintaining open communication and positive working relationships with staff.
• Ready to take on a leadership role in a growing Engineering environment.
• Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) Black Belt or Green Belt a plus

What We Offer You:                                     

Competitive compensation. Competitive salary, annual bonus, regular performance reviews, opportunities for promotion, and more.
Awesome Team. The opportunity to work with a set of extraordinarily talented and dedicated individuals, all the way from engineering and QA to product management, design, analytics and research.
Quick Development Cycle. See the fruits of your work being used by major global water utilities, participate in client meetings and act upon their feedback. You will be an owner of features you develop, having freedom in choosing the best solutions and implementing them. 
Growth. Opportunity to drive cutting edge technology into our products. Ability to move from one team to another and explore different angles of new product development. Opportunities to play a leadership role in influencing future direction of design and automation.
Work Environment. Work in a flexible setting with a small team, enjoying great work-life balance. A stable, collaborative and supportive work environment.
Diversity. As an organization, we believe that diversity and inclusivity make our business and society stronger. Our Human Rights Policy and Code of Conduct speak to our culture of embracing and valuing the diverse backgrounds of all our employees. Additionally, we have immense respect for the cultures, customs and values of the people in the communities in which we operate. We do not discriminate. As our collaboration value states, we believe in leveraging diverse perspectives and treating everyone with dignity and respect. While none of us are perfect, we strive to live this and our other values every day. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive culture that Badger Meter has developed and supported over the past 115 years.
 

Information

• Location: Milwaukee, United States

Industry experience

Education: Bachelor

Seniority: Expert, Engineer, Consultant

Years of experience: 10 to 20 years

Taxonomy

• Product Marketing
• Production Management
• Product Management