Job details
Job type full-time
Full job description
Xylem |ˈzīləm|
1) the tissue in plants that brings water upward from the roots.
2) a leading global water technology company.
Xylem, a leading global water technology company dedicated to solving the world’s most challenging water issues, is the leading global provider of efficient, innovative, and sustainable water technologies improving the way water is used, managed, conserved, and re-usedOur international team is unified in a common purpose: creating advanced technology and other trusted solutions to solve the world’s water challengesWe are committed to creating an organization of inclusion and diversity, where everyone feels involved, respected, valued and connected, and where everyone is free to bring their authentic selves and ideas.
If you are excited and passionate about helping us #letssolvewater, we want to hear from you! for more information, please visit us at www.xylem.com.
We offer you more than just “a job”
Professional development – to advance the capabilities of our people, we offer a wide variety of experiences to support our employees’ professional growth and continuous learning.
Total rewards – we offer comprehensive programs for compensation, benefits, recognition, learning and development, work-life integration, and corporate citizenship.
Watermark – watermark is our corporate social responsibility program working to provide education and access to safe water to ensure healthy lives, gender equality, and resilient communitiesEmployees have the opportunity to learn and volunteer on various water-related projects.
Employee networks – our employee networks provide a professional, supportive network for employees from diverse backgrounds, including women’s, lgbt+ and allies, veteran’s, people of color and allies, hispanic origin & latin affinity, emerging leaders, and working parents networks.
The role:
The electromechanical design engineer is responsible for the creation of new product designs from commercial specifications, for documentation of product design, and communication of design information to support personnel, so that the products can be implemented into productionAbility to improve existing product designs and to develop extensions of existing products is also requiredKnowledge of centrifugal and/or positive displacement pump design, electric motors, value design, plastic and metal component design, and fluid concepts is requiredDuties include the creation of cad models, design calculations, mathematical models, tolerancing and stack-up analysis, drawing creation, qualification testing of the design, material specifications, component specifications, agency approvals, bom’s, concurrent engineering guidance on the sequence of assembly, release of product and component documentation, lab test procedures, conduct research and development, perform returns analysis, and determine spare parts and kits.
Essential duties/principal responsibilities:
Perform work in research, development, design, testing, analysis, and construction of electromechanical engineering devices, solve engineering problems, create prototypes, and validate designs
Provide technical project leadership on the assigned projects, following xylem’s stage- gate process
Modify existing product designs for use on other applications, to improve life, reliability, performance, and/or to reduce production costs
Responsible for checking and approving the complete project documentation, including drawings, lab reports, agency compliance, b.o.m.s, inspection reports and tool designs for accuracy and proper function before release to production
Technically direct the work of drafters, designers, and engineering technicians engaged in the assigned projects
Perform assistance tasks for marketing, procurement, manufacturing, quality control, and other departments as assigned
Provide engineering support to resolve product problems, manufacturing problems, reduce product and manufacturing costs
Use personal computer for engineering calculations, cad designs, drawing (pro-engineer-wildfire ii- pro-intralink, windchill) cae tools (fea, etc.) and ms office products
Reviews product specifications to determine time frames, methods, and procedures for accomplishing project
Creates and maintains action plans
Helps development teams prepare deliverables for gate review meetings
Assume other activities and responsibilities as directed.
Participation in xylem watermark volunteer activities
Minimum qualifications: education, experience, skills, abilities, license/certification:
Bachelors or master’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering or electromechanical engineer
5+ years in related technology/research field
Must have experience with valves, pumps, electric motors, and/or other electromechanical products
Strong interpersonal and organizational skills plus creativity and subject matter expertise particularly in mechanical engineering, mechanical design, and 3-dimesional modeling
Ability to deal with other employees in a professional and tactful manner
Ability to handle multiple, sometimes conflicting, priorities and tasks
Ability to collaborate with teams and across functional and departmental boundaries
Continuous improvement mindset
Position requires the ability to work with computers and may be required to lift up to 25 pounds.
General office environment, laboratory, manufacturing area, or research areas requiring the ability to stand or sit for long periods of time.
Personal protective equipment may be required to be used.
Physical demands:
(the physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this jobReasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)
Light lifting (20-25 pounds), office environment
Work environment:
(the work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this jobReasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)
Laboratory and business office environment that includes laptop, standard office, and light duty lab equipment; work performed in an open plan, cubicle workspace or remote setting
Standard weekly job hours: 40 hours
Travel requirement: travel required to fulfill the duties listed above; other travel as needed or required by the company
Xylem is an equal opportunity employerEmployment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
