Sr Mechanical Engineer

The Senior Design Engineer will become a member of the Keurig Dr. Pepper Appliance organization and contribute to the development of next-generation Keurig brewers as part of cross-functional teams. This individual will lead mechanical design activities that are essential to both new and existing appliance development. The role offers significant influence and impact on current and future products, providing excellent visibility and growth opportunities within the organization. Although this position does not entail direct supervision, the Senior Design Engineer will be responsible for instructing, guiding, and reviewing the work of other design engineers.

What you will do:

• Quickly get up to speed with new technologies and products.
• Perform complex activities related to design, testing and evaluation of electro-mechanical systems.
• Create 3D CAD designs, specifications, drawings and perform tolerance analyses.
• Perform structural simulations of new mechanical designs.
• Provide direction and mentorship for peers and colleagues.
• Partner with a cross-functional global team of technical, business and manufacturing subject matter experts
• Identify and address knowledge gaps.
• Comply with all KDP policies and procedures.

Benefits:

Our people are the heart of our business, which is why we offer robust benefits to support your health and wellness as well as your personal and financial well-being. We also provide employee programs designed to enhance your professional growth and development while ensuring you feel valued, inspired and appreciated.

• Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering, Master’s preferred
• 5+ years of professional experience in a relevant industry
• Practical experience using mechanical engineering theory to drive development.
• Track record of developing electro-mechanical products from concept through mass production
• Experience using data to drive trade-off decisions and a solid of understanding design limits
• Design for Manufacturing and Design for Assembly principles and best practices
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and the ability to present technologies and status of development projects to management and stakeholders
• Experience creating component and sub-system tolerance analysis to understand the impact of system variation on performance.

Preferred Experience:

• Practical experience designing complex kinematic mechanisms
• Designing high volume injection molding components and a basic understanding of injection mold tooling principals.
• Using simulation to improve confidence in your design and reduce time to market including structural and fluid flow.
• Design for Six Sigma practices including, Root Cause Analysis, 8D, A3, Design of Experiments, etc.
• Formal GD&T Training
• Advanced 3D Modeling and Drafting using SolidWorks

Keurig Dr Pepper (NASDAQ: KDP) is a leading beverage company in North America, with a portfolio of more than 125 owned, licensed and partners brands and powerful distribution capabilities to provide a beverage for every need, anytime, anywhere. We operate with a differentiated business model and world-class brand portfolio, powered by a talented and engaged team that is anchored in our values. We work with big, exciting beverage brands and the #1 single-serve coffee brewing system in North America at KDP, and we have fun doing it! 

Together, we have built a leading beverage company in North America offering hot and cold beverages together at scale. Whatever your area of expertise, at KDP you can be a part of a team that’s proud of its brands, partnerships, innovation, and growth. Will you join us? 

We strive to be an employer of choice, providing a culture and opportunities that empower our team of ~28,000 employees to grow and develop.  We offer robust benefits to support your health and wellness as well as your personal and financial well-being. We also provide employee programs designed to enhance your professional growth and development, while ensuring you feel valued, inspired and appreciated at work.

Keurig Dr Pepper is an equal opportunity employer and affirmatively seeks diversity in its workforce. Keurig Dr Pepper recruits qualified applicants and advances in employment its employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability or association with a person with a disability, medical condition, genetic information, ethnic or national origin, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.