Company Description

Premier Pump & Power has been a leading manufacturer of customizable, portable pump packages since 1999, building custom pump products from design to fabrication to final assembly that meet and exceed our customers’ expectations.

Job Description

Premier Pump & Power is seeking an entry-level mechanical engineer to join our core engineering team at our headquarters in Vancouver, Washington. Do you love collaborating on mechanical designs, technical drawings and schematics? The engineering team at Premier designs and continually improves the engines, pumps, trailer packages, enclosures and other industrial products for customers around the world. We are looking for that next dynamic individual to join our fast and fun team.

This position is full time and reports to the Lead Engineer.

Responsibilities

• Review technical drawings and modeling production work to ensure that builds and designs conform to specifications, codes, standards, and customer requirements

• Conduct field surveys, author drawings, and collect other data to assess state of ongoing builds and provide summary reports

• Conduct routine design reviews to verify integrity and completion of product designs before fabrication

• Interview and shadow assembly and fabrication staff to identify potential optimizations and recommend design adjustments, including consistency verification and problem analysis

• Work closely with senior engineers to review new product designs and update existing designs

• Take on projects outside core role during periods of peak demand and when needed, including administrative and assembly tasks

• Author assembly instructions, runbook documentation and standard operating procedures

• Participate in an on-call rotation schedule and respond to emergent requests

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, or equivalent work experience

• Proficiency with Autodesk Inventor, SOLIDWORKs, or equivalent 3D CAD modeling software

• Familiarity with Microsoft Office suite, including Excel or equivalent

• Experience working on small and medium sized projects at an individual contributor scope, including technical implementation details

• Ability to work independently, effectively assess and prioritize projects and tasks

• Comfortable navigating complex and ambiguous work environment

• Fluency in English, ability to communicate ideas and decisions persuasively

• Hunger to learn new things, receive constructive feedback, grow professionally and gain experience on a fast-paced engineering team

• (Preferred) Familiarity with automation or scripting in at least one programming language

Additional Information

While visiting manufacturing facilities, performing inspections and troubleshooting in active assembly and fabrication areas, employees may be exposed to varying weather conditions, moving equipment and mid to high range of noise. 

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.