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Mechanical Engineer 2 - Marine

Olathe, KSOnsiteFull TimeEntry-level (exp-based)Posted 28 days agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

  • Mechanical Engineer
  • Marine Product
  • mechanical designs
  • CAD software
  • model moderately complex parts
  • engineering tools
  • injection modeling
  • die casting
  • sheet metal stamping
  • machining processes

Nice to have

  • consumer products
  • boating
  • skiing
  • fishing
  • diving
  • SolidWorks

Role summary

Garmin is seeking a full-time Mechanical Engineer 2 for its Marine Product team at its U.S. headquarters in Olathe, Kansas. This role involves developing, testing, and validating moderately complex mechanical solutions for marine products, from design to mass production. Responsibilities include CAD modeling, participating in design reviews, specifying test plans, and communicating with vendors. The position requires a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering with 1 year of relevant experience or equivalent, proficiency in CAD software, and knowledge of manufacturing processes and materials. Experience with SolidWorks or OnShape and a background in consumer product design are desired.

Overview



We are seeking a full-time Mechanical Engineer 2 on our Marine Product team at Garmin's U.S. headquarters in the Greater Kansas City area. In this role, you will be responsible for developing moderately complex mechanical solutions, testing and validating, completing technology explorations and/or delivering to mass production within our marine product line.

Essential Functions

  • Complete moderately complex mechanical designs for Garmin or OEM products
  • Model complex parts as an expert CAD user
  • Collaborate and add value through participation in design reviews, providing comments and suggestions on mechanical engineering designs
  • Mockup and test basic mechanical systems to verify compliance with design requirements
  • Make estimates on tooling, part cost and design time for basic mechanical designs
  • Communicate effectively with vendors that produce custom mechanical parts as required
  • Specify test plans to validate moderately complex systems
  • Possess knowledge of injection modeling, die casting, sheet metal stamping, machining processes, etc.
  • Demonstrate proficient knowledge of preferred part materials for basic part production and performance

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering AND 1 year relevant experience OR an equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Excellent academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.0 as a general rule)
  • Demonstrates knowledge of CAD software and the ability to model moderately complex parts
  • Demonstrates proficient knowledge and utilization of relevant engineering tools

Desired Qualifications

  • Previous work experience in design, particularly for consumer products
  • A passion for being on the water (boating, skiing, fishing, diving)
  • Experience using SolidWorks or OnShape CAD software

Garmin International is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran’s status, age or disability.

This position is eligible for Garmin's benefit program. Details can be found here: Garmin Benefits

Sample Garmin interview questions

  • 1

    Minimum Path Sum Find the minimum path sum from top-left to bottom-right in a grid. Input: grid = [[1,2,3],[4,5,6]] Output: 12 Explanation: The optimal path moves along 1 -> 2 -> 3 -> 6, resulting in a minimum accumulated sum of 12.

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  • 2

    Rotate a linked list to the right by k places. Given the head of a linked list, rotate the list to the right by k places. Input: head = [0,1,2], k = 4 Output: [2,0,1] Explanation: The list has a length of 3. Rotating by 4 is mathematically equivalent to rotating by 1 (4 mod 3 = 1).

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  • 3

    Find the maximum depth of an N-ary tree.

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  • 4

    Find the total number of continuous subarrays whose sum equals K.

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  • 5

    Find all buildings that have an ocean view.

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