Polymer Engineer

Why Badger Meter?

Badger Meter is a leading global water technology company, with a mission to preserve and protect the world's most precious resource. For more than 100 years, cities and businesses have utilized our innovative and trusted solutions to enhance operational efficiency and conserve water while making it more affordable, clean and resilient. Just like every drop counts, at Badger Meter every employee counts because our contributions have a lasting impact on the world!

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 polymers and advanced product design. 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.

Main Responsibilities:

• Lead technology research and development efforts for materials driven projects, ensuring projects meet business and technical requirements. Select and evaluate polymeric materials to determine the right materials for specific applications and projects.
• Apply scientific principles and practices to evaluate alternative materials and/or processes.
• Perform research and testing on product concepts which may include making calculations of product performance, drawing sketches of product ideas, and designing and testing mockups of proposed products.
• Use advanced knowledge of materials and processes to influence design solutions across the organization. Use design concepts and fundamental technology for advanced product development or existing product improvement.
• Ensure technical rigor within the Advanced Development process, independently plan, execute and analyze development or production trials with Design of Experiment (DOE), Design failure mode and effect analysis (DFMEA), Lean, and other statistical analysis methods.
• Document and communicate research results, conclusions and recommendations through internal reports and meetings. Integrate and communicate complex information beyond core team/function
• Ensure hydraulic metering, registration and communication products are designed with material systems, geometric features and technique that enable high speed assembly operations.
• Collaboratively work with a cross functional team to design and develop next generation products.
• Support a culture of continuous curiosity and learning with defined business impacts.
• Act as materials subject matter expert and mentor other engineers.

Requirements:

• B.S. in Engineering, Polymer Science (Plastics) or Materials. Masters level education a plus
• 5+ years' experience in New Product Development (NPD) or related field
• 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in designing products for high volume automated assembly and test processes.
• Experience designing products for wet or submerged environments a plus
• 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.

An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. This company considers candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Applicants can learn more about their rights regarding equal opportunity in employment by viewing the federal "EEO is the Law" poster and the "EEO is the Law" poster supplement at http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm