Product Engineer Jobs in Iowa

The Impact You'll Make

Are you an engineer who is driven to make great products even better? As a Engineer, Product on our High Power team, you will take ownership of our existing product lines, using your design skills to improve their quality, reduce their cost, and enhance their performance.

This is a role where you will be the go-to technical expert for your products. You will work in close partnership with our Ames production facility, acting as the critical engineering link to the factory floor and seeing your improvements come to life.

You will be a hands-on problem-solver, blending design and analysis at your desk with testing and validation in the lab. This is your chance to manage projects from start to finish and make a tangible impact on the products that power industries around the world.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead engineering projects to improve product quality, reduce costs, and add new features to our high-power hydrostatic product lines.
• Take ownership of the design from concept to validation, performing design calculations and tolerance stack-ups before getting hands-on in the lab to test and verify your improvements.
• Act as a technical detective, leading root cause analysis using the 8D process to solve complex product performance issues for our customers and manufacturing sites.
• Serve as a key technical partner to our manufacturing, quality, and sales teams , providing the expert engineering support they need to succeed.
• Manage the product design control process, ensuring all design changes are meticulously documented and successfully implemented through our engineering change process.

What We're Looking For

• A Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Agricultural Engineering .
• At least 3 months of internship or co-op experience in an engineering role.
• Strong hands-on mechanical aptitude and a passion for troubleshooting and solving complex problems.
• Familiarity with CAD software and model-based design tools (like Matlab/Simulink).
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to manage projects and work effectively with cross-functional teams.

What You'll Get from Us

• We promote from within and support your learning with mentoring, training, and access to global opportunities.
• You’ll have flexibility, autonomy, and support to do your best work while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Your well-being matters to us.
• We strive to create an inclusive work environment where people of all backgrounds are respected, and valued for who they are.
• You’ll receive benefits like annual bonus, paid vacation, 401k matching, personal insurance, and more. These vary by country and contract, but they’re worth asking about—we think they’re pretty great.

Ready to Make a Difference?

If this role excites you, we’d love to hear from you! to start the conversation and learn more about where your career can go with us.

Our Commitment to Transparency

Salary ranges listed reflect only primary location and currency. For local salary ranges and specific benefits in your preferred hiring location, please ask your Talent Acquisition representative for more information.

The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Any benefits listed do not promise or guarantee any particular benefit or specific action. They may depend on country or contract specifics and are subject to change at any time without prior notice.

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