Imagine yourself...
Doing meaningfulwork thatmakes an everyday impact on the world around you.
Growing yourexpertiseand expanding your skillset with every project.
It's possible with a role at Ott , where you'll have the chance to shape the future of your career-and the future of our planet.
At Ott, a Veralto company, we're on a mission to monitor and protect water through innovative environmental and process monitoring solutions. Our products help customers around the world make smarter water management decisions through industry-leading instrumentation, sensing technologies, software, and data solutions.
As part of Ott and the broader Veralto network, you'll do work that matters while helping develop products that enable customers to better understand, manage, and protect one of the world's most vital resources.
We offer:
Meaningful work with direct environmental impact
Professional onboarding and development opportunities
Exposure to innovative product development projects
Collaboration with talented engineering, manufacturing, and product teams
Career growth opportunities across Ott and Veralto
Competitive benefits and wellbeing programs
A supportive team environment focused on learning and innovation
About the Role
Reporting to the Mechanical Engineering Manager , the Mechanical Engineer II is responsible for designing and developing innovative mechanical solutions for water-monitoring products and systems.
This role provides the opportunity to own mechanical design activities across small-to-medium strategic projects, supporting products from concept through production. You'll work on highly engineered sensing solutions that must meet demanding performance, durability, quality, and reliability requirements in challenging field environments.
This position is part of the Research & Development team located in Fort Collins, Colorado, and will be onsite .
In This Role, a Typical Day Will Look Like:
Own the mechanical design and development of submersible sensors and other water-monitoring products from concept through production.
Create and release 3D CAD models, detailed drawings, BOMs, and technical documentation while ensuring designs are manufacturable, reliable, and cost-effective.
Partner closely with R&Dteams, manufacturing, product management, supply chain, and suppliers to drive successful product development and launch activities.
Lead product testing, troubleshooting, and root-cause investigations to improve product quality, reliability, and long-term performance.
Apply engineering analysis and data-driven decision making-including FEA, thermal, structural, and tolerance assessments-to solve complex design challenges and support small-to-medium project execution.
The Essential Requirements of the Job Include:
Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineeringor related engineering discipline with 2+ years of professional mechanical engineering or product design experience .
Proficiencywith 3D CAD design tools , includingthe creationof models, assemblies, drawings, and technical documentation.
Experience supporting mechanical product development projects, including design, testing, troubleshooting, and production support.
Ability to workon siteat one of Ott's R&D Centers with legal authorization to work in the country of employment.
Strong understanding of mechanical components, assemblies, manufacturing methods, and engineering problem solving.
It Would Be aPlus If You Also Have:
SolidWorks and SolidWorks PDM experience.
Experience with FEA, tolerance analysis, and mechanical testing.
Experience designing molded and machined components.
Experience with lean manufacturing principles.
Experience developing instrumentation, sensors, ruggedized products, or submersible devices.
Experience withopto-mechanical design.
Ott is proud to be part of the Water Quality segment of Veralto (NYSE: VLTO), a $5.5B global leader dedicated to ensuring access to clean water, safe food and medicine, and trusted essential goods. When you join Veralto's vibrant global network of 17,000 associates, you join a unique culture and work environment where purpose meets possibility : where the work you do has an everyday impact on the resources and essentials we all rely on, and where you'll have valuable opportunities to deepen your skillset, pursue your ambitions, and grow your career. Together, we're Safeguarding the World's Most Vital Resources-and building rewarding careers along the way.
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The below range reflects the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. An associate's position within the salary range will be based on several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, any collective bargaining agreements, and business or organizational needs.
The compensation range for this role is $85,000 - $100,000 USD per year. This job is also eligible for Bonus Pay.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.
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Veralto and all Veralto Companies are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law. We value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.
