Mechanical Engineer
$84,900–$124,100 year
On-site · Post Falls, Idaho, United States
Job Summary
Mechanical Engineer II/III to transform ideas into field-ready wildfire mitigation solutions. Owns projects end-to-end from concept through prototype, validation, and production-ready deployment. Responsibilities include designing, building, testing, and deploying mechanical and electromechanical wildfire mitigation systems; hands-on fabrication; integrating components; conducting lab and field testing (including live-burn or simulated-condition tests); collecting and acting on performance data; troubleshooting in real time; evaluating materials and fabrication methods for performance, reliability, manufacturability, and cost; coordinating with Innovation & Assembly, Wildfire Protection Engineering, Field Operations, and vendors; producing engineering documentation and supporting WTS consulting work. Requires a builder’s mindset, strong CAD skills, and 4+ years in mechanical engineering; bachelor’s in mechanical engineering; FE/EIT preferred; PE not required. The role reports to the Director of Engineering and supports capital/development initiatives with budgets typically $2–3 million annually. The job emphasizes innovation, fast-paced execution, cost-conscious design, and field-ready deployments in wildfire environments.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related engineering discipline
- 4+ years of relevant experience in mechanical design, product development, industrial design, or applied engineering
- Demonstrated hands-on ability to build, modify, troubleshoot, and improve physical systems
- Experience working with prototypes, field equipment, or high-reliability systems
- Strong mechanical engineering fundamentals with the ability to apply them in practical, fast-moving environments
- Proficiency in CAD, preferably AutoCAD, for design development and technical documentation
- Experience planning and executing test programs, including instrumentation, data collection, and performance evaluation
- Ability to work across mechanical, electrical, and operational disciplines to deliver functional systems
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