Engineer - Product Engineering
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 1, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 23, 2026.
Company / Location Information
A.O. Smith is a global leader applying innovative technologies and energy-efficient solutions to products manufactured and marketed worldwide. The company is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of residential and commercial water heating equipment and boilers, as well as a manufacturer of water treatment products for residential and light commercial applications. A. O. Smith is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with approximately 12,000 employees at operations in the United States, Canada, China, India, Mexico, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.
Primary Function
The Engineer serves as the key point of contact for resolving product issues in a timely manner. The Engineer is accountable for initiating design changes and BOM changes, as needed, for their respective product(s). The Engineer will also participate and lead product enhancement efforts and cost reduction activities, as well as continuous improvement initiatives. The position can include conducting tests, recording data, and analyzing data obtained from testing to ensure design requirements are met.
Responsibilities
- Perform advanced engineering tasks under supervision by a senior engineer.
- Become familiar with industry groups as well as patent and trade secret processes.
- Complete engineering assignments requiring a broad knowledge in an engineering specialty.
- Analyze production methods to ensure time and cost goals are met.
- Support engineering functions for a product or product family from design through production.
- Develop and apply engineering standards and procedures and provide advice on issues within the engineering field.
- Enter and modify product data in ERP system as well as initiate, review, and approve Engineering Changes in the ERP system.
- Provide occasional support to manufacturing and acquire familiarity with manufacturing operations.
- Communicate with other engineering functions including, product, process, production, quality, and reliability teams.
- Plan, conduct and coordinate engineering assignments which typically include several smaller projects or one major project; also participate in planning objectives for projects.
- Participate in brainstorming activities for specific needs.
- Participate and lead in cost reduction activities.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in related field plus three months of related work experience (refrigeration/heat pump/HVAC experience a plus), which may include co-op or internship experience - preferred
- Demonstrate some expertise in an adjacent or related field.
- Experience with CAE tools such as Solidworks, MATLAB, LabView, Minitab, EES, CFD or FEA.
- Experience with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook).
- Good written and oral communication skills.
We Offer
Competitive compensation package and comprehensive benefits plans which include medical and dental insurance, company-sponsored life insurance, retirement security savings plan, short- and long-term disability programs and tuition assistance.
ADA Statement & EEO Statement
In developing this job description care was taken to include all competencies needed to successfully perform in this position. However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis. We consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, marital or military status.
We also provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local law.