Graco manufactures and markets premium equipment to move, measure, control, dispense and spray a wide variety of fluid and powder materials. What does that mean? Well, we pump peanut butter into your jar, and the oil in your car. We glue the soles of your shoes, the glass in your windows and the screen on your phone. We spray the finish on your vehicle, coatings on your pills, the paint on your house and texture on your walls. Graco is part of your daily life.
Job Purpose
This position provides electrical hardware and software design and support to new product development and standard product support engineering activities. This position involves computer-aided design of electrical hardware and development of software as well as design guidance to lower level designers. This position participates as a project team member and reports to a team group leader.
Essential Duties
Provide conceptual designs of new products in cooperation with a design team consisting of engineers, other designers and lab technicians.
Produce CAD conceptual designs layout and detail drawings of new products.
Revise and redraw, as required, production drawings of existing standard products. These drawings may be manual or CAD.
Use and apply Graco design and drafting standards and provide guidance to design technicians in same.
Perform engineering calculations as required to provide sound designs.
Work with Model Shop, Purchasing, technicians, and Manufacturing as required to produce designed products.
Software programming following engineer’s guidance and design, and analysis of software code.
Other duties as assigned.
Position Requirements
Aptitude for CAD design and drafting and software programming.
High school graduate.
Two year technical degree or equivalent.
Thorough knowledge of electrical design practices.
Three to five years of board layout, circuit design, software programming, debugging or testing experience.
Demonstrated ability to perform basic design calculations.
Demonstrated ability to do conceptual designs.
Capable of using and applying Graco design and drafting standards.
Thorough knowledge of relevant manufacturing processes.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This role is not eligible for immigration sponsorship now or in the future (e.g., H-1B, TN, F-1 OPT).
At Graco, you truly make a difference. Your unique talents contribute to our organizational growth and future. Not only do you make a difference, but Graco’s culture empowers employees to create their own career path. Whether you choose to advance within your current department or explore new opportunities in different divisions, you have the ability to build your future. Our managers are here to provide support and guidance as you continue to grow within your career.
Graco has excellent opportunities available to individuals who want to be part of a fast-moving, growing company that is committed to quality, innovation and solving fluid handling problems for our customers. Graco is proud to be named a Best Place to Work by Fortune Magazine in 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021 & 2022. Graco offers attractive compensation, benefits and career development opportunities. Graco’s comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, stock purchase plan, 401(k), tuition reimbursement and more.
Our company uses E-Verify to confirm the employment and eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify.
The base pay range for this position is listed below, exclusive of fringe benefits or other compensation. If you are hired, your final base hourly rate will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, competencies, education, and/or experience. In addition to those factors, we will also consider internal equity of our current employees. Please keep in mind that the range provided is the full base salary range for the role. Hiring at or near the maximum of the range would not be typical to allow for future and continued salary growth.
$31.06 - $54.38