Product Owner, Senior Mechanical Engineer – Power Distribution Equipment

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🌲 North Carolina – Remote

🌲 North Carolina – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🧑‍🔧 Mechanical Engineer

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SMT Inc.

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51 - 200 employees

SMT is a 200K sq ft. full service sheet metal facility. Our core competencies include, cutting, bending, mig/tig/robotic welding, hardware insertion, powder coating, silkscreen and assembly.

📋 Description

• Define product vision and lifecycle strategy for low voltage electrical equipment (RPP/HDPP/CDP) • Own and prioritize the product backlog, balancing customer requirements, safety, cost, and schedule working with Product Management and Sales • Translate customer and market needs into detailed technical requirements and specifications • Partner with sales, product management, field engineers, and customers to gather feedback and define product improvements • Support go-to-market activities including technical documentation, training, and product positioning • Lead mechanical design of enclosures, busbar structures, cable management, and thermal solutions • Develop CAD models, drawings, and BOMs for production • Perform thermal and structural analysis for high-power electrical assemblies • Ensure designs meet requirements for heat dissipation, fault conditions, and mechanical integrity • Drive design for manufacturability (DFM) and cost optimization • Collaborate with electrical and firmware engineers on layout, clearances, and integration • Lead design reviews and ensure alignment across disciplines • Oversee prototyping, testing (thermal, short-circuit, environmental), and validation • Manage engineering changes and product releases • Ensure compliance with applicable standards such as UL, NEC, IEC, and ANSI • Support certification processes and regulatory submissions • Monitor field performance and lead root cause analysis for failures

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering (Electrical knowledge strongly preferred) • 3+ years of experience in power distribution equipment, switchgear, or similar products • Proven experience in both product ownership/product management and hands-on mechanical design • Strong understanding of low-voltage power systems, including PDUs, RPPs, and switchboards • Proficiency in SolidWorks and PLM systems • Experience working in cross-functional Agile or stage-gate environments

🏖️ Benefits

• Fully Remote • As needed travel to customers and Rise locations