Principal Mechanical Engineer (m/w/d)

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A trusted partner at more than two million customer locations, Ecolab (ECL) is the global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services that protect people and vital resources. With annual sales of $14 billion and 48,000 associates, Ecolab delivers comprehensive solutions, data-driven insights and on-site service to promote safe food, maintain clean environments, optimize water and energy use, and improve operational efficiencies for customers in the food, healthcare, energy, hospitality and industrial markets in more than 170 countries around the world. For more Ecolab news and information, visit

Share our passion for protecting people and vital resources? Ready to harness your talent in ways that matter? Eager to work for a market-leading company where your own success fuels that of your customers?

We are currently looking for a Principal Mechanical Engineer (m/w/d) in Monheim am Rhein.

The person hired for this position will support and grow the Ecolab Dishmachine Program (EDP). This role in RD&E supports a new program ranging from small undercounter style machines to large continuous operation conveyor machines. In this position, you will lead and execute a variety of engineering projects with a focus on new product development and commercialization of new dishmachines or dishmachine system technologies. Work involves development of innovative digital & electromechanical systems, component and fabricated part design, reliability and performance analysis, integration testing, transfer to and support for manufacturing, regulatory certification, project management and collaboration with cross-functional business partners. Great opportunity to leverage product and application knowledge to support our field sales team and collaborate with global and Quick Service Restaurant colleagues to develop market-leading innovation.

This role focuses on creating innovative products that improve the customer experience while improving safety, reliability, and value.

Main Responsibilities:

• Work as a technical expert in mechanical engineering domain, responsible for technical solutions and engineering specifications. Lead standardizations of mechanical design process, optimize and popularize design best practices.
• Lead project plan/execution in system architecture strategy, engineering proposal as well as mechanical design, development, qualification, validation to ensure system level functionality, performance, safety and quality.
• Interact with various customers (internal and external) to identify needs and gaps in the current plans and portfolio.
• Lead and support cross-functional teams in development of new product offerings.
• Communicate plans and progress to broad group of business leaders.
• Plan, lead, and execute new product development projects.
• Test, evaluate and analyze equipment solutions to determine or prove performance and reliability.
• Develop and document specifications based on key performance criteria.
• Create estimates for components and systems cost and reliability.
• Help team to grow technical depth and knowledge sharing across product lines.
• Understand the market and collect/define customer needs, promote an environment of learning, address and fill technical gaps, and lead to buildup technical pipeline by working with division team.
• Develop new digital solutions to enhance the dishmachine value proposition and field support model.

Basic Qualifications:

• Degree or Advanced degree in a mechanical engineering or related discipline. BS and 5+ years, MS and 3+ years or PhD and less than 2 years related experience.
• At least one year of design, product development and manufacturing background with experience in plastic part design and sheet metal design.
• Demonstrated ability to drive solid engineering solution to complex problems using advanced tools, with deep understanding of Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Design of Experiment (DOE) and FMEA.
• Effective oral and written communication skills, organizational skills and attention to detail. Experience leading projects or project workstreams.
• Motivated self-starter, able to work individually on projects.
• Fluent in written and spoken English is a MUST.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong mindset of project leading, agilely and persistently driving technical topics to final goal in collaboration with internal & external stakeholders.
• Mechanical design experience with mechanical system layout/integration and digital solutions (IoT systems & applications) is a plus.
• Experience in analysis of fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and system design.
• Experience with various engineering design and analysis tools. SolidWorks and SolidWorks Simulation a plus.

When you come to work at Ecolab, you get to take on some of the world’s most meaningful challenges – and have the opportunity to learn and grow, shape your career, make an impact and quickly see the importance of your work.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Ecolab is committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants and furthering the principles of Equal Opportunity to Employment. Our goal is to fully utilize minority, female, and disabled individuals at all levels of the workforce. We will recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement based on individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, Ecolab will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, or disability.

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