Engineering Journal Jobs in Crystal Minnesota

We are currently seeking a Sr. Manager, Engineering to join our Minneapolis Milk Plant in Minneapolis, MN. In this newly created role, you will oversee and manage all aspects of the engineering and maintenance functions optimizing productivity and maintaining the facility's infrastructure and equipment. As a people leader, you will direct a team of maintenance supervisors and technicians and work closely with plant management to accomplish goals while demonstrating Kemps' Culture of Excellence principles.

Kemps is a farmer-owned brand of Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), a dairy marketing cooperative owned by more than 12,500 family farmers. Our mark matters and it represents the wholesomeness of dairy that we share with our communities and loved ones. DFA manufactures a variety of dairy products, including cheese, butter, fluid milk, ice cream, dairy ingredients, and more, under well-known and established regional brands. Our fingerprints touch thousands of brands across the marketplace, and we're passionate about delivering the simple pleasures of dairy to people everywhere, straight from our family farm owners.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Ensure mechanical and electrical expertise is available to production and other departments to maintain production systems, utilities, buildings, and grounds in a 24-hour 7-day per week operation.
• Ensure the site has an effective predictive/preventative maintenance program which has a maintenance strategy for all assets to remove unscheduled down time, increase the lifespan of assets by keeping them in optimal condition, and contain maintenance strategies so assets are timely maintained to minimize costs of asset breakdowns.
• Utilize a computerized maintenance management system to optimize asset utilization through scheduled preventative maintenance.
• Collaborate with plant management and corporate staff to utilize equipment to improve employee safety, production quality, equipment reliability, and overall equipment effectiveness by utilizing Continuous Improvement techniques and a Management Operating Structure (MOS).
• Collaborate with senior management to identify and prioritize capital improvement projects. Recommend expense or capital projects which are necessary or will improve productivity, safety, or operational efficiency.
• Remain current with the latest and emerging industry regulations and codes relative to mechanical and electrical systems design and operation.
• Prepare and manage the department's budget, ensuring cost-effective allocation of resources.
• Perform replacement analysis of equipment considering space costs, depreciation, service life, and maintenance costs; advise production management of information and recommend appropriate actions.
• Source and evaluate vendors, contractors, and suppliers to obtain quality products and services at competitive prices. Negotiate contracts and agreements with external parties as necessary.
• Promote a safe and environmentally sound workplace that complies with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
• Provide management of employees directly or through supervisors to ensure effective selection, retention, development, disciplinary action, and performance management. If a collective bargaining agreement exists, may participate in negotiations, grievances, or other contract-related activities and discussions.
• Follow all DFA good manufacturing practices (GMP) and work in a manner consistent with all corporate regulatory, food safety, quality, and sanitation requirements.

Requirements:

• A bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline is strongly preferred.
• 8+ years' experience in engineering or maintenance functions in a food manufacturing environment.
• Minimum 2 years of supervisory experience of maintenance personnel is required.
• Experience managing budgets and capital projects.
• Ability to develop, scope, schedule, budget, and lead plant capex projects utilizing CAD and/or other tools.
• Experience with electrical motor control circuitry up to 480V 3 phase is preferred.
• Experience with PLC troubleshooting; Allen Bradley experience preferred.
• Ammonia/Refrigeration level 2 certification required (or willing to obtain certification).
• Boiler 1B or greater MN license required (or willing to obtain certification).
• Technical knowledge of wastewater treatment processes, regulatory compliance, and environmental best practices required.
• Union (for union facilities), Safety, and Worker's Compensation experience preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and Auto CAD (preferred).
• Experience leading and following Safety/Security Policies and Procedures.

Benefits:

• Health and Welfare benefits begin 1st of the month after start date
• 401(k) with company contribution
• Competitive pay
• Paid vacation and holidays
• Career growth opportunities – we promote from within!
• Comprehensive healthcare benefits
• Service recognition and employee rewards
• Employee referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Work for dairy farm families

Engineering Operations Manager - Manufacturing

We are seeking a hands-on technical leader to run operations and drive performance in safety, quality, productivity, and on-time delivery. This role is responsible for leading production teams, improving operational efficiency, and ensuring consistent execution of manufacturing goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead daily manufacturing and production operations to meet safety, quality, cost, and delivery targets.
• Manage, coach, and develop production supervisors and hourly teams.
• Monitor KPIs and implement improvements to increase efficiency, throughput, and productivity.
• Partner with Quality, Maintenance, Engineering, and Supply Chain to resolve issues and improve processes.
• Drive Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with safety regulations and quality standards.
• Support production planning and scheduling to meet customer demand.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering or related field preferred.
• 5+ years of leadership experience within a manufacturing environment or production operations.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing, process improvement, or operational excellence initiatives.
• Strong leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills.

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• Design, communicate, and execute detailed operational plans to complete assigned project deliverables in support of CRM new product development programs.
  
• Monitor project progress and performance against defined schedules, milestones, and commitments; proactively identify risks, delays, or resource constraints.
  
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• Support material procurement activities by interfacing with Supply Chain and external suppliers to ensure timely availability of components and materials required to meet project needs.
  
• Identify, secure, and coordinate cross functional resources required to execute project tasks, including R\&D, Quality, Regulatory, Supply Chain, and Material Compliance teams.
  
• Develop and maintain project schedules, task plans, and status reports using established project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Smartsheet).
  
• Coordinate engineering documentation and project artifacts in compliance with design control, quality system, and documentation requirements.
  
• Prepare and present clear, concise project updates to stakeholders, including progress, risks, mitigation plans, and upcoming milestones.
  
• Support design owners by clarifying design intent and technical requirements when interfacing with vendors or cross functional partners, reducing burden on core design teams.
  
• Participate in meetings and forums as needed to support project execution, issue resolution, and alignment across functions.
  

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• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Biomedical, or related discipline).
  
• 3-5 years of experience supporting engineering or product development projects in a regulated environment.
  
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• Strong communication skills, with the ability to effectively interface with vendors, engineers, and cross functional partners.
  
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• Working knowledge of project management principles and tools (e.g., MS Project, Smartsheet, or equivalent).
  

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• Experience in the medical device industry (strongly preferred).
  
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Job Title: Senior Staff Electrical Engineer

Location: Maple Grove, MN (On-site)

Employment Type: Full-Time

Position Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Staff Electrical Engineer to lead the design, development, validation, and manufacturing support of advanced electrical systems and circuits. This role operates within a global cross-functional engineering environment and supports high-reliability applications, primarily in Aerospace & Defense, with additional exposure to Industrial, Smart Energy, and HealthTech sectors.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end electrical design and development of complex systems
• Design and develop analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuits
• Create and review schematics, PCB layouts, and system architectures
• Perform design validation, testing, troubleshooting, and qualification
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including manufacturing, quality, suppliers, and customers
• Support DFM (Design for Manufacturability) and production activities
• Ensure compliance with industry standards (EMC, safety, reliability)
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering (or related field)
• 8–12+ years of experience in electrical/hardware design

Strong experience with:

• PCB design & schematic capture
• Analog & digital circuit design
• Power electronics / power systems
• Signal integrity / power integrity
• Hands-on experience in testing, validation, and debugging
• Exposure to EMC, RF, or high-speed design
• Experience supporting manufacturing and product lifecycle

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Aerospace & Defense or other high-reliability industries
• Familiarity with FPGA, DSP, or embedded hardware systems
• Knowledge of regulatory standards (MIL, IPC, etc.)
• Experience working in cross-functional global teams

Key Skills

• Electrical system design
• PCB layout & circuit development
• Troubleshooting & validation
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Product lifecycle ownership

Primary Objective:

To drive successful pricing outcomes through accurate, data-driven costing and pricing processes across projects. This role will engage with customers’ technical teams to adequately understand the customer need and ensure we cost estimate effectively, with the overarching goal of enabling Spectrum to best serve existing and new accounts through competitive and accurate pricing.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Act as a technical liaison to customers, providing confidence in engineering expertise and guiding them through technical discussions of clarity and feasibility of proposed opportunities.
• Engage with customers to understand and provide relevant feedback (e.g., opportunities to drive down cost without impacting efficacy) on technical details of their quote requests and design elements.
• Oversee project cost estimation for incoming opportunities within aligned product group, including developing cost and engineering process assumptions and designing/executing methodologies for accurate quoting.
• Leverage pricing tools to provide commercial team members with pricing guidance.
• Work closely with internal engineering, product, and sales teams to ensure they have all the inputs necessary to develop an accurate cost estimate and pricing guidance.
• Engage relevant Spectrum personnel to determine relevant factors such as tool availability, production capacity, and capability limits.
• Engage with third-party vendors to get cost estimates of key materials / products that they will need to produce the finished product.
• Identify and communicate impactful opportunities to simplify costing processes and improve overall customer response time efficiency.
• Provide margin guidance, as a technical and customer-facing voice contributing to overall company pricing strategies.

Qualifications:

• Engineering Degree or related field preferred. Appropriate experience may be considered.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in technical cost estimation, value engineering, or product design within a manufacturing or industrial setting. Experience with a CDMO strongly preferred.
• Candidate must have experience with technical design, technical process, and customer engagement in technical sales or engineering roles.
• Candidate must have knowledge and demonstrate understanding of manufacturing processes, material selection, and production cost drivers, with familiarity with design specifications.
• Candidate preferred to have strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Candidate preferred to have knowledge and demonstrate understanding of some economic, accounting, and financial principles
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including the ability to engage with non-engineering stakeholders via simplifying complex technical concepts.
• Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, sales, supply chain, and product marketing teams.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills to handle multiple RFQs, technical discussions, and costing exercises effectively.
• Must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident due to CUI/ITAR program compliance.

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to assist with production activities as required.

Work Environment:

• Office and Production floor
• Occasional travel required.

Hi,

I Hope all is well with you. This is Bharath from Grove Technical Resources. Currently we are hiring for a Software Project Engineer with in the medical Devices.

Please go through the JD and let me know if you are interested.

Job Title: Sr Software Engineer/ Technical SW Project Manager – Medical Device

Job Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota (Fully onsite)

Type: W2 contract

Job Start Date - 5/4/26

Job End Date - 12/31/26

Job Description:

The Pelvic Health R&D team is one of the most cutting edge groups, Defining and executing on technology and architectural strategy using skills that span a variety of domains including Mobile Apps (Android), cloud, data analytics, web services, 2d/3d visualization, machine learning, and interfacing with embedded software for management and control of interconnected medical devices.

As a Senior Software Engineer (Project Engineer – Mobile), you will lead execution for a defined mobile software release pipeline, working with motivated, diverse, and knowledgeable development teams. You will collaborate with Product Engineering, Development, and Test Leads to translate requirements into actionable plans, create structured backlogs, and drive high-quality delivery. This role requires a mix of technical expertise, project execution, and leadership to deliver reliable, impactful mobile software that improves the quality of life of people around the world.

Technical skills Must have:

• 2 years of experience writing Software , Java , Python , C
• Agile Metrics
• Agile Product Owner
• agile sprint
• Android
• Mobile Software Development
• Project Planning
• Software Project Management
• Technical Leadership
• technical software project management

Nice To Have:

• DevOps tools like GitHub
• GitLab
• Kotlin
• Kotlin Multiplatform (KMM)
• PTC Codebeamer
• Must Have: Minimum Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent with 8 to 10 years of managing delivery of advanced applications for mobile platform.
• Hands-on experience in mobile software development
• Android development experience (Kotlin or Java); familiarity with Kotlin Multiplatform (KMM) is a plus
• Understanding of mobile testing strategies and quality practices
• Experience working in Agile/Sprint-based development environments
• Ability to work at both technical detail and release-level view
• Experience creating and managing backlogs, tracking execution, and driving delivery
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively across teams
• Strong attention to detail and an ability to deal with ambiguity

Nice to Have:

• Good understanding of Continuous Integration environments (Jenkins, Bamboo, ElectricCloud)
• Experience with iOS platforms.
• Experience with configuration management tools and best practices (GIT, SVN, etc.).
• Ability to think strategically and execute methodically.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize while managing multiple projects and day to day responsibilities
• Ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority.

A Day in the Life:

• Own end-to-end delivery of an assigned mobile software release
• Translate product features and requirements into structured, execution-ready backlogs and user stories
• Lead backlog refinement, sprint planning, and overall release planning
• Approve and accept completed work in the ALM system using technical and quality judgment
• Apply technical judgment to evaluate approaches, challenge assumptions, and ensure architectural alignment and quality
• Partner with Product Engineering, Development, and Test Leads to ensure scope clarity, accurate task breakdown, and alignment with product intent
• Support prioritization discussions and maintain alignment with product strategy and system dependencies
• Identify risks and dependencies and drive mitigation plans
• Track delivery metrics and drive execution discipline across development and test teams
• Collaborate with stakeholders and communicate status, risks, and dependencies to leadership
• Ensure compliance with quality systems and software lifecycle processes
• Support regulatory deliverables in collaboration with engineering and test leads

Promote engineering best practices and continuous improvement

Job Title: Manufacturing/Process Engineer

Duration: 6+ Months (Possible extension)

Location: Maple Grove, MN 55311

Onsite Role

Responsibilities:

• Leads clinical build line, own process development deliverables such as process validation documentation, characterize process, support commercialization activity.
• Works cooperatively with R&D, Process Development, Quality, Production, Regulatory, Equipment Engineering, Supply Chain, and Marketing on complex projects to ensure project success.
• Consistently generates innovative and unique solutions to meet department goals.
• Successfully completes complex engineering work and contributes to new product development teams and product support, typically including the following activities: technology development, test of materials or products, preparation of specifications, Six Sigma, process study, process improvements, and report preparation.
• Selects process improvement techniques to solve complex problems and make sound equipment and process recommendations.
• Summarizes, analyzes, and draws conclusions from complex test results.
• Designs and prepares complex reports and communicates results to the technical community.
• Designs and coordinates complex engineering tests and experiments.
• Coordinates, manages, and documents project goals and progress and recommends appropriate revisions.
• Assesses the feasibility and soundness of proposed engineering evaluation tests, products, or equipment.
• Completes and manages complex Capital Equipment Request Authorizations (CERA’s).
• Leads in the identification, implementation, and management of production goals.
• Trains, develops, and/or provides work direction to operators, technicians, and engineers.

Education/Experience:

• 5+ years of experience
• BS in engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, BioMed)
• Knowledge of electropolishing preferred
• Experience with Keyence and Sensofar measurement technology

We are seeking a highly motivated Geotechnical Engineer to join our team and grow with us. The successful candidate will have a solid background in geotechnical engineering and an understanding of chemical grouting and retrofit foundation work. You will have the opportunity to work alongside our subject matter experts and highly skilled implementation teams and with future potential as a practice leader.

This position will be in our geotechnical division which focuses on existing structures challenged by ordinary solutions. Example projects in our business line include soil strengthening and stabilization, such as for existing structures with poor bearing strata; groundwater control and waterproofing for below-grade structures experiencing moisture infiltration; or installation of new micro-pile foundations in industrial plants in congested areas. Our unique solutions include the ability to perform complex chemical grouting and injection work with our specialty-trained crews and equipment.

As a Geotechnical Engineer, you will be responsible for:

· Conducting geotechnical investigations, field exploration, and specifying laboratory testing for various civil and geotechnical engineering projects.

· Preparing geotechnical reports

· Designing foundation retrofits and grouting solutions

· Preparing technical specifications for projects

· Preparing proposals and project schedules

· Resolving complex issues

· Collaborating with project managers, construction managers, and other engineering disciplines to ensure successful project completion

Qualifications:

· Bachelor's degree in Civil or Geotechnical Engineering from an accredited institution.

· 5 years of experience in geotechnical engineering with a focus on soil strengthening and stabilization, groundwater control, and foundation retrofits.

· Professional Engineer (PE) license is preferred.

· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

· Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

· Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as required.

Our ideal candidate is an innovative but decisive engineer who can work effectively in a fast moving highly collaborative, team-based environment; has the ability to set goals and expectations and hold others accountable; can encourage and mentor others; is approachable, empathetic and outgoing; can quickly gain trust and respect; and is able to establish and maintain relationships.

STRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGIES is proud of a company culture that promotes 24/7 safety and quality. We offer competitive compensation and benefits including medical and dental insurance, 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, tuition reimbursement, career development and growth opportunities, and a caring work environment. EOE/M/F/D/V

$80K plus DOE

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