Senior Production Engineer (51530)

Gradian is an engineering-led, full-line thermal solutions partner serving data center and other mission-critical, commercial, and industrial markets. Headquartered in Maple Grove, MN, with additional facilities across North America, we design and manufacture liquid cooling systems, air handling equipment, heat rejection units, and modular, factory-assembled thermal management solutions.

Gradian was founded through the unification of four complementary, established brands: MAS HVAC, Daedex, DeepCoolAI, and EcoChillers. Together, we act as a single-source provider, deploying cooling technologies as scalable systems optimized for efficiency, spatial constraints, and overall performance. With a vertically integrated engineering and manufacturing model, we pair rapid design turnaround with precision fabrication, so customers can move faster on complex projects where reliability, timeline, and quality all matter.

Why work here

At Gradian, you'll work alongside others who get genuinely fired up by complex problems, see your work go from first sketch to job site in weeks, not years, and know that while we're developing the technologies critical for AI infrastructure to scale, our culture remains people-first by design.

It is core to our identity that we operate as one team — driving to win together, energizing others, and building lasting relationships that make the work fun and rewarding.

Position Summary:

This position will serve as a leader within the design team by providing assignment, training, leadership and technical support. The Senior Production Engineer will act as a mentor to junior engineers and play a critical role in translating engineering designs into manufacturable products, ensuring smooth production transitions, and driving continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Project Management:
  • Leading large complex projects that may require additional engineers or resources from other departments and/or subprojects
  • Working on projects as an engineer from the time jobs are sold to the point of shipment
  • Purchasing components, vendor management and follow up, and dealing with continually changing delivery issues
  • Developing metrics to measure projects or department improvement
  • Research improved technology for existing products and propose changes for approval
  • Creating budgets for projects and reporting on progress
• Design for Manufacturability (DFM):
  • Lead the design team and incorporate DFM principles into product designs from the concept stage
  • Develop and maintain DFM guidelines and best practices within the engineering department
  • Analyze designs for manufacturability, identifying potential issues and proposing design improvements for optimal production flow
• Production Support:
  • Work closely with the production team to troubleshoot production issues, conduct root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions
  • Monitor production performance and identify areas for improvement
  • Develop metrics to measure success for engineering to manufacturing handoffs i.e. sheet metal designs and remakes, insufficient BoM details, etc.
  • Propose cost savings initiatives or process optimization changes to increase productivity of engineering and/or manufacturing
• Leadership:
  • Leading production engineering meetings which involve facilitating productive discussions, driving decision-making, fostering collaboration, and staying informed
  • Help develop an SME program and training for production engineering and operation team
  • Drive initiatives for continuous improvement in the engineering team
  • Act as a mentor to junior engineers and technical personnel

Qualifications & Requirements:

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• An understanding of typical HVAC design and the Psychometric chart
• Proficient with Microsoft office tools and similar Google products
• 3-D CAD capabilities and SolidWorks modeling

Preferred:

• Project management experience strongly preferred
• Manufacturing experience, sheet metal design and ISO facility experience
• Job site/field experience

Key Competencies:

• Strong critical thinking, organization, and attention to detail
• Positive attitude and motivated personality
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with a high level of confidence communicating with customers and suppliers
• Must be a strong problem solver and team player

Benefits:

• Medical, vision, and dental plans
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Group term life insurance coverage
• HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care plans available
• 8 paid holidays, 4 floating holidays, and generous PTO policy
• 401k matching
• Company paid events
• Annual safety shoe allowance
• Education assistance program

EEO Statement:

Gradian is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, political affiliation, or any other legally protected status.

Employment decisions at Gradian are based on merit, qualifications, and business needs. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind and actively promote a culture of fairness, equity, and opportunity.

We also provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs, practices, or observances, in accordance with applicable laws.