Product Engineer – R&D

FBD Partnership, L.P. is a family-owned, highly respected, dynamic, leading manufacturer of frozen beverage dispensers, specializing in innovative design, top-notch engineering, and friendly, reliable service. In the mid-1990s, founder Jim Frank developed a breakthrough innovation that became FBD’s proprietary frozen beverage dispenser technology. While previous machines required frequent service, FBD’s innovative equipment combined multiple, new technologies to drastically reduce service while increasing capacity and durability. Today, FBD continues to improve their dispensers and provide customers with responsive support, high profitability, and low operating costs. To achieve our goals, we prioritize safety, quality, delivery and flexibility.

FBD serves its customers from its state-of-the-art facility in San Antonio, Texas, and additional offices in Dallas, Texas; Shenzhen, China; Singapore; and Hong Kong. With a customer-first business philosophy and a team dedicated to the highest quality of product, FBD develops and manages strong, long-term relationships with customers in the quick-service restaurant, convenience store, theater, and theme park industries. FBD team members believe in the products and firmly stand behind them with customer support from day one to long after the initial sale. FBD sells its portfolio of products through an in-house sales team, in addition to multiple distribution partners in the US and Asia. FBD is looking ahead to its future with major technology development projects that will enable the company to enter new markets and segments of the industry.

Our clean and fully air-conditioned manufacturing facility operates day-shift only and is located near I-35 and I-410 close to Alamo Heights area in San Antonio, Texas.  We offer medical, dental, vision, life insurance, paid time-off, holiday pay and 401K plan.  We foster a culture of teamwork, growth, innovation, and recognition.   We are a family-oriented company and we value our employees and their work-life balance.  

We are looking for a Product Engineer who designs and tests electro-mechanical components and systems for new and innovative machines, components, prototypes and devices in accordance with customer and agency requirements.

Job Responsibilities:

• Responsible for technical design (component specification, selection, modeling and CAD design), development (prototyping and testing), and certification (agency and regulatory requirements) of systems and components.


• Initiate and implement new product designs and/or design improvements including the development and execution of reliability test plans.


• Perform/coordinate product testing and validation.


• Communicate with customers and vendors on requirements and materials needed for project completion.


• Provide technical support to product engineering, sales, and manufacturing departments.


• Coordinate and manage the integration of new designs into the product commercialization process.


• Lead and/or interact with cross functional teams to accomplish assigned tasks, within schedule and budget, with minimal/no supervision.


• Facilitate and participate in project reviews and meetings.

• Perform other duties as needed and assigned.

A qualified candidate must possess the following:

Job Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must have a Bachelors’ Degree in Mechanical Engineering or other related degree.


• Must have at least 2 years of experience as a Mechanical Engineer designing, developing and specifying electro-mechanical parts and equipment.


• Must be mechanically inclined with experience and proficiency with hand and power tools.


• Must have technical curriculum or knowledge of thermodynamics, fluid flow, materials science, and/or electro-mechanics.


• Must have experience in one of the following areas: precision mechanics, electromechanical systems, pneumatics, and design with sheet metal and plastics (injection and thermoforming).


• Must be proficient in the use of parametric solid modeling software such as SOLIDWORKS, Autodesk Inventor, Mechanical Desktop, Pro-E, or Unigraphics.


• Must be proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook. 


• Must possess excellent math skills including basic math skills and statistical analysis.


• Must have strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.


• Must have excellent communication skills (written and verbal). 


• Must be fluent in English which includes reading and writing.

Preferred Experience

• Experience in heat transfer, fluid dynamics, and thermodynamic analysis of vapor compression refrigeration cycles preferred.


• Proficient in the use of industry best practices for engineering design (FMEA, DFMA, etc) preferred.

If you meet the above qualifications.   You can apply on Indeed or our FBD website at fbdfrozen.com .