Job Description
Department: Product Engineering
Reports To: Product Engineering, Manager
FLSA Status: Exempt
Summary
Product Engineer - engineering support for all aspects of associated with the design, manufacturing, assembly, and validation to ensure functionality, quality, cost, and timing.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Assists with the development of new and existing product designs and functions utilizing the Product Development process and milestone reviews
- Leads the Engineering Change Management process at the plant facilities and suppliers
- Implements the product design within the schedule and budget parameters
- Collaborates with plant operations management to address both manufacturing, customer, and supplier issues by actively co-leading the problem solving methodologies
- Interfaces with plant operations to identify opportunities related to product designs and manufacturing processes that strive to improve customer satisfaction and overall productivity (including VA-VE cost reductions)
- Analyzes the risks of a new design or process and communicates results to Engineering Management
- Provides support to plant operations and/or suppliers to ensure product is fabricated and assembled based on the intended functionality of the design, execution of process instructions, and/or provides expertise for mechanical, electrical, and electromechanical processes and technologies.
- Conducts basic problem solving with appropriate processes/tools
- Participates in defining, planning, and testing of products including Design & Process FMEA's, production validation, and PPAP (internal & external)
- Performs other tasks or duties, as required
Supervisory Responsibilities (potential for future growth)
- This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
Qualifications
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
- The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience
- Requires Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a comparable discipline with hands-on technical aptitude and ability.
- Prior Co-op or work experience in Product Design or Development. Recent graduates will also be considered.
- Experience in 3D CAD and FEA such as Inventor and GD&T or equivalent packages is advantageous