Product/Manufacturing Engineer

Role Overview

The role is responsible for maintaining and improving customer drawings of parts for sheet‑metal fabricated components and assemblies. It involves developing manufacturing‑friendly products, quoting, releasing, and controlling drawings to meet external, internal, and regulatory requirements. The position also manages programs, tracks issues, coordinates activities for successful production startup, launch, and ramp‑up, and works to shorten development cycles through upfront marketing activities and leading customer communications for technical concerns.

Responsibilities

• Conceptualize and model improvements for customer drawings in PTC CREO.
• Grasp, analyze and engineer models that achieve part function, performance and durability.
• Identify, analyze and mitigate risk in the engineering process by setting controls that prevent and detect failures (e.g., DFMEA).
• Review product specifications and confirm unclear points with the customer.
• Consider statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Determine manufacturability.
• Perform FEA/CAE analysis and communicate analysis results.
• Support and assist engineering reviews.
• Compile test results and evaluation records.
• Coordinate activities with outside vendors and travel as necessary to meet with vendors and customers.
• Participate on cross‑functional teams to resolve manufacturing problems and ensure continuous improvement of productivity, methods, processes, and quality.
• Advance the standardization of engineering administrative functions, including BOM development, EPICOR/CMS systems, documentation, output, verification and validation.
• Coordinate, delegate and perform audits that test system effectiveness for product quality.
• Be responsible for system breakdown and failure when controls do not exist or have not been identified.
• Seek support when risk cannot be managed by the engineering unit.
• Notify impacted groups early when issues spread outside the unit or have the potential to grow in severity or frequency.
• Emphasize early detection and early resolution.
• Identify critical operations and establish process controls that prevent and eliminate workplace errors.
• Stay up to date with manufacturing‑operation technology (including auxiliary shop operations) to enhance safety, quality and productivity.
• Lead kaizen activities for process improvement or system changes as required by the annual strategic plan.
• Establish and monitor budget items associated with shop expenses, factory spend, and critical shop items.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, Technology, or equivalent (preferred).
• Ability to create parametric (smart) models, including surface, free‑form, and solid modeling.
• Capability to troubleshoot and resolve data integrity issues.
• Proficiency in creating drawings, subassemblies, and part‑child relationships within the CAD data structure.
• Ability to read blueprints (GD&T), interpret customer drawings, and evaluate specifications.
• Strong teamwork, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Well‑organized with skill in documenting results and procedures.
• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, MS Project, and PTC CREO.
• Adherence to Quality, Safety, and Environmental policies.
• Willingness to work flexible hours and overtime as required.

Physical Demands

The employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to handle objects, tools, or controls, and frequently must talk, hear, stand, bend, and walk. Occasionally, the employee must lift or move up to 40 pounds. Vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.