Senior Product Engineer

About the role

The Product Engineer provides technical leadership for turbocharger product development programs, guiding mechanical products from early concept and pre-development through detailed design, validation, design release, tooling kickoff, production launch, and ongoing production support. This role owns mechanical product design activities, ensures designs meet performance and quality requirements, and serves as a key technical resource across engineering programs.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for assigned turbocharger product development programs from concept through production and field support.
• Own mechanical product design activities from initial concept through production release and ongoing field support.
• Develop, evaluate, and release mechanical components and assemblies using 3D CAD and product lifecycle management (PLM) systems.
• Perform or oversee geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), tolerance stack-up analysis, material selection, and manufacturing process evaluation.
• Lead design validation activities, including creation and maintenance of DVP&R documentation, DFMEAs, test plans, and technical reports.
• Coordinate product testing activities and interpret validation results to confirm that designs meet performance, durability, quality, and customer requirements.
• Lead root cause investigations involving design, testing, manufacturing, supplier, or field-performance issues.
• Implement corrective actions and design improvements through structured engineering change processes.
• Manage engineering documentation, including bills of material, drawings, specifications, and product release packages.
• Collaborate closely with manufacturing, quality, testing, suppliers, customers, and other engineering groups to ensure successful product development and launch.
• Support tooling kickoff, production launch, and resolution of manufacturing or product-performance concerns.
• Serve as a technical resource for less-experienced engineers and help guide engineering decisions across assigned programs.

Essential Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• At least five years of professional mechanical or product engineering experience.
• Demonstrated experience owning the design and release of mechanical components or assemblies.
• Proven experience taking a product from concept through validation, production release, and launch.
• Proficiency with a 3D CAD platform such as Creo, NX, CATIA, SolidWorks, or a comparable system.
• Strong mechanical engineering fundamentals, including mechanical design and product engineering.
• Ability to perform and interpret GD&T and tolerance stack-up analysis.
• Experience with design validation processes and documentation.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams including manufacturing, quality, testing, suppliers, and customers.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in new product development for rotating mechanical products such as engines, heavy equipment, agricultural equipment, automotive components, compressors, pumps, transmissions, or hydraulic systems.
• Experience in mechanical development and mechanical design for complex assemblies.
• Familiarity with product lifecycle management (PLM) systems for managing engineering data and releases.
• Experience leading DFMEAs, DVP&R creation, and structured engineering change processes.
• Ability to mentor and support less-experienced engineers.
• Strong problem-solving skills with experience leading root cause investigations.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills for preparing technical reports and collaborating with stakeholders.

Work Environment

This is an on-site position located in Shelbyville, IL, working primarily in an engineering and manufacturing environment focused on turbocharger product development. Typical hours are 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM with some flexibility. The role involves regular use of 3D CAD and product lifecycle management systems, collaboration with manufacturing and testing facilities, and interaction with suppliers and customers. The organization is in growth mode and has consistently expanded over the past five years. Employees receive 100% paid health benefits, dental and vision coverage at a low monthly cost, and enjoy a yearly holiday shutdown of approximately two weeks. The environment emphasizes technical excellence, cross-functional teamwork, and continuous improvement throughout the product development and launch process.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Shelbyville, IL.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $55.29 - $67.31/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Benefits

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)