Senior Product Engineer

About the role

At CPC (Colder Products Company), we’re not just connecting fluid lines – we’re connecting people, ideas, and possibilities. For nearly 50 years, we’ve been engineering cutting-edge fluid connection technologies that power industries from biopharmaceutical, thermal management (liquid cooling of electronics), medical, industrial, and chemical handling markets. Our people set us apart: a team of problem-solvers, innovators, and forward-thinkers who thrive in a culture that values collaboration, creativity, and continuous improvement. Headquartered in Minneapolis/St. Paul, with over 700 employees in 14 countries, we’re growing fast.

You’ll be at the forefront of shaping our organization’s success. This isn’t just a job – it’s a career move where you’ll thrive, learn, and enjoy coming to work.

Responsibilities

• Drive Technical Execution for Released Products:
  • Serve as the technical lead/SME on high-impact and highly technical product engineering initiatives such as complex product changes (e.g., design optimization and material substitution requiring customer notification).
  • Perform root cause analysis utilizing tools (e.g., 8D, 5 Whys, Pareto) to solve complex engineering challenges.
  • Transfer lessons learned to NPI teams to improve design for injection molding, design for assembly and manufacturing readiness.
  • Provide technical support to customers, as well as a wide array of internal customers, including Sales, Quality, Marketing, Manufacturing, Tooling, Purchasing, and Design Engineering.
  • Independently lead project teams ensuring good cross-functional communication and effective project execution.
  • Continuously improve product engineering workflows and process tools to optimize effectiveness and efficiency.
  • Proactively identify and implement design, material, or process improvements to enhance quality, performance, and profitability.
  • Participate in the identification and prioritization of retool opportunities and drive successful cross functional project execution.
  • Assess business risks and prioritize tasks among multiple projects.
  • Adhere to all safety regulations.
  • Demonstrate support of CPC/Dover core values.
  • Perform other job duties as assigned to meet business needs.
• Drive Changes Through Formal Change Control Processes:
  • Identify necessary engineering changes to support product performance and business goals.
  • Comprehensive engineering evaluation of potential engineering changes to identify risk to product performance, supply, and business impact of proposed engineering changes.
  • Create and/or revise 3D CAD models and engineering drawings.
  • Initiate and execute Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) to revise specifications, drawings, and BOMs in Windchill PLM and Oracle ERP systems.
  • Contribute to risk assessments, validations protocols (IQs/OQs/PQs), and documentation updates for change control.
• Essential Supervisory Responsibilities:
  • Mentorship and informal leadership within the Product Engineering team.
  • Dependent on future business growth, may supervise or manage a small team of product engineers and/or designers as assigned.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field required
• 7+ years of experience in an engineering setting required
• Effective communicator - able to present technical content to internal and external stakeholders
• Advanced modeling capabilities using PTC Creo CAD
• Demonstrated hands-on mechanical aptitude
• Innate technical ability and curiosity
• Ability to apply sound engineering logic to solve complex problems, to properly assess risks, and make decisions
• Ability to work independently and to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams
• Strong but respectful verbal communication style
• Strong aptitude for dealing with multiple priorities
• Ability to manage and drive complex projects, articulate the strategy, and driving decision making

Preferred Qualifications

• M.S. in Engineering (Mechanical, Manufacturing, Plastics, or related field), and/or M.B.A.
• Knowledge of product lifecycles, and Voice of Customer (VOC)
• Working knowledge of injection molded thermoplastic components, mold design, and the influence of molding process parameters
• Working knowledge of plastics joining technologies
• Working knowledge of PTC Windchill
• Experience performing DFMEA, PFMEA and process DOEs
• Design of fluid handling components
• Cleanroom and/or controlled environment manufacturing experience
• Technical writing experience

Benefits

• Health & Wellness: Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision coverage starting day one for you and your family.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) contributions for eligible plans.
• Company-paid Long-Term & Short-Term Disability and Life Insurance for added security.
• Onsite gym & wellness programs to help stay active and healthy.
• Financial Benefits: 401k plan with automatic employer contributions starting on day one, plus profit-sharing to invest in your future.
• Referral bonuses – get rewarded for connecting talented friends and family to CPC job openings.
• Mentorship, hands-on training, and career development opportunities to help you reach your full potential.
• Tuition Assistance to support continued education, plus scholarship programs for children of eligible employees.
• A Co-Op and intern program in partnership with several universities for hands-on industry experience.
• Recognition programs that celebrate your contributions, from employee loyalty awards to peer-to-peer recognition.