Senior Product Engineer

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead technical work across engineers, designers, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, and other cross-functional stakeholders to drive technical decisions and project closure, regardless of reporting relationships while ensuring technical accuracy, integrity, and completeness of engineering deliverables.
• Lead product enhancements, new product development, engineered-to-order (ETO) projects, and resolution of technical issues.
• Assume ownership of assigned product lines.
• Review, approve, and release engineering documentation, including drawings, calculations, bills of materials (BOMs), routings, manuals, assembly instructions, cut sheets, and related technical documentation.
• Identify opportunities for product innovation, cost reduction, and performance improvements through customer feedback, engineering analysis, and market trends.
• Continuously improve existing products through New Product Development (NPD), Engineering Change Request (ECR), and Engineering Change Notice (ECN) processes.
• Configure existing "as-sold" products and systems to meet customer requirements.
• Lead cross-functional engineering teams from concept through validation, manufacturing, and full production release while delivering projects on schedule and within budget.
• Develop and execute design verification and validation plans, such as DVP&R or an equivalent method, to demonstrate that designs meet functional and performance requirements before manufacturing release.
• Analyze, develop, test, and manage new product development projects by defining product specifications, functional performance requirements, engineering labor estimates, production costs, and project milestones.
• Identify and implement opportunities for product standardization, platform development, component reuse, and reduction of unnecessary customization to improve product quality, manufacturability, and long-term maintainability.
• Select and specify components, assemblies, and materials based on engineering requirements, design analysis, manufacturability, and supplier capabilities.
• Perform engineering calculations and analyses, including fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, finite element analysis (FEA), and compliance with applicable ASME and PED design standards.
• Develop and maintain engineering standards, design practices, reusable calculations, and standard work to improve engineering consistency and accelerate future product development.
• Design products using SolidWorks while ensuring compliance with applicable industry codes, standards, and customer specifications.
• Improve product performance, reliability, manufacturability, and cost through value engineering, design optimization, testing, FMEA, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure engineering releases are complete and controlled by maintaining accurate item masters, BOMs, revisions, ECRs, ECNs, and related documentation within the ERP/PLM system.
• Manage multiple engineering projects by monitoring schedules, controlling labor and material costs, reporting project status, and coordinating activities with internal teams and external suppliers.
• Collaborate with Sales, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Engineering, Project Management, Field Service, suppliers, and customers to provide technical expertise, resolve engineering issues, and support successful product launches.
• Support manufacturing by applying knowledge of machining, welding, fabrication, assembly, instrumentation, and P&IDs to develop production-ready equipment and resolve manufacturing challenges.
• Support Customer Service in resolving post-shipment equipment performance issues through technical analysis, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Conduct on-site plant inspections, provide technical support, troubleshoot equipment, and lead equipment rebuild and repair activities.
• Make product line recommendations by balancing customer requirements, technical feasibility, manufacturing capability, quality, cost, and business objectives.
• Communicate technical risks, schedule impacts, and resource constraints proactively, along with recommended mitigation and recovery plans.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related engineering discipline (Chemical, Electrical, or equivalent considered).
• Minimum of 8 years of engineering and product development experience in industrial equipment or related industries.
• Demonstrated experience leading engineers, designers, or cross-functional technical teams.
• Experience managing multiple engineering projects simultaneously while meeting project schedules and objectives.
• Strong understanding of machine design, piping systems, fluid dynamics, heat transfer, and process control.
• Strong Business Acumen
• Proficiency with SolidWorks or equivalent 3D CAD software.
• Experience preparing engineering documentation including drawings, calculations, BOMs, ECOs, and technical specifications.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes including machining, welding, fabrication, and assembly.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, organizational, and project management skills.
• Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, and customer communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and standard engineering software tools.

Preferred Experience

• Experience designing industrial or sanitary process equipment.
• Experience with engineered-to-order (ETO) product development.
• Knowledge of ASME codes including BPE, Section VIII, B16.5, and B31.3.
• Experience with international standards including CRN, CE, and PED.
• Product line management experience including NPD, Stage-Gate processes, business case development, market analysis, and product lifecycle management.
• Experience applying DFMA, FMEA, GD&T, value engineering, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Experience with ERP, CRM, and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM/PDM) systems.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license or Master's degree.

Benefits

• Continuing Education/Tuition Reimbursement
• Vacation and Personal Time Off and paid Holidays
• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
• 401k with company match
• Company provided Life/AD&D