Sr. Product Engineer, Motorized Products

Job Summary

The Sr. Product Development Engineer will be responsible for new product development (NPD) projects for both new and existing products, while working within a cross-functional team. Some travel may be required.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates cross-functionally with support organizations for developing both program Profit and Loss (P&L) and key drivers to ensure projects meet established objectives (e.g., margins, costs, revenue, etc.)
• Investigates program success requirements and drives the path forward to achieve success in the most timely and cost effective manner.
• Provides heavy engineering, working autonomously or as lead engineer on a project team with minimal guidance to deliver innovative, best-in-class products.
• Reviews project proposals cross-functionally to drive technical project specifications.
• Develops and maintains timing and action plans for projects of large scope with guidance from senior Project Managers (PMs) to deliver projects on time, cost, and quality.
• Led technical design reviews to ensure engineering tasks are complete.
• Oversees the performance of the technical team informally to ensure product deliverables are met.
• Demonstrates a high level of understanding of manufacturing processes and technologies to produce a product and influence technology choices.
• Acts as a subject matter expert (SME) in cross-functional teams to pursue creative solutions to business-critical challenges and roadblocks.
• Presents complex technical concepts in simple, clear language appropriate to the audience to gain cross-functional alignment.
• Incorporates an understanding of product specifications, material selection, manufacturing processes, cost constraints, and regulatory and legal landscape IP to drive high quality, sustainable, and efficient new product development.
• Recommends the architecture and product design approach for an entire product to meet program objectives.
• Generates Computer Aided Design (CAD) models and uses other technical tools as needed to execute business projects/initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Plastics/Mechatronics Engineering, or related field
• 5-10 years of product development experience required
• Experience/competency with Electronics is required
• Demonstrates a proven track record of leading successful launches of durable consumer goods (on-time, on-cost, on-budget, and on-specification)
• Must be comfortable in a high volume, fast paced and quick turn-around environment
• Demonstrates strong problem solving skills with evidence of systematic approach for identifying problems, root-cause analysis, and implementing the “fix”
• Demonstrates experience with intellectual property and the patent process
• Demonstrates effective planning/organizational skills with an ability to multi-task and set priorities
• Demonstrates experience leading projects with domestic and Asian suppliers
• Demonstrates strong prototyping/design validation model building skills
• Demonstrates experience 3D CAD modeling (Creo preferred), part and assembly models
• Demonstrates competency with finite element analysis packages, with the ability to complete a detailed system review, provide necessary inputs to analyst, review analysis results, and make recommendations for product design changes.
• Demonstrates in-depth knowledge of relevant manufacturing processes

Preferred Qualifications

• Competencies with other materials and manufacturing technologies (e.g., metals)
• Experience in motorized consumer products is a plus.
• Design Engineering experience is a plus.
• Competencies with small electric motor design and production.
• Strong understanding of systematic problem-solving methodologies such as Six Sigma, Shainin, or similar approaches to identify root causes, implement effective solutions, and drive continuous improvement within the organization.