Lead Product Development Engineer

Responsibilities

 An individual contributor that leads product development engineering teams on assigned projects from concept to production.  Provide engineering support and technical assistance to all engineering customers both internal and external

 Leads teams of engineers to develop products

 Plans and steers the technical development of products

 Understands the Product Development risks and mitigation plans

 Drive team to develop capable cost-effective manufacturing and assembly processes concurrent to product design activities to ensure robust designs are delivered

Interact with Marketing Sales Quality Assurance Manufacturing Designers Purchasing and suppliers to meet the specifications and needs of the customer in the development of new reliable products for the market

 Can make the connections between all user requirements through product requirements and into subsystem specifications

Maintains product platform mindset

Develop lead and actively participate in Design Reviews / DFM / DFA for new products

Mentor/Coach other team members in problem solving and engineering

Continuously improve processes skills team environment and tools necessary to achieve Fortune Brands product leadership strategy

High proficiency in Dealing with Ambiguity especially early in projects to convey critical information to team members and stakeholders.

Drives resolution of critical early decisions in product design

Develop and identify intellectual property claims for Moen while working with project teams

Communicate technical information (data designs and updates) to a non-technical audience

 Collects maintains and disseminates the technical knowledge that the project learns

Qualifications :

 Bachelors degree in engineering is required

 A minimum of 8 years of experience to include significant manufacturing exposure as well as product development experience is required

 Experience with International suppliers is preferred

 Fluent in the use of 3-D CAD (SolidWorks preferred) and PCs

 Candidates must be familiar in several of the following areas:

 Advanced Failure Analysis and scientific problem solving

 Mechanical System Modeling Techniques

 FEA CFD FMEA DOE QFD and DFMA

 Use of engineering principles. i.e. fluid mechanical and thermal

 Interpretation of statistics related to manufacturing processes and part design

 Collaborative problem-solving techniques

 Geometric dimensioning and tolerances

 Analysis of component / assembly tolerance stack-ups

 Ability and willingness to travel up to approximately 15% of the time both domestically and internationally

 Ability to effectively work with suppliers from different countries / cultures

 Written and verbal communication skills for dealing with multiple levels of staff customers and suppliers

Proficiency in Spanish and/or Mandarin are beneficial but optional

Additional Information :

Fortune Brands believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is Hiring Pay Range: $105000 USD - $165000 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range or be above or below the range based on factors including but not limited to education training experience professional achievement business need and location. In addition to base salary employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance or a role-based sales incentive plan.

At Fortune Brands we support the overall health and wellness of our associates by offering comprehensive competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates unique needs. This includes robust health plans a market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution product discounts flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays per policy) inclusive fertility / adoption benefits and more. We offer numerous Employee Resource Groups to support inclusivity and our associates feeling of belonging at work.

Fortune Brands is a brand innovation and channel leader focused on exciting supercharged categories in the home products security and commercial building markets. Our portfolio of brands includes Moen House of Rohl Aqualisa SpringWell Therma-Tru Larson Fiberon Master Lock SentrySafe and Yale residential.

Fortune Brands is headquartered in Deerfield Illinois and trades on the NYSE as FBIN

Equal Employment Opportunity:

FBIN is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant based on race color religion sex gender identity or expression national origin ancestry age disability marital status protected veteran status sexual orientation genetic history or information or any other legally protected characteristic.

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