Product Engineer-Hard Goods
Product Engineer-Hard Goods
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POSITION SUMMARY:
The Product Engineer of Hard Goods is responsible for optimizing mechanical design manufacturability performance structural rigidity and robustness and functionality across an entire line of products with focus on hunting shooting marine and the outdoors. The Product Engineer plays a critical role working closely with Product Designers on engineering projects while at the same time taking ownership and leading projects that are focal on performance functionality material selection and advanced mechanical design. The successful Engineer will have the technical ability to bring products from ideation through to commercialization and/or manufacturing.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Utilizes all aspects of design and development for products: critical engineering elements optimal functionality cost effective design quality documentation standards and records optimal performance mechanical design documentation improvements and problem resolution.
- Holds direct responsibility and accountability for product testing failure mode analysis product verification product validation and root cause analysis.
- Creates concepts performance and production criteria.
- Ability to convert concepts into 3D models.
- Provides product cost estimates.
- Evaluates design alternatives based on cost quality and production feasibility.
- Works with global supply base to optimize and document product design and requirements for production quality.
- Conducts design reviews with the design and development teams.
- Leads the engineering on projects that are focal on performance and which require advanced mechanical design material selection and design analysis.
- Collaborates with Product Designer(s) on projects utilizing Industrial Design input.
- Collaborate with product developers on product requirements sourcing requirements supplier manufacturing and quality requirements costing and BOM requirements functionality and durability requirements.
- Collaborates with development teams on product requirements and key features new product category and expansion opportunities and overall Brand direction cohesion and growth strategy. Understands target customers and applications competitive landscape analysis and advantages retail needs and opportunities to win market share.
- Collaborates with Suppliers and Manufacturers on optimal design for manufacture cost reduction measures key functionality and performance requirements and supply chain capability.
- Collaborates with packaging designers to develop retail packaging considering retail footprint requirements and limitations shipping and distribution durability and feasibility marketability and brand cohesion.
- Designs builds and tests prototypes. Rapid prototyping capabilities and proficiency including but not limited to 3D printing CNC machining sourcing of standard components improvisation etc.
- Improves costs quality and design of existing products.
- Builds and maintains professional constructive working relationships with other departments and suppliers.
- Resolves quality and customer support issues by lending expertise to respective departments
- ALL OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED
EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS:
- Minimum Degree Required: Bachelors Degree in Engineering Industrial Design or Equivalent working experience.
- Years of experience: 3 years of experience on a product engineering team with a focus on quality reliability and commercialization
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITY:
- Engineering consumer products preferably in the outdoor industry
- Must have design experience designing parts for CNC injection molding and castings.
- Strong skills in 3D CAD modeling complex assemblies; SolidWorks preferred.
- Experience in FEA and product testing
- Knowledge and experience with supplier management
- Proven experience in precision manufacturing and design for manufacture
- Microsoft Office
- Strong presentation and communication skills and the ability to lead brainstorming design review product brief and other types of meetings
- Manage and prioritize time and resources
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Project management
- Attentive to detail
- Strong organization skills multi-tasking capabilities and active priority management skills
- Judgment and problem-solving skills based on advanced or technical concepts
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:
- Minimal. Less than 20 days per year. May include international travel to suppliers factories.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Regular computer work walking sitting standing and the lifting up to 50lbs
INDEPENDENT JUDGEMENT:
- Performs duties within scope of general company policies procedures and objectives. Analyzes problems and performs needs assessments. Uses judgment in adapting broad guidelines to achieve desired result. Regular exercise of independent judgment within accepted practices. Makes recommendations that affect policies procedures and practices.
Full Time Benefits Summary:
Enjoy discounts on retail merchandise our restaurants world-class resorts and conservation attractions!
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Health Savings Account
- Flexible Spending Account
- Voluntary benefits
- 401k Retirement Savings
- Paid holidays
- Paid vacation
- Paid sick time
- Bass Pro Cares Fund
- And more!
Bass Pro Shops is an equal opportunity employer. Hiring decisions are administered without regard to race color creed religion sex pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity age national origin ancestry citizenship status disability veteran status genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal state or local law.
Reasonable Accommodations
Qualified individuals with known disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws.
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Employment Type
Full-Time
