Senior Product Engineer
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Job Location:
Cincinnati, OH - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
7 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Senior Product Engineer: Richards Industrials
Location: Cincinnati Ohio
Reports to: Director of Engineering & Quality
Company Profile:
Richards Industrials founded in 1961 is a manufacturer of pressure regulators control valves and other fluid control products known by customers for high quality products great customer service and fast & reliable deliveries. Colesco a division of Richards Industrials is a stocking distributor and manufacturers representative that specializes in control/safety/regulator/ball valves gauges steam traps and much more. Colesco serves a wide range of end markets including pharmaceutical food & beverage chemical petrochemical and various industrial segments.
Richards has four Core Values:
- Empowerment: Employees are our most valuable asset
- Collaboration: Together we achieve more
- Pioneering Spirit: Curiosity and innovation are our driving forces
- Service Mindset: Never stop advocating for the Customer
And our purpose is to solve tomorrows demanding fluid control problems today.
The Position:
We are seeking results driven Senior Product Engineer to elevate our Core Richards business in Cincinnati. This business includes multiple product lines serving a diverse and growing set of applications and markets including pharma semiconductor datacenter and industrial. This role focuses on new product development (NPD) innovation application expansion and delivers solutions that move our customers and business forward.
Reporting to the Director of Engineering the Senior Product Engineer will focus on:
- Drive concept to launch execution for next gen control valves regulators and hygienic solutions.
- Lead fast cycle NPD focused on customer value creation business growth and improved product performance.
- Build and deploy modern digital sizing & selection tools for regulators and control valves.
- Lead value engineering upgrades to core platforms (e.g. Steriflow Clean Gas Regulators Jordan Sliding Gate).
- Create automated test rigs to accelerate performance validation and operational throughput.
- Provide advanced product engineering support across all product lines.
- Develop a structured troubleshooting and knowledge base for Value Stream teams Inside/ Outside Sales
- Elevate engineering standards design control and documentation quality.
- Improve lab assets data acquisition and validation processes.
- Strengthen test repeatability automation and reporting.
- Customer visits to gather insights on developing innovative solutions for value creation
What Success Looks Like
- Strong new product develop vitality with customer centered innovation.
- Modernized sizing tools that improve speed accuracy and user experience.
- Value Analysis and Value Engineering on legacy platforms delivering margin improvements.
- Expanded product capabilities.
- A more capable and efficient engineering lab.
- Visible presence and influence in industry standards organizations.
- Fast accurate support that improved internal and external customer experience.
Qualifications Include:
- Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering/ Mechatronics.
- 10 to 12 years of valves regulators control valves or related industry experience (hygienic and industrial applications preferred)
- Proven ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders customers suppliers research partners and regulatory agencies
- Experience in gas regulators control valves on off and valve automation a plus
- Strong knowledge of ISO ASME API standards
- Proficiency in FMEA CAD/CAE
- Demonstrated ability to lead and drive execution with cross functional teams on assigned New Product Development projects and business growth initiatives.
Why would this role be exciting for me
- Join a profitable growing company that invests in career development
- Work with a talented high performing team striving for excellence
- Opportunity to drive innovation and influence product strategy
- Be part of a company that gives back to the community through philanthropy and service
Richards Industrials firmly supports the principle and philosophy of equal opportunity for all individuals. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity age national origin disability or status as a protected veteran.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
