Product Engineer Level 1

Position Summary:

This role is primarily focused on the introduction of new product and improvements in the introduction process from customer through first-time this role the employee will have ownership over the introductory process within the engineering team will work with sales and the customer to ensure requirements are met and work with both Manufacturing Engineering and Operations to ensure the necessary process controls exist for manufacturing. Also in this role the employee will use project management tools to track and implement strategic cases where testing or product validation is required the Product Engineer I will develop test plans with the customer and will coordinate the testing with the R&D Lab team.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Introductory product lifecycle management from customer through manufacturing onboarding of new product
  • Test plans or statements of work for the creation of test plans to validate product will meet customer requirements through coordination with the Engineering R&D test lab
  • Working with the Sales team to ensure the correct items are identified and that internal Engineering requirements are understood prior to order entry
  • New Product Introduction (NPI) and Item setup in the ERP system
  • Internal manufacturing drawing creation/coordination and creation of process specifications if required
  • Defining Key Characteristics for product manufacturing and setup/coordination of SPC Plans with the Mfg. Engineering team to ensure customer requirements are met
  • Working with Mfg. Engineering to ensure raw materials or forging requirements are defined
• Good project management skills
  • Maintain clear concise and structured project trackers with milestones for strategic onboarding projects including actions owners due dates and financial opportunity
  • Write clear and concise statements of work for customer-driven or new product development and introduction projects
• Drive continuous improvement of Engineering team administrative processes such as engineering change orders new product introduction drawing creation/release project requests from sales/customer/manufacturing R&D lab production support workflow processes project requests and creation of procedures
• Create engineering report-outs and presentations to senior management on major projects including intelligently walking through project timelines milestones metrics or KPIs and the action plan/next steps
• Develop a detailed working knowledge of the fluid fittings product design application and manufacturing and be able to perform true root-cause-analysis with teams of Engineers and members of other departments when deviations from process/procedure occur
• Writing and releasing work instructions process specifications and operating procedures related to plant engineering activities and technical manufacturing requirements
• May occasionally perform special duties or projects as assigned.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• B.S. in Aerospace Engineering or Mechanical Engineering
• 1 years of Engineering experience in an aerospace manufacturing environment
• A track-record of working on successful results-driven engineering projects
• Project management experience with successful project outcomes
• Firm skill-set with the Microsoft Suite - Excel Word Visio Powerpoint and Project
• Experience creating Solidmodels and Drawings using Solidworks or CATIA
• Experience in managing product data (drawings models processes procedures) using a PDM software
• Experience in developing and working with test plans for validation or development of new product and for trouble-shooting existing product.

Qualifications:

• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal both within the organization and with customers or vendors/suppliers
• Ability to work well with individuals inside and outside of the organization
• Mechanically-oriented and having demonstrated hand-on mechanical abilities
• Fundamental Microsoft Windows computer skills including but not limited to organized management of file folders shared files managing file types and desktop setup
• Ability to interpret analyze and draw conclusions from complex data or information
• Ability to apply rigorous logic and scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems
• Ability to Create and Interpret Engineering Drawings including GD&T and ability to work with Solidworks or CATIA solid models
• Ability to interpret and produce well-written clear and concise technical procedures.
• Previous design product development and product lifecycle management experience a plus
• Exposure to Design for Six Sigma and/or Lean/Six Sigma training (either formal or informal) preferred

Physical Demands:

• While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• The employee frequently is required to stand and walk.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit; use hands to finger handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision color vision depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.