Product Line Engineer

SUMMARY:As a Product Line Engineer you will serve as the critical technical bridge between Sales Production and Research and Development. You will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity to solve complex technical challenges while directly impacting the businesss bottom line through cost optimization new product commercialization and strategic sales support. You will ensure that customer requirements are aligned with our manufacturing capabilities to deliver high-quality FUNCTIONS: Serve as the primary technical liaison between Sales Production and Engineering to ensure customer requirements align with manufacturing technical analysis feasibility evaluations and cost assessments to support accurate product quoting and strategic business with Sales and customers to investigate product issues and deliver data-driven technical new product commercialization by defining technical requirements evaluating manufacturability and assisting with product and support continuous improvement initiatives that improve manufacturing efficiency reduce costs and enhance product manufacturing variances determine root causes and implement process improvements to control variability and improve operational a strong understanding of product cost structures and how engineering material and process decisions affect margins pricing and overall business cross-functional technical projects that support operational product development and business product specifications print requirements and order requests to ensure alignment with manufacturing processes and non-conformance reports (NCRs) and production deviations to identify trends and implement corrective and update technical documentation including product specifications manufacturing standards and technical data and maintain technical tools calculators and digital workflows that improve costing accuracy and process product and material standardization efforts to improve manufacturing consistency and reduce operational accessibility and delivery of technical information for both internal teams and customers through digital tools and & EXPERIENCE: Bachelors degree in Engineering or related 5 years experience in a technical role in a manufacturing with Lean manufacturing continuous improvement or root cause analysis supporting product design product changes or new product commercialization in a manufacturing with ERP systems product configuration or manufacturing data analysis is : Experience leading initiatives both big and small with a diverse cross-functional SKILLS & ABILITIES:Ability to manage large or complex projectsBusiness Acumen and Financial AwarenessLeadershipAbility to translate complex technical information into clear practical guidance for operations sales teams and to detailSelf-directed team playerHand-on problem solverTechnical proficiency and knowledge relevant to the positionProficiency with a computer including use of Microsoft Word and ExcelAbility to communicate effectively with team members and leadership staffTravel may be necessary based on positionUS Citizenship may be required based on REQUIREMENTS & WORKING CONDITIONS:Physical Requirements: Required to sit stand walk bend and reach. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Working Conditions: Exposure to a normal office environment. Position may occasionally require entering a production environment including exposure to noise fumes moving machinery and varied & MANAGEMENT:Positions reports to: Engineering ManagerThis position has no direct TO YOU:Not all benefits are created equal but we have got you covered. Viaflex not only offers a wide range of benefits that encourage wellness and preventative care but we also provide the right tools and programs to help you achieve it. Our benefits package includes medical dental vision company-paid life and disability insurance and 401k. We offer workplace flexibility policies to promote work/life balance in addition to paid time off (PTO) benefits. Team Members can also take advantage of additional benefit programs such as education assistance our onsite fitness center or fitness center reimbursement employee assistance program (EAP) and much more.