Senior Product Engineer
Job Location:
Apple Valley, OH - USA
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Job Summary
As a Sr. Product Engineer you will serve as the technical and strategic lead for new product initiatives. Your goal is to identify what to build (through market insight and ideation) and how to build it (through engineering and prototyping).
This role is considered a HYBRID position with periodic onsite work at our headquarters in Apple Valley Minnesota.
What will you do
Technical Design & Engineering
Detailed CAD Development: Create robust 3D models and 2D technical drawings (SolidWorks) incorporating Design for Manufacturing (DFM) principles.
Prototyping: Build assemble and iterate on functional prototypes using rapid fabrication methods.
Validation & Development
Technical Feasibility: Conduct design analysis (FEA) to prove the design is sound before cutting steel for molds.
Design for Manufacturing: Conduct design reviews to ensure low cost high quality and ease of manufacturing for new designs.
Verification Testing: Lead Engineering Qualification Testing to ensure the product survives real-world stress
Innovation
Concept Generation: Identify market gaps and translate user needs into technical Product Specification Documents (PSDs).
Commercial Viability: Develop initial Business Cases including high-level Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) estimates and Return on Investment (ROI) modeling.
Competitive Analysis: Benchmark competitor products from a technical standpoint to ensure our designs are superior.
Product Care Activities
Advanced Deviation Requests: Evaluation of products for quality related functionality.
Supply Chain Project: supplier moves material changes cost-out initiatives.
Engineering Change Orders: Process design changes update drawings update specifications and update attribute data.
What will you need
Requires a Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
A minimum of 8 plus years experience or equivalent
Ability to effectively lead development efforts
Solidworks and High Volume machining experience strongly preferred
What will you get
- Best-in-class health benefits (medical dental vision)
- 160 hours paid time off (combination of PTO and Employee Safe and Sick Time accruals- MN Based Employees)
- For more information: to US job postings only (not Canada): The expected compensation range for this position is $88298-$132447/year. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including but not limited to the candidates relevant knowledge training skills work location and/or experience. Internal equity among current employees will also be considered. Please note that this range represents the full base salary wage for the role and hiring at or near the top of the range is uncommon to ensure room for future pay advancement.
Uponor is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression pregnancy age disability marital status national origin citizenship genetic information protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. #LI-JD1
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About Company
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