Product Development Engineer

LOCAL CANDIDATES ONLY! ON-SITE DAILY!Product Development Engineer1st shift, Monday-Friday, 8am-4:30pm$85-$110K

Summary: Design and enhance products for a leading manufacturer of high-performance door systems designed to meet the challenges within today's highly demanding refrigerated, life science, industrial, commercial and security markets.

Reporting to the General Manager, the Product Development Engineer is responsible for new product development and/or product enhancement work including design, prototyping, testing and manufacturing process development. Additional duties include developing drawings and models and working with designers to guide the detailed design and drawing packet development. Occasional field testing and support of new products is required as well as coordination with supply chain on new products and processes.

Must be able to work in a team based, technical environment with a focus on innovation and creativity to meet evolving customer needs for special designs, enhancements, and modifications in a timely manner.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned:

Product DevelopmentAssist in developing detailed project scope of work documents.Project planning and management to assure projects are completed on time.Keep abreast of competitive products and technical developments as they relate to current company products and recommend product improvements when feasible.Develop concepts for new product designs or improvements as needed.Hold design review meetings to determine best execution of prototyping and testing.Select appropriate materials and develop material specifications.Work with FEA models, internal and external testing of materials and assemblies.Perform engineering calculations on material stress and performance metrics such as inertial loading, speed and fatigue life.Develop control systems and parameters.Hands-on prototype building, assembly, and testing. Others assist, but this position is the driver of prototype development and is expected to be hands-on.Develop and execute test plans.Assist with manufacturing process development and training; includes workstation development, process flow planning, line balancing, capacity planning, and quality control planning.

Required skills/competencies:Good internal communication skills and collaborative teamwork approachScientific mindset and methodology in developing test protocols.Skilled in hands-on prototyping. Comfortable with hand tools and basic wood and metal fabrication.Good understanding of industrial electrical systems up to 480V three phase.PLC and microprocessor control system experience.Creative thinking and problem solvingStrong technical writing abilitiesSkilled in the use of computer aided design software SolidWorksAbility to use Microsoft Office suite of softwareUse of Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and other principles to decrease the cost and complexity of manufacturingAbility to read, analyze, and interpret engineering documents, such as drawings, schedules, and routings. Ability to create, read and modify electrical schematics and ladder diagrams for control logic of company products and to interface with non-company products.Ability to create presentations and to make effective and persuasive arguments on various engineering topics to management. Ability to communicate via nonverbal symbolism (formulas, scientific equations, graphs, etc.,).