Product Engineer Position Available In Orange, Florida

Summary:

Oversee the conception and design of manufactured goods.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Utilize external and internal inputs from customers, sales, marketing, manufacturing and quality, designs new products and modifies existing products to create unique, customer-centric solutions. Conduct design feasibility and cost analysis, strength calculations, material selection, part construction, part specification, scheduling and coordinating activities involved in prototyping, fabricating, and manufacturing of assigned products and systems. Develop and maintain a comprehensive project schedule with the ability to manage / juggle multiple projects simultaneously. Lead multi-functional new product project teams through project technical feasibility analysis, initiation, planning and launch, while adhering closely to project timeline and budget. Support Marketing and Product Management with technical information to be used for training and marketing of products. Support Manufacturing to provide processing improvements including design and development of assembly tooling and fixturing. Support Sales with answering technical questions and prepare technical reports to be shared directly with customers/end users Determine necessity of testing and initiates testing of new and existing products. Complete testing/product validation documentation. Research materials, new suppliers, components, parts and competitor products. Must be willing and able to travel up to 50% – the company’s manufacturing operations are in Orland, FL with additional toll manufacturers located in the US and Canada. Customer and supplier visits will also be required.

Qualifications:

A BS in Mechanical Engineering or similar 5+ years of progressive experience in a fast-paced, high growth, manufacturing or product related business(es) In-depth knowledge of plastics materials and the injection molding, plastic extrusion (profile/sheet), compression molding, and thermoforming processes Proficiency in the use of Solidworks CAD platform Is well versed in the Product Development process and has a successful track record of products from idea to manufacturing to product launch Has the ability and desire to thrive in a smaller company environment where personal accountability and team management go hand in hand Possesses outstanding team building and communication skills at all levels in the organization.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

Occasionally required to stand Occasionally required to walk Frequently required to sit Continually required to talk or hear While performing the duties of this job, the noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.