Product Engineer
Tyler/Longview Area
CRT1183
CLIENT OVERVIEW
Our Client has been supplying a diverse line of high performance systems and components to the commercial vehicle industry for over 60+ years. Their mission is to engineer advanced commercial vehicle solutions and create exceptional customer experiences in our passion of improving the safety of the commercial vehicles for whom they make components. They are consistently recognized as a world-class manufacturer of innovative and exciting commercial vehicle solutions. The values of safety, excellence and respect, drive everything that Our Client stands for as an organization.
SUMMARY
The Product Engineer works in conjunction with the Engineering Manager or Sr. level Engineer. The Product Engineer is responsible for maintaining existing designs and may design, development, validation, release and launch of new products working in a cross functional team environment.
Responsibilities also include: continuous improvement of current production products, assistance with manufacturing process improvement, customer concerns, warranty analysis, and supplier development.
Safety:
Embrace the values of Our Client’s safety pledge in each of the below responsibilities.
Participate in the organization’s safety culture and aim to continuously improve safety within all aspects of your work.
Respect:
Foster a work environment that promotes mutual respect of all colleagues and creates an environment focused on a dual-bottom line.
Excellence:
Promote the Culture of Our Client by exhibiting the five principles of exemplary leadership:
Modeling the Way,
Inspiring a Shared Vision,
Enabling Others to Act,
Challenging the Process, and
Encouraging the Heart.
Leadership:
Manage multiple projects.
Justify and implement capital investment projects.
Execute plans that provide customer value.
Establish program timing together with members of appropriate teams to ensure adequate product testing and development.
Technical:
Design, develop, implement, maintain, and improve robust product design.
Resolve difficult problems systematically with effective solutions.
Follow a standard phase gate development procedure for new product and process development activities.
Quality:
Develop capable design with appropriate tolerances for manufacturability.
Provide product instructions and design FMEA's.
Develop processes and systems that comply with recognized quality management system requirements.
Team Work:
Lead/Participate in cross functional teams to implement new products or continuously improve processes.
REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
Bachelor's Degree
Two to seven years’ product design experience. Recent college graduates may be considered where appropriate.
Microsoft Office products Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
PREFERRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering
Experience on product design for stamped, rubber molded, plastic, and/or aluminum components, preferred.
Working knowledge of 3D modeling software required. SolidWorks and ANSYS preferred.
Project management experience with emphasis on leading cross-functional project teams.
Thorough understanding of Advance Product Quality Planning (APQP), PPAP, and FMEA methods and tools.
Self-driven; self-motivated; self-learner; positive attitude; willing to go above and beyond when needed; proactive
Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
Ability to effectively manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Excellent analytical and leadership skills.
Ability to clearly communicate with associates at all levels of the organization and customers.
Experience using statistical methods to solve problems including design of experiments.
COMPENSATION
Base Salary (DOE) $80-90K;
This is an individual contributor role and thus no bonus;
Excellent Benefits;
Relocation assistance.