Manager Product Development Engineering

MattelEl Segundo, CA
83d$136,800 - $165,000

About The Position

The role of the Product Development Engineering Manager is built upon demonstrating a high level of business/role acumen and assuming responsibility for end-to-end ownership of their roles, while serving our customers. This is a high growth, high visibility role with the opportunity to have frequent communication with senior management.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of relevant experience working in Product Engineering, Product Development or related field in consumer products.
  • Strong analytical and critical thinking mindset.
  • Ability to positively interact and connect with a diverse group of individuals (e.g. Design, Marketing, Engineering, Model Makers, Manufacturing, Finance, Planning, etc.).
  • Proficiency in Product Scheduling and Product Lifecycle Management software along with Excel, Powerpoint.
  • Good understanding of financial indicators which influence product selection.
  • Superior organization and multi-tasking skills.
  • Comfortable and confident presenting to executives.
  • Ability to provide critical, honest feedback to direct reports.
  • Effective listening, influencing and problem-solving capabilities.
  • Demonstrated growth mindset by staying curious and continuously learning, embracing challenges, and improving themselves.

Responsibilities

  • Optimizing product cost (10%) by collaborating with cross-functional teams and building costs.
  • Working with Asia counterparts, in live VC's, to brainstorm multiple cost scenarios and reductions.
  • Participating in Kaizen's to cost reduce items.
  • Ensuring scheduled deadlines are met (10%) by attending on-site CR's in Asia and on-site meetings as needed.
  • Constructing toy prototypes (25%) by modeling physical prototypes in Solidworks or CREO and building rapid prototypes for design validation.
  • Optimizing toy performance during development (15%) by hand modeling improvements to validate performance impact prior to tooling modifications.
  • Ensuring adherence to quality and safety regulations (5%) by working with Quality partners on the Product Requirements Document.
  • Creating and reviewing functional specifications (5%) through cross-functional facilitation on verifying the document.
  • Managing and training employees (30%) by managing a team of four to five employees, providing day-to-day guidance, support, and performance feedback.

Benefits

  • Competitive total pay programs
  • Comprehensive benefits
  • Resources to help empower a culture where every employee can reach their full potential
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