Manager Product Development Engineering

Mattel • El Segundo, CA

82d • $136,800 - $155,000

About The Position

The role of the PDE 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

• 5+ 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
• Overseas travel required
• Demonstrated growth mindset by staying curious and continuously learning, embracing challenges, and improving themselves.

Responsibilities

• Optimizing product cost (10%)
• Collaborating with our 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%)
• Attending on-site CR's, in Asia Attending on-site meetings in Asia as needed (CR, Debug, Value Engineering, etc)
• Evening meetings with Asia, often multiple times per week
• Constructing toy prototypes (25%)
• Modeling physical prototypes in Solidworks or CREO
• Building rapid prototypes for design validation
• Kit-bashing existing items and making modifications by hand
• Optimizing toy performance during development (15%)
• Hand modeling improvements to validate performance impact prior to tooling modifications
• Making modifications to existing multi-year items to increase consumer experience, improve star ratings, and/or reduce cost
• Ensuring adherence to quality and safety regulations (5%)
• Working with Quality partners on the Product Requirements Document
• Using gauges to evaluate product performance
• Creating and reviewing functional specifications (5%)
• Cross functional facilitation on verifying the document
• Managing and training employees (30%)
• Managing a team of four to five employees, providing day-to-day guidance, support, and performance feedback
• Acting as the team's Digital Mentor, driving adoption of digital tools and best practices across the group
• Supporting employee development through onboarding, training, and regular coaching conversations

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Miscellaneous Manufacturing
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees