Product Design Engineer (2400)

PROTOMET CORPORATION • TN

82d

About The Position

Design engineers are the bridge between our customers (typically boating industry OEMs) and operations. They must have strong mechanical aptitude and intimate knowledge of manufacturing processes. Additionally, they greatly benefit from interpersonal skills and aesthetic design skills. Interpersonally, our designers are uniquely positioned to function in a sales capacity with customers. We encourage the building of relationships with key customers and frequent engagement. Furthermore, transitioning designs to the operations team is a highly interactive process requiring skills in change management, communication, and logistics. Competencies in aesthetic design are an excellent add-on for design engineers. The ability to deliver sketched concepts, computer generated renderings, and aesthetically engaging designs to customers is a big value-add.

Requirements

• High mechanical aptitude and relentless problem-solver
• Practical understanding of lean manufacturing principles, one piece flow, minimum viable product, pareto principle
• Initiative to start, discipline to finish
• Practical intelligence, curiosity, and an aptitude for learning combined with the spirit of testing and change that leads to innovation
• Ability to build trust with others who are not direct reports and persuade them to take action
• Confidence to admit mistakes, listens to others and an accurate sense of accomplishments and worth

Nice To Haves

• Competencies in aesthetic design
• Experience in sales or customer engagement
• Background in CAD software

Responsibilities

• Visit customers’ or host them for a tour (with approval) at least 6 times a year
• Call on at least one customer weekly, and talk about something specifically non-work related
• Attend one industry Expo or Conference every year
• Win and design two million dollars worth of recurring annual projects each year
• Find one 2 second improvement (fix what bugs you) every day and share with the rest of the engineering team via photo or video
• Identify, purchase and implement one significant piece of technology, software, hardware, or equipment per year
• Engage in continuing education for CAD (or other) software
• Innovate manufacturability and advocate for internal customers during the design and prototype phases of new projects
• Diagnose quality issues and design processes to prevent repeat occurrences
• Ensure work instructions (video or text) are in place for new projects
• Respond to all communication from external customers within 4 work hours

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Number of Employees: 51-100 employees