Product Design Engineer III

Watts Water Technologies•Menomonee Falls, WI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This highly motivated individual, as part of the Product Engineering Team, will lead complex engineering projects in collaboration with other engineers, designers, cross-functional team members, project managers, and business leaders to execute product line maintenance, product improvement, cost reduction, compliance, and new product development initiatives. This level is intended for a senior engineer who leads and influences product strategy, technical direction, risk resolution, and cross-functional execution across multiple products, platforms, or major initiatives.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or an equivalent technical discipline.
7+ years of relevant engineering experience preferred; experience with design and manufacturing of commercial plumbing, safety, washroom, electro-mechanical, or related products beneficial.
Master's degree, professional engineering registration, project management certification, or advanced technical credential beneficial.
Advanced design experience with electro-mechanical and plumbing systems and manufacturing processes including sheet metal fabrication, casting, stamping, machining, injection molding, coating, and assembly.
Advanced ability to apply GD&T, tolerance stack-ups, material selection, design for manufacturability, regulatory knowledge, and product validation strategy.
Advanced proficiency with CAD platforms and related vault or PDM systems such as SolidWorks, Siemens NX, Autodesk Inventor, or AutoCAD.
Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams, manage complex projects, resolve ambiguity, and make timely technical decisions with minimal oversight.
Proficiency with interpreting laws, regulations, codes, and industry standards and ensuring that product designs satisfy certification requirements.
Demonstrated ability to quantify and balance product performance, quality, manufacturability, cost, schedule, risk, serviceability, and customer value.
Strong technical judgment, mechanical aptitude, leadership presence, communication ability, and attention to detail.
Ability to mentor engineers, influence peers and stakeholders, and communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences.
Must successfully establish employment eligibility and satisfactorily complete background checks and required pre-employment testing as a condition of employment.
Commitment to Watts' values of integrity, accountability, continuous improvement and innovation, and transparency.
Punctuality and dependability.
Ability to be flexible and adapt to changing work priorities and stressful conditions.
Adherence to all personnel policies, procedures, and standards of process as implemented by Watts.
Maintain productive and collaborative relationships with other Watts employees.
Adherence to Watts' seven cultural beliefs: Growth Mindset, Customer-Focused Innovation, Constant Communication, Clear Goals, Collaborate Globally, Be Inclusive, and Take Action.

Nice To Haves

experience with design and manufacturing of commercial plumbing, safety, washroom, electro-mechanical, or related products beneficial.
Master's degree, professional engineering registration, project management certification, or advanced technical credential beneficial.

Responsibilities

Lead complex new product development, product improvement, cost reduction, compliance, special product, and sustaining engineering projects from concept through release.
Develop robust designs for new, special, or existing products that can be manufactured economically and according to established project timelines.
Work from product specifications, customer needs, regulatory requirements, and product roadmaps to design components and assemblies, specify materials, and validate product performance.
Work closely with Product Management and business leaders to define, plan, and execute new and existing product projects in alignment with product roadmaps, portfolio priorities, and corporate strategy.
Determine technical approaches for ambiguous engineering challenges and bring clarity, reasoning, alignment, and resolution to complex product and business issues.
Lead or execute advanced engineering calculations, analysis, performance testing, tolerance analysis, and design verification activities.
Lead cross-functional design reviews, DFMEAs, design verification planning and reporting, technical risk reviews, and corrective action efforts.
Coordinate project workloads for designers, supporting engineers, lab resources, outside suppliers, and contracted services to achieve project objectives.
Serve as technical authority and reviewer for assigned products, platforms, and major programs, including high-risk engineering changes and product release decisions.
Provide advanced technical support to manufacturing, quality, supply chain, sales, technical service, compliance, and customer-facing teams.
Explore new technologies, materials, components, and manufacturing methods and evaluate how they can integrate into existing or new Bradley products.
Mentor Product Engineer I and II team members, designers, and project contributors; model disciplined engineering judgment and effective cross-functional leadership.
Influence engineering standards, design practices, product documentation quality, and continuous improvement of product development processes.
Other duties and projects as assigned.