Product Development Engineer II

Salaried/Skilled Trades NSG Group•Shelbyville, IN

16h

About The Position

Design and develop glass products with a focus on the Cut, Break, and Grind (CBG) process. Support glass development projects, assist program managers/project leaders in meeting project milestones, document development run results, plan and assist with improvement actions documented through run reports. Collect, manage, and maintain the ongoing and historical process and tooling data necessary to identify process and machine tendencies, while applying lessons learned. Identify process limitations and suggest necessary changes required to meet process capabilities. Assist the program managers in planning and provide responses to all open issues regarding assigned areas of responsibility. Act as engineering interface with plant process owners and outside vendors. Support engineering activities with internal and external customers as required. Research and develop materials and suppliers for new products and processes. Interface with OE Engineering team on part, tool, and process design including working with the Advanced Assembly team to ensure glass products work properly with their processes. Assist plants with production of first sample parts for NMI programs. Assist plants with support related requests as needed. Provide support to the feasibility process, on new programs and engineering changes. This includes an understanding of the financial impacts and effectively communicating any lessons learned from previous projects. Identify and communicate performance gaps and develop plans/proposals to bring projects to acceptable levels. Maintain good verbal and written communications with program/project teams and plant teams. Works within a team environment, to identify and resolve key process issues. Work in compliance with all safety rules and regulations. Adherence to NSG/Pilkington Standards of Business Conduct and its Values and Principles. Ability to travel up to 50% of the time. Willingness to relocate to gain additional experience and knowledge from other NSG facilities. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering discipline, Material Science, or equivalent practical experience.
2 years minimum manufacturing experience.
Excellent communication, interpersonal, and team skills.
Excellent computer and analytical skills.
Decision Making: Focus data analysis on the most relevant and important information without getting lost in the detail.
Influential: Builds rapport and makes a positive and credible impact.

Nice To Haves

Project management experience in the automotive industry (OEM/Tier1/2).
Knowledge of Advanced Product Quality Planning and GD&T.
Glass processing experience.
Blackbelt/Greenbelt certification.
Experience with CAD applications.

Responsibilities

Design and develop glass products with a focus on the Cut, Break, and Grind (CBG) process.
Support glass development projects, assist program managers/project leaders in meeting project milestones.
Document development run results, plan and assist with improvement actions documented through run reports.
Collect, manage, and maintain the ongoing and historical process and tooling data necessary to identify process and machine tendencies, while applying lessons learned.
Identify process limitations and suggest necessary changes required to meet process capabilities.
Assist the program managers in planning and provide responses to all open issues regarding assigned areas of responsibility.
Act as engineering interface with plant process owners and outside vendors.
Support engineering activities with internal and external customers as required.
Research and develop materials and suppliers for new products and processes.
Interface with OE Engineering team on part, tool, and process design including working with the Advanced Assembly team to ensure glass products work properly with their processes.
Assist plants with production of first sample parts for NMI programs.
Assist plants with support related requests as needed.
Provide support to the feasibility process, on new programs and engineering changes.
Identify and communicate performance gaps and develop plans/proposals to bring projects to acceptable levels.
Maintain good verbal and written communications with program/project teams and plant teams.
Work within a team environment, to identify and resolve key process issues.
Work in compliance with all safety rules and regulations.
Adherence to NSG/Pilkington Standards of Business Conduct and its Values and Principles.