Product Development Engineer

Spin Master • Toronto, ON

2d • CA$80,000 - CA$90,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Product Development Engineer (PDE) will be responsible for driving the technical execution of global toys and games portfolios, from concept through production, and ensuring performance, cost, quality, and schedule adherence. The PDE will work closely with large cross-functional teams (Design, Marketing, Engineering, Quality, Packaging, etc.) to manage development throughout the entire product lifecycle. The person in this role will be expected to operate in a highly dynamic environment, and consistently drive towards solutions to obtain results.

Requirements

• BS in Mechanical, Mechatronic, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering.
• Familiarity with plastics, materials, manufacturing, and/or engineering costs for durable goods an asset

Responsibilities

• Leading technical development of products
• Defining product specifications
• Identifying risks and opportunities to pre-empt development hurdles
• Providing escalation management
• Working with stakeholders to balance business, design, and technical objectives
• Collaborate with GBT (Design and Brand teams) to provide technical and cost assessment on new concepts
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure milestones and integration are on-track
• Provide mechanical, material, electro-mechanical, and/or mechatronic engineering expertise throughout the product development lifecycle
• Collaborate on prototyping and proof-of-concept builds to de-risk and test new mechanisms, key features, and/or gameplay feasibility
• Work with manufacturing partners on details of component design to optimize DFM/A
• Create product and performance specifications
• Be key point of contact with Manufacturing Engineering teams (in Asia, Mexico, EU, etc.), and ensure alignment on all project details
• Lead product review meetings and create action plan for technical deliverables
• Anticipate, analyze, resolve, and escalate project issues
• Drive productivity by implementing design for manufacturing/assembly up front
• Partner with responsible departments to ensure all projects are delivered on-cost, on-spec, on-time
• Improve efficiency in the engineering process through continuous improvement
• Explore new materials, technology, and manufacturing processes

Benefits

• Growth and Career Opportunities
• Flexible Work Hours
• Innovation, Collaboration and Fun
• Comprehensive Benefits
• Other fun Perks!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level