Product Development Engineer
About The Position
Product Development Engineer is responsible for R&D projects, New Product Development initiatives, and Product Change execution. This includes conceptualizing, prototyping and designing new products. Evaluation and selection of materials, physical concept modeling and prototyping, evaluation of designs and products, verification, and supporting validation activities. PDE is responsible for converting design inputs into design outputs and ensuring design outputs meet input requirements. PDE is responsible for documenting and communicating Designs, Requirements, Implementing Risk Mitigation Strategies and other Specifications in Design History Files (DHF) to support the transition from Development into Production. This includes CAD designs, material specifications, product requirement communication, preliminary sourcing support, and Design Review Meetings.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science or higher in Design, Industrial Design, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or related field
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret the most complex documents.
- Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints.
- Ability to make effective and persuasive speeches and presentations on controversial or complex topics to top management, public group, and/or boards of directors.
- Ability to work with mathematical concepts.
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
- Ability to interpret an extensive variety of information.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
Nice To Haves
- Product development experience preferred
Responsibilities
- Conceptualize new product ideas, and build models
- Originate concepts and provide visuals for design ideas
- Identify project tasks and report on project status
- Identify materials and components for prototypes and products
- Design and fabricate models and prototypes
- Develop test methods and support testing of materials, prototypes, and products
- Perform verification testing and support validation activities
- Write Technical reports including documenting product designs, specifications, and test reports
- Perform Risk Analysis, including DFMEA
- Support documentation of Design Review Meetings and DHF definition
- Support operations through preliminary sourcing, process identification, product requirement definition and interpretation, and quality control criteria
- Analyze existing products and competitive products to identify areas for improvement and innovation
- Define and manage testing and prototyping equipment as needed
- Support project, material, and product cost estimation
- Innovate and identify new product and product lifecycle opportunities
- Support visioning and ideation processes and product development roadmaps
- All other duties, as assigned
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
