Product Engineer - Mechanical
About The Position
This position’s primary responsibilities include sustaining existing products and working through design and development of new products as well as designing improvements to existing GPI products. The position provides research, design, and implementation of metal castings, injection molded plastics, and stampings for new products. The position will focus effort on integrating emerging technologies to provide ease of use of our products that creates a simplified user experience. This involves collaborating closely with external contractors and our internal x-functional team: product manager, mechanical and electrical engineering teams, and manufacturing production process engineers to design for optimal performance, quality, cost, and manufacturability.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering
- Minimum of 2 years of mechanical design experience including 3D CAD work
- Solid knowledge of manufacturing processes: Machining, casting, plastics, assembly, etc.
- Strong skills in MS Office products including writing formulas in Excel.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with GD&T, CFD, and FEA
- Experienced in Project Management
- Experience with Autodesk Inventor a plus
- Experience with ERP systems.
- Previous experience in Lean and Six Sigma principles
Responsibilities
- Communicate with the other engineering personnel to coordinate design and assure project completion within project timing and budget
- Lead design and development for and/or assemblies to assist in the development of new products
- Root Cause Analysis for supporting manufacturing issues
- Work with manufacturing to support cost reduction initiatives on existing products
- Work with product support and customer service teams on warranty support
- Has proficiency in mechanical design and is able to conceptualize and implement design ideas into the product
- Generates technical documentation and writes technical documents for use within the company
- Apply mechanical codes such as FM, CE, and IECEx
- Perform testing of prototype products and may direct field testing of products
- Responsible for finalized bills of material, planning, and initiating production product launch
- Schedule and facilitate design reviews with other functions within and outside of GPI
- Consult with management, production, and marketing staff to determine engineering feasibility, cost-effectiveness, and customer demand for new and existing products
- Ability to manage and self-prioritize multiple projects or tasks based on business goals and risks.
- Must be self-motivated and highly organized
- Comply with all safety requirements of the position and the facility.
- Follow the policies outlined in the Employee handbook and the posted Work Rules for GPI and behave in an ethical manner.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
