Product Engineer

McAlpin Industries Inc•Rochester, NY

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About The Position

General Job Summary: Responsible for launching new product such as stand-alone sheet metal components and up to complex electro-mechanical assemblies from documentation control/management through shipping. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individual with disabilities to perform the essential job functions. Responsible for selecting processes and assisting with cost estimates for new products and tools. Responsible for Floor Engineering Tech support for his or her part portfolio or customer base. Effectively utilize Lean Principles when engineering the manufacturing processes. Develops and documents machine processes and manual processes appropriate for the materials used to manufacture new and existing Customer products. Aware of new and existing products based upon the ‘total production cost’ during the product launch and through life of the product. Serves as technical expert for the Proview Team (Prototype) Serves as technical expert for the NORP (New Order Review Process) Team for launching new product into Production. Will assist Technical Sales Engineer for specific programs. Responsible for assisting and reviewing complex cost estimates. Responsible for product quality and process safety. Interfaces with Quality to determine effective Quality Plans and if necessary implement NCMR root cause and corrective action closure. Manages Continuous Improvement Projects. May be asked to mentor other Manufacturing and Tool Design Engineers and oversee cross-functional project teams ensuring cost and price profitability to drive cost up front.

Requirements

Associate’s degree (A.S.)
Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) preferred
Industrial/Manufacturing or Mechanical Engineering
Or equivalent combination of education and experience.
5-10 years related experience or training
Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Powerpoint, Microsoft Project, Internet Explorer, Auto-CAD, strong 3D modeling (SolidWorks)
Familiar with the sheet-metal industry, including fabrication and hard tooling for stamping, forming and welding of steel, stainless, aluminum as well as other metals.
Familiar with DFM/DFA principals to reduce costs.
Strong GD&T skill set.
Familiar with assembly techniques.
Ability to present a positive ownership attitude towards work responsibilities.
Mental and visual attention with concentration on detail.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Regularly required to stand; walk; sit; maneuver through the office and factory; talk or hear, lift and/or move up to 35 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Tool-making or tool-engineering experience a plus.

Responsibilities

Launching new product such as stand-alone sheet metal components and up to complex electro-mechanical assemblies from documentation control/management through shipping.
Selecting processes and assisting with cost estimates for new products and tools.
Floor Engineering Tech support for his or her part portfolio or customer base.
Effectively utilize Lean Principles when engineering the manufacturing processes.
Develops and documents machine processes and manual processes appropriate for the materials used to manufacture new and existing Customer products.
Aware of new and existing products based upon the ‘total production cost’ during the product launch and through life of the product.
Serves as technical expert for the Proview Team (Prototype)
Serves as technical expert for the NORP (New Order Review Process) Team for launching new product into Production.
Assist Technical Sales Engineer for specific programs.
Assisting and reviewing complex cost estimates.
Responsible for product quality and process safety.
Interfaces with Quality to determine effective Quality Plans and if necessary implement NCMR root cause and corrective action closure.
Manages Continuous Improvement Projects.
Mentor other Manufacturing and Tool Design Engineers and oversee cross-functional project teams ensuring cost and price profitability to drive cost up front.