Product Engineer

Gowanda Electronics. • Manchester, NH

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About The Position

The position of Product Engineer will be responsible for the planning, designing, developing, engineering designs as well as implementing a bridge between electrical engineering, sales, and our customers which span across aerospace, defense, medical and industrial industries in the electronics components field. During the course of a standard workday, you will be expected to offer technical support, identifying new opportunities, and driving design-in wins to our sales team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field (or equivalent work experience).
• Minimum 5–10 years of experience in the resistor or passive component industry.
• Proven track record in technical sales, applications engineering, or field engineering roles.
• In-depth knowledge of resistor technologies, standards, and applications across key industries.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong customer relationships.
• Self-starter with strong problem-solving and project management capabilities.
• Prior experience with precision, high-power, or custom resistor solutions.
• Familiarity with common customer qualification processes in automotive, aerospace, or medical industries.
• Willingness to travel to customer sites, trade shows, and company facilities as needed (35–45%).
• Ability to lift and move up to 15 pounds without trouble.
• Must have the ability to adjust focus, have peripheral vision, and capable of adequately seeing both short and long-distance visibility.
• Must have the ability to work with intricate tools, using motor skills function of hands and arms.

Nice To Haves

• Experience using CRM and ERP systems (e.g., Salesforce, SAP) preferred.
• Background in design-in sales strategy and OEM/Tier 1 support preffered.
• Prior experience with defense and aerospace customers.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical interface between customers and internal engineering teams.
• Support sales team with technical presentations, product recommendations, and application analysis.
• Work directly with OEMs and Tier 1 customers to understand application requirements and propose optimal resistor solutions.
• Support new product development and product improvement efforts of existing products.
• Identify and develop new business opportunities through technical consultation and value-based selling.
• Translate customer requirements into engineering documentation and coordinate with design and manufacturing teams for custom solutions.
• Attend customer visits, trade shows, and industry events to promote products and gather market intelligence.
• Maintain deep knowledge of resistor technologies including thin-film, wire wound, power resistors, and custom assemblies.
• Assist in the development of technical marketing collateral such as datasheets, application notes, and white papers.
• Monitor market trends and customer feedback to inform product development and innovation.

Benefits

• Excellent earning potential with qualifying annual bonuses
• Health, Dental, and Vision Benefits
• Elective Flexible Spending and Dependent Care Accounts
• Company paid and elective buy-up Life & AD&D Insurance
• Company paid Short-Term Disability and Elective Long-Term Disability
• Elective Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, and Supplemental Accident Coverage Benefits
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with qualifying Company match
• Company paid mental health and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid Holidays and generous paid time off (PTO)
• Employee Discount Program (LifeMart via ADP)

What This Job Offers

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