Product Engineer

AFL Telecommunications•Duncan, SC

12h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Product Engineer is part of a high-performing team that designs and develops energy accessories and advanced manufacturing technologies. The role is responsible for accessory design control and system integration, maintaining engineering administrative processes, ensuring products meet customer requirements, and aligning product data with current manufacturing capabilities. It involves managing product configurations and data, analyzing product, quality, and manufacturing information, automating engineering processes, maintaining product specifications, drawings, and data sheets, and supporting timely item builds, customer responses, and engineering changes. The position is within the Product Engineering department and reports to the Product Engineering Manager. The role calls for flexibility, cross-functional collaboration, attention to detail, and a strong commitment to accurate, mistake-free work and customer expectations.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical discipline; candidates without a degree will be considered with 10 or more years in an engineering-defined role.
At least 3 years of work experience, with co-op experience considered, including at least 2 years in a technical industry.
Experience with MS Word, PowerPoint, and Access, plus advanced Excel skills including pivot tables, lookups, and Power Query.
Demonstrated ability to analyze engineering, test, or manufacturing data and translate results into clear recommendations.
Self-starter with integrity and confidence, able to deliver results with limited supervision, including in challenging environments.
Effective written and verbal communicator with strong interpersonal and influencing skills, comfortable in a cross-functional, multicultural environment.
Organized, detail-oriented professional with good time management and a focus on accuracy and repeatability.
Analytical and curious problem solver who uses data to improve systems, supports engineering decisions, and readily learns new software tools.

Nice To Haves

Supplemental education in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, or Computer Engineering, or equivalent work experience.
Experience in the utility or telecom industry.
Product development and maintenance experience.
Knowledge of Oracle or another ERP system.
At least 1 year of experience with SQL, Python (such as pandas) data management or development, and Power BI or similar tools for querying, automation, and reporting.
Familiarity with basic statistics, including SPC, capability studies, and DOE, and data science concepts such as regression or forecasting.

Responsibilities

Design and set up new item configurations in engineering systems, and develop tools and automation such as rules-based configurators, Excel or Python calculators, SQL scripts, and AI-assisted tools.
Manage the generation and storage of product data across internal systems and analyze data integrity to ensure consistency across sources.
Analyze item, bill of material, and manufacturing data from Oracle/ERP and engineering systems, and build dashboards and reports to guide configuration, standardization, and cost decisions.
Develop and maintain product drawings, specifications, and data sheets, and translate customer drawings and specifications to AFL products and processes.
Interpret technical industry standards, regulatory compliance documentation, and customer drawings and specifications, applying them to AFL products, data management, and processes.
Automate manual data processes, optimize user queries, and facilitate data research and understanding in partnership with analysts and business specialists.
Support new item sourcing requests and evaluate how material and test specification changes affect bills of material.
Address internal and external nonconformance of parts and materials, using basic statistical methods to find root causes and support corrective action.
Partner with Applications, Manufacturing, Process, and Development Engineering to streamline item development and setup.
Serve as a subject matter expert on assigned energy accessory product types and represent AFL at related standards and specifications meetings.
Support execution of engineering changes.
Complete other assignments as identified.
Adhere to and promote AFL's environmental, health, and safety policies.
Successfully complete pre-employment assessments, background checks, and reference checks.