Product Engineer

Trimble • Sunnyvale, CA

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About The Position

Embark on an exciting journey as a Product/ion Engineer, driving the evolution, efficiency, and quality of manufacturing processes. Collaborate with design engineering to introduce new products and engage with suppliers to ensure top-tier selections. Nurture partnerships with the quality team to establish superior methodologies. Gauge manufacturing costs, set time standards, and guide tooling and process enhancements for both new and existing product lines. Drive daily operations of current products, continuously enhancing cost-effectiveness through lean manufacturing practices Coordinates transition of new products and product enhancements from concept through the manufacturing process to a finished product Develops test plans and procedures dealing with material acquisition and substitution problems, as well as technical issues impacting shipments. Analyzes manufacturing and test defect data and trends to define root cause and implement corrective actions Ensures product development plan is complete and properly implemented, ensuring manufacturing resources are properly directed during the entire product life cycle Ensures plans and documentation are in place for test, assembly, training, process, materials transition and manufacturability Interfaces with quality to establish quality methods and metrics Estimates manufacturing cost, determines time standards, and makes recommendations for tooling and process requirements of new or existing product lines Interfaces with design engineering in coordinating the release of new products. Interfaces with purchasing in the selection/qualification of suppliers

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Systems, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience with a general technical background in electronics and mechanical manufacturing methods.
• Experience with production processes, assembly processes, test systems, control software, and electronics processes.
• Understanding of general manufacturing processes and systems (inventory control, scheduling, new model development, and quality).
• Demonstrable experience in electronic manufacturing/test environment.
• Ability to analyze production processes and systems, and identify concerns.
• Fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Driving the evolution, efficiency, and quality of manufacturing processes
• Collaborating with design engineering to introduce new products
• Engaging with suppliers to ensure top-tier selections
• Nurturing partnerships with the quality team to establish superior methodologies
• Gauging manufacturing costs and setting time standards
• Guiding tooling and process enhancements for new and existing product lines
• Driving daily operations of current products, continuously enhancing cost-effectiveness through lean manufacturing practices
• Coordinating transition of new products and product enhancements from concept through the manufacturing process to a finished product
• Developing test plans and procedures dealing with material acquisition and substitution problems, as well as technical issues impacting shipments
• Analyzing manufacturing and test defect data and trends to define root cause and implement corrective actions
• Ensuring product development plan is complete and properly implemented, ensuring manufacturing resources are properly directed during the entire product life cycle
• Ensuring plans and documentation are in place for test, assembly, training, process, materials transition and manufacturability
• Interfacing with quality to establish quality methods and metrics
• Estimating manufacturing cost, determining time standards, and making recommendations for tooling and process requirements of new or existing product lines
• Interfacing with design engineering in coordinating the release of new products
• Interfacing with purchasing in the selection/qualification of suppliers

Benefits

• Trimble offers comprehensive core benefits that include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Time off plans and retirement plans.
• Most of our businesses also offer tax savings plans for health, dependent care and commuter expenses as well as Paid Parental Leave and Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• If this position is identified above as commission- or bonus-eligible, the terms of the commission plan or discretionary bonus plan for which you are eligible will be provided following the employee start date.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees