Senior Product Development Engineer

Pure Power Technologies•Columbia, SC

About The Position

Pure Power Technologies, a Stanadyne Company, is seeking a Senior Product Development Engineer to provide engineering support for the re-engineering of common-rail fuel injectors and pumps for diesel engines. The role focuses on reverse-engineering legacy and competitor products, developing and optimizing remanufacturing processes, and validating remanufactured products to meet or exceed OEM performance and emissions standards. The engineer will investigate potential products and business opportunities, evaluate and sort core components for reuse or rework, support cost reduction, and work with manufacturing engineering to develop processes that maximize component reuse. The role also provides technical support to production and field service teams and mentorship to junior engineers and technicians.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in mechanical, automotive, or a related engineering field.
5–8+ years of experience with diesel fuel injection systems, such as common-rail or HEUI.
Proven expertise in injector testing, calibration, and root-cause analysis.
Strong knowledge of CAD, GD&T, and analysis tools.
Experience with ISO/IATF quality systems and process control methods.
Excellent problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional leadership skills.
Knowledge of APQP/launch processes.

Nice To Haves

FEA and CFD experience.

Responsibilities

Lead reverse-engineering of legacy and competitor injectors, including dimensional analysis, material evaluation, CAD modeling, and tolerance studies.
Develop and optimize remanufacturing processes for diesel injectors, including teardown, inspection, reconditioning, assembly, and calibration.
Develop and coordinate validation testing for new product launches.
Inspect samples of core for products being evaluated to determine reusability and rework options for business cases.
Provide engineering support and drive cost reduction of existing products.
Investigate the scope and risks of potential new products to support development of business cases.
Evaluate core and develop inspection documents to sort core for remanufacturing high-pressure fuel pumps and/or diesel fuel injectors.
Develop specifications, as needed, for product assembly and testing.
Develop and track DVP&R as part of validation of remanufactured products.
Work with manufacturing engineering to develop rework methods and processes that maximize reuse of core components.
Investigate new business initiatives.
Mentor junior engineers and technicians and provide technical support to production and field service teams.
Define performance specifications and ensure remanufactured injectors meet or exceed OEM standards and emissions requirements.