Senior Product Engineer

Klein Tools • Mansfield, TX

3d

About The Position

The Senior Product Engineer is an experienced technical leader responsible for designing, developing, and improving products in the tool industry. The role leads project outcomes and on-time product development, solving complex engineering problems and developing product design, sustaining, and project-management solutions with limited direction. The engineer works closely with Product Management, internal teams, vendors, and stakeholders to develop products and customer-focused features, coordinate technical activities, and keep projects aligned with organizational priorities and timelines. The position also provides technical guidance and mentorship to other engineers and may require international travel as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from an ABET-accredited institution or program.
• Three or more years of direct work experience in the relevant area.
• Excellent technical, analytical, planning, and organizational skills.
• Solid understanding of new product development and new product introduction.
• Broad knowledge of academic engineering principles and a basic understanding of business-related initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience facilitating complex projects and solutions involving multiple interactions.
• Conflict-resolution skills and demonstrated team-leadership experience.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including the ability to present technical analysis and financially based justifications to support decision-making at all organizational levels.
• Ability to work amid changing priorities, goals, and direction, including stressful conditions and time constraints.
• Strong team focus and ability to work with internal and external collaborators.
• Willingness and ability to travel internationally as needed.
• Ability to occasionally perform the physical activities listed, including lifting or moving objects up to 25 pounds; no one should lift more than 50 pounds alone.
• Required vision abilities include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

• Determine and apply appropriate theoretical principles and practical approaches to design products and systems within program requirements.
• Make independent decisions on engineering problems and methods.
• Drive product improvements and contribute to developing innovative solutions.
• Represent the organization in vendor meetings to resolve questions and coordinate work.
• Proactively manage several medium- to high-difficulty projects.
• Estimate and develop project timelines within the phase-gate product development framework.
• Manage multiple medium- to high-priority action items concurrently and delegate work when necessary.
• Perform work involving complex features.
• Conduct detailed feasibility studies for proposed products or systems, including reviewing design and development plans, cost estimates, engineering proposals, and specifications.
• Coordinate and schedule technical development activities and resolve engineering design and test problems.
• Liaise with internal customers and vendor representatives to ensure designs meet end-user needs and specifications.
• Communicate clearly and concisely to the intended audience and proofread work produced by lower-level engineers.
• Create high-level PowerPoint presentations explaining engineering concepts and project evaluations to internal stakeholders and outside vendors.
• Use advanced Excel functions, such as pivot tables and macros, for data analysis and reporting.
• Develop and document medium- to high-difficulty projects using advanced 3D CAD modeling and 2D drafting; conduct advanced static FEA studies with little to no consultation.
• Review active projects and implement changes as needed to keep them on schedule.
• Prioritize engineering projects in line with organizational needs and strategic goals.
• Maintain close contact with team leaders, business unit managers, and the executive team.
• Provide direction and mentorship to engineers in the department and on project teams.
• Minimize negative financial impact at facilities during project implementation.
• Work closely with Product Management to develop new products and customer-desired feature sets.
• Travel internationally as needed.
• Perform other duties as requested.

What This Job Offers

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