Senior Product Engineer

CAMCO MANUFACTURING LLC • Greensboro, NC

35d • Onsite

About The Position

Camco is investing in senior innovation engineering talent to expand its capacity to pursue category-defining, step-function new product development. This role is not primarily a sustaining engineering position — it is an innovation leadership role within an engineering team, responsible for originating, shaping, and executing on product concepts that extend Camco's portfolio into new territory. The Senior Product Engineer is a rare profile: someone who can operate fluently across the full innovation spectrum — from pure conceptual problem-solving to industrial design to technical execution to consumer experience thinking — and who has the credibility and craft to own complex product development from thesis through production release. This person is a builder of new things, not a maintainer of existing ones. The role sits within a team that includes strong technical executors and CAD specialists. The Senior Product Engineer compliments the innovation leadership layer — the ability to see what doesn't exist yet and know how to bring it to life.

Requirements

• 8+ years of product engineering experience in physical consumer products, with a demonstrated portfolio of innovation projects — not solely sustaining engineering or technical support work
• Proven ability to originate and develop product concepts: taking a consumer need or market gap from idea through to a production-ready, manufacturable design
• Demonstrated hybrid innovation experience: applying existing technologies, mechanisms, or product platforms to new use cases, categories, or consumer problems
• Strong industrial design sensibility — able to integrate form, ergonomics, aesthetics, and consumer experience thinking into engineering decisions
• Deep proficiency in SolidWorks: 3D modeling, surface modeling, detailed drawings, and assembly modeling for complex multi-component consumer products
• Hands-on manufacturing knowledge: injection molding, metal forming, extrusion, electromechanical, assembly processes — able to design for manufacturability from the first sketch
• Experience developing and executing test plans, design validation, and production validation protocols for consumer products
• Experience managing tooling development with overseas manufacturing partners, including quoting, design review, trial evaluation, and production validation
• Ability to own complex, multi-stage projects simultaneously — managing timeline, technical risk, and cross-functional coordination without loss of quality
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Design Engineering, Product Design, or a related engineering field preferred

Responsibilities

• Own the conceptual development of assigned innovation projects — from proof of concept to a technically validated design ready for engineering execution
• Identify hybrid innovation opportunities — existing technologies, platforms, or manufacturing processes that can be applied or adapted to new use cases, categories, or consumer problems
• Lead concept exploration through sketching, physical prototyping, 3D modeling, and consumer-use scenario development — moving fluidly between ideation and technical validation
• Collaborate with Product Management to ensure innovation concepts are grounded in commercial viability: the right consumer, the right price point, the right competitive position
• Design to the consumer experience — understanding how a product will be encountered, purchased, unboxed, installed, used, and serviced by an RV consumer in real conditions
• Apply industrial design sensibility to form, ergonomics, and aesthetic decisions — Camco products must be functionally excellent and commercially compelling at retail
• Model and evaluate consumer use cases: how the target consumer will interact with the product across its full lifecycle, including edge cases and failure modes
• Identify and resolve consumer friction points in existing products and translate that insight into design improvements or entirely new product concepts
• Design for the shelf: understand how packaging, color, form factor, and feature communication affect purchase decisions at retail
• Lead full product design from concept through production-ready release: 3D CAD modeling, detailed engineering drawings, material selection, manufacturing process specification, and tolerance analysis
• Apply deep knowledge of manufacturing processes — injection molding, metal forming, extrusion, electromechanical, assembly — to design products that are both innovative and manufacturable at scale
• Develop and execute test plans, validation protocols, and design verification procedures — including design validation (DV), production validation (PV), and consumer use validation
• Lead Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) reviews with manufacturing partners and Operations
• Own and maintain SolidWorks models, drawings, and related technical documentation within Camco's PDM framework through the full product lifecycle
• Select materials and manufacturing processes that balance performance, consumer experience, production cost, and long-term product reliability
• Take end-to-end ownership of assigned projects — from concept brief through production release — managing timeline, technical risks, supplier coordination, and cross-functional alignment
• Assess project feasibility, design complexity, and cost-to-target early in the development cycle; surface risks before they become blockers
• Manage tooling development with overseas and domestic manufacturing partners: quoting, design review, trial evaluation, and production validation
• Operate within Camco's NPD pipeline structure — meeting stage-gate milestones, managing first-article validation, and ensuring production readiness to align with commercial commitment
• Manage multiple active projects simultaneously across different development stages without loss of quality or schedule discipline
• Mentor junior and mid-level product engineers — guiding concept development, design methodology, and problem-solving approach on shared projects
• Model creative problem-solving and consumer-centered design thinking for the broader engineering team
• Contribute to engineering standards, design best practices, and the innovation culture of the team
• Participate in cross-functional project reviews, representing engineering with clarity and technical authority

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• 401k with company match
• Participation in company health (medical, dental) insurance plans
• Supplemental insurance offered
• Promote work/life balance including paid time off and paid holidays

What This Job Offers

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