LEER - Product Engineer

Overall Responsibilities:

The Product Engineer design solutions for products and set up product specifications to meet business goals.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Product development: Working closely with design, test, manufacturing, and quality engineering team members to provide support.
• Product specifications: Establishing product specifications to meet organizational goals.
• Test programs: Developing test programs, hardware, DVP&R
• Data analysis: Analyzing statistical data for new and sustaining products.
• Product release documentation: Generating and managing product release documentation.
• Cost reduction: Driving cost reduction activities.
• Product issues: Working on resolutions to product issues using data analysis.
• Train, and mentor other Engineers and supporting staff.
• Ensure APQP compliance during engineering development activities, as well as interface deliverables.
• Manage access to OE CAD data via various avenues including SEMA and direct contact with OEM representatives.
• Utilize and coordinate robust product designs practices within Engineering.
• Interface with customers to obtain technical requirements and engineering specifications (QFD and related activities).
• Support safety initiatives, policies, and procedures to ensure plant operations are safe and consistent with company standards and help reduce accidents and injuries.
• Exemplify and foster teamwork within the company. Promptly respond to concerns, issues, and suggestions and act to ensure positive employee relations.
• Ensure full compliance with all applicable requirements and specifications imposed by the company, the customer, and/or the industry.
• Other duties as assigned or needed.

Characteristics and skills:

• Experience with "concept to completion" stage gate methodology.
• Must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Must be a self-starter capable of working both independently, as well as part of a team.
• Work requires a willingness to work a flexible schedule.
• Work may require occasional weekends and/or evening work.
• The ability to travel is required - an estimated 10%. Valid driver's license.
• Critical thinking, analysis, and creativity.
• Understanding of Product Data Management systems and workflow
• Experience in presenting gate reviews, gate packages, senior leadership product development reviews in a disciplined and detailed product development process.
• Must be able to balance team and individual responsibilities, giving and receiving feedback, while supporting efforts to succeed.
• Generating creative solutions and being able to translate concepts and information into images.
• Must have strong computer skills and be proficient with Microsoft Office software and related packages.
• Must have strong analytical skills and be well organized, an excellent problem solver, motivator, and decision maker.
• Working knowledge of truck and vehicle accessories, plastics technology, fiberglass manufacturing would be a plus along with project experience in the automotive, OEM, construction, industrial, or vehicle/equipment/aftermarket industry.

Educational and other requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering discipline
• 10-years minimum experience in product engineering
• Good administrative, interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work with a wide variety of individuals.
• Familiar with quality systems and quality requirements
• Familiarity with FEA and CFD tools.
• Experience developing DFMEA's and DVP&R's
• Six Sigma experience highly desirable
• CAD experience a plus (especially SolidWorks)
• Experience with lean principles (5S, kaizen, value stream mapping, demand flow etc.)
• Good mechanical, analytical, and technical skills.
• A true "collaborative" leader that embraces the idea that he/she is the "go-to" person.
• Must be an initiative-taker capable of working both independently, as well as part of a team.