Senior Product Engineer - Mason, United States - Clopay

Description

Clopay Corporation is North Americas largest garage door manufacturer. We pride ourselves on delivering exceptional customer service as well as unsurpassed quality and innovative products. Our employees are the cornerstone of our success and we are looking for dynamic individuals to join our team. We have an excellent opportunity for a Senior Product Engineer in our Mason, Ohio headquarters location.

In this position, the successful candidate will perform the following job responsibilities:
Resolve product related issues, including product design, feature enhancements, value engineering, installation, and applications. Works closely with Marketing, Sales, Production, Quality, and Manufacturing Engineering, and purchasing.
Implement strategic, multiple-plant, assigned product engineering projects via the engineering change process procedure. Completes other product engineering projects as assigned. Lead design engineer on projects with capital expenditures of over $1,000,000. Initiate and implement product improvement and cost reduction ideas.
Implement product changes and specification changes in a timely manner in conjunction with other functional areas throughout Clopay. Troubleshoot production problems directly related to engineering specifications and bills of material.

Create detailed engineering analysis based on testing, experience, scientific theory, and engineering principles for use in the design and application of the product line or new product line extensions.

(Essential)Communicate product specifications and product changes to internal customers and help in communications to external customers.

Use the Engineering Release/Notice procedure as the primary tool in accomplishing this task and direct communications with external customers as required.

Train and educate various internal and external customers on product offerings and product specifications. Internal customers include production, marketing, and sales. External customers include customers, consumers, and regulatory agencies (governmental, legal). Responsible for developing product cost and capital expenditure data as required.
Travel as required to customers, manufacturing plants, vendors, and to provide other company representation.
Assist sales representatives or customers in understanding their product requirements, installation methods, and their proper applications. Makes suggestions on available alternatives if possible.