Product Development Engineer - Agawam, United States - SNI Financial

Description

Position Overview: Reporting to the Product Development Engineering Manager, you'll lead projects from inception to launch, overseeing timelines, communications across teams, and overall project management.
Position Responsibilities:

• Prioritize safety as the top concern for all employees and customers.
• Collaborate with Project and Product Managers to define project scope.
• Conduct on-site assessments with the Product Manager to understand job requirements, identify current practices, and pinpoint unmet needs.
• Manage the intellectual property strategy from provisional to final patent.
• Utilize New Product Development (NPD) tools to identify critical-to-quality (CTQ) targets.
• Source internal and external resources for potential solutions that align with project goals.
• Guide potential solutions through the NPD stage gate process, refining towards the best concepts for commercialization.
• Design and conduct experiments to evaluate potential solutions' effectiveness.
• Ensure the selected solution is manufacturable for commercialization.
• Minimize solution costs while maximizing value and profitability.
• Conduct Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) to optimize new product success.
• Collaborate with the Quality team to develop and implement QAQC processes.
• Work with Manufacturing Engineering to plan the transition to manufacturing.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Measure success through patents, bill of materials accuracy, and final design performance.
• Undertake other related tasks as assigned.

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Engineering.
• Preferably 2 or more years of product development experience.
• Proficient in Solid Modeling, preferably with SolidWorks.
• Experience in new product development.
• Hands-on aptitude, preferably in construction or mechanical fields.
• Familiarity with Stage Gate development processes.
• Strong PC skills, including the Microsoft Office suite.
• Exposure to Six Sigma Black Belt training or principles.
• Knowledge of applied statistics.
• Creative, resilient, and adept at problem-solving.
• Self-motivated with a strong sense of accountability.
• Commercially minded with a drive for project success.
• Team player with a willingness to learn and adapt.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.