The Product Engineer supports improving safety in manufacturing of current products, support existing products for ease of manufacture, implement quality improvements and execute customer requested design revisions.
Develop and administer Engineering Changes associated with complex welded steel structures, sheet metal components, non-metallic components (interior and exterior), HVAC systems, mechanical components and systems, electronics / wire harnesses and other areas.
Support development and implementation of design changes for existing products.
Translate end-customer functional requirements into product specifications.
Support the development and maintenance for configuration of products.
Translate of internal and external customer requests and requirements into engineering change request.
Create and modification of 3D model geometries.
Complete component evaluation and selection.
Complete model checks for interference, parameters and external references.
Maintain accurate Bills of Materials for design changes.
Work in collaboration and support with Cost Estimating, Purchasing, Planning, Sales, Manufacturing Engineering, and Quality Engineering.
Conduct design review activities ensuring that robust technical development processes and methodologies are implemented on products post-launch.
Develop design solutions and manufacturing solutions based on an understanding of internal and external manufacturing processes and capabilities.
Conduct product design revision implementation and incorporate facility feedback of design revision execution to optimize cost and quality.
Collaborate with Global Engineering team to solve product performance challenges
Provide concise and effective technical guidance and communication to internal and external customers.
Serve as a customer-facing liaison to resolve current production design-based issues, accurately define and deliver on customer requested production improvements and changes.
Collaborate with Company stakeholders to develop / improve process / system performance challenges.
Maintenance and or Continuous improvement of key Engineering Change Processes and Systems design updates through feedback, data access and metrics.
Project Management and execution of process and systems design of cross-functional systems and processes.
Project management of complex model year change programs and / or projects as assigned.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
5-10+years steel structure, sheet metal part design, welded component assembly experience.
3D modeling experience (Creo, Solidworks, Etc).
Design for Manufacturability : 5-10 years of experience in complex product environments.
Strong understanding of Geometrical Dimensioning & Tolerancing requirements.