Product Engineer
Listed on 2026-07-01
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Engineering
Product Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, Materials Engineering
Product Engineer
US Farathane is seeking product engineers at our corporate tech center to join our growing team. Product engineers are responsible for managing and developing new products for the tiers customer programs, with a strong focus on internal and external customer deliverables. This role includes ownership of design feasibility, part development, testing coordination, and launch support throughout the product lifecycle. This position works closely with customers, internal engineering teams, manufacturing, and program management to ensure successful product development and launch.
These positions sit fully on-site in our offices in either Auburn Hills or Sterling Heights, MI.
Essential duties and responsibilities include:
- Manage and communicate new product development activities on a daily basis
- Support design activities for new products, including part and process feasibility
- Coordinate and manage testing requirements for new products, as required
- Maintain and manage engineering development & testing (ED&T) budgets for assigned programs (weekly)
- Support and maintain APQP databases (phase 0 &
1) for assigned programs (weekly) - Create and maintain DFMEA, DVP, and open issues tracking documents
- Support ongoing customer communication and technical meetings (weekly)
- Support tool trials and pre-production build activities, as needed
- Support launch activities at US Farathane manufacturing facilities and customer sites, including SOP and post-90-day launch support
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field, or equivalent relevant work experience (preferred)
- Minimum 4–6 years of automotive engineering experience
- OEM experience
- Strong knowledge of plastic injection molding processes
- Experience supporting APQP, DFMEA, DVP&R, and product launch activities
- Strong communication, organization, and cross-functional collaboration skills
US Farathane offers an impressive compensation and benefits package, including:
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid holidays and vacation
- Job promotional and career growth opportunities
- And much more!
About US Farathane:
US Farathane has been a leading plastics manufacturer serving the automotive industry for over 50 years. Through advanced research and development, a highly experienced management team, and a dedicated workforce, US Farathane continues to grow year over year. We provide customers with full-service solutions ranging from black-box design concepts to highly engineered composites, TPEs, TPOs, and specialized extrusion and compression technologies.
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