Sr Product Designer

Napoleon leads the way with innovative engineering, advanced manufacturing techniques, unsurpassed customer service and remarkable product quality. Our award-winning products offer a best-in-class experience for all customers’ home comfort needs. While we are proudly Canadian, Napoleon is also fortunate to operate on a world-wide scale. The warmth and experience that Napoleon product brings to the homes of our customers transcends borders, language, and cultures to elevate everyday experiences, so you love being home.

Throughout North America, Europe, South America and Asia, Napoleon creates memorable moments through our stunning designs and innovative technologies.

Technology / Engineering Manager

214 Bayview Drive, Barrie (hybrid)

Designing product concepts, creating 3D rendered images for concept approval, creating detailed prototype designs and designs suitable for mass production; including creating detailed drawings, specifications and information necessary for product literature. Plan and manage moderate to large or complex size project(s) for new accessories or product developments from concept through to mass production, ensuring technical requirements, deadlines and cost targets are achieved: and maintain/upgrade current product line‑up, where necessary, to maintain relevance in the market.

Where applicable, work in close collaboration with project launch manager to ensure an “on‑time” and effective production launch.

• Define concepts or ideas, considering competitive products, benchmarking, trends & lesson learnt.
• Sketches and simple 3D concept models, rendered images, technical scope documents suitable for obtaining project approval; including presenting ideas to R&D team and management.
• Detailed 3D models suitable for prototype and mass production, including DFA/DFM/DFS, (Design for Assembly, Manufacture and Serviceability - including installation).
• Design for cost, aesthetic appearance, robustness, reliability and quality; considering project targets and project deadlines and whilst working in collaboration with other departments, other sites and outside vendors.
• Validate the design concept:
  Using recognized design tools, including design reviews, functional analysis, (&, where applicable, input to simulation), tolerance stack ups for fit, form and function etc;
  Actively participate in Stage Gate runs to practically validate part fit, form and function, manufacturability and drawing accuracy. Collaborate with Technology / Engineering Manager to provide input for the creation of a suitable test program to validate that the design meets safety and technical requirements.
• Create and maintain detailed 2D drawings and specifications where applicable. Create bill of materials, including all necessary details required to populate ERP system. Drawing release, (after checking), for prototype, purchasing, samples, etc. Ensure latest math data (2 and 3D) is maintained in company CAD database.
• Maintain current product line up. Championing Change Notices that improve on product robustness and correct quality and field issues for the first 12 months after production launch. Updating or supporting changes to existing models, drawings, based on Continuous Improvements, Change Notices and/or corrections.
• Work directly with Technology / Engineering Manager to plan all development activities, for R&D, with the vender and the cross functional team that are necessary to develop and launch the product, where applicable in collaboration with the project launch manager.
• Track project schedules and report all project open issues weekly using the department open issues list, identifying all critical tasks, all tasks that require cross functional support. Inform the responsible person regarding assigned tasks and follow up to ensure completion. Identifying variances or delayed tasks to the technology /engineering manager in a timely manner, collaborating to create recovery plans. Regularly communicate project status to cross functional team and to management.
• Periodically review the design with technology / engineering manager to ensure…