Product Engineer

A Snapshot of What You'll Do:

The Product Engineer is responsible for all technical matters concerning Anton Paar Quanta Tec products, including:

• Technical product responsibility and support for series products over the entire product life cycle
• The functionality, specifications and quality of serial released instruments
• Participating in projects for product development
• Using product knowledge to drive improvements focusing on quality, output, and/or cost reduction

The Product Engineer  is a self-starter who has excellent troubleshooting skills and engages with intercompany teams to solve problems. Job duties include:

• Granting technical approvals such as special approvals and approval of technical changes to serial products
• Taking responsibility for all instrument-specific, quality-relevant, and technical specifications of the products
• Ensuring instrument safety and adapting products to new norms and standards (together with CE)
• Handling component testing and technical release
• Conducting the testing and verification of existing instruments (not applicative)
• Conducting error analysis and systematic solutions in case of problems to maintain process and product quality
• Identifying and leading improvement opportunities by utilizing Lean Six Sigma thinking by utilizing tools i.e. DMAIC, Kaizen, 8D, Gemba, etc.
• Performing regular monitoring and analysis of production costs and driving improvement projects involving cross functional teams (together with CR, REP, and production)
• Creating and maintaining product and production documents
• Participating in projects during development according to PEP
• Implementing the serial transition of new products including documentation
• Acting as link between development, production and Customer Support with regard to technical implementation and questions
• Handling the verification and validation of products with a focus on Software and Firmware
• Training of Customer Support, Repair and Assembly, QA or in some cases, other functional areas
• Creating Customer-specific adaptations for customized projects
• Cooperating closely with development, production, service, purchasing and product management
• Handles 3rd level support for customer inquiries
• May be required to travel to other Anton Paar facilities domestically or internationally (< 5%)
• All other duties as assigned

The Product Engineer typically  requires a combination of experience, education, training, certifications and skills. This role requires the following:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent years’ experience in the field of electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, mechatronics or electronics
• 3 years of experience in the domains of research and development, product engineering, manufacturing engineering

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• Knowledge of scientific instrumentation technology a plus
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or higher
• Experience with approvals / certifications (e.g. CE, NRTL, GS)
• Experience with SAP
• ASQ CQE

The Product Engineer role  requires a combination of strong technical knowledge, quality orientation, collaboration across teams and a sense of ownership and accountability for the performance of the products. including:

• Accountability
• Takes responsibility for all work activities and personal actions
• Follows through on commitments, and acknowledges and learns from mistakes
• Commitment
• Acts according to the principles, vision and values of the organization
• Shows support and enthusiasm in their work assignments
• Communication
• Demonstrates the ability to clearly get a point across
• Shows acumen in writing, listening, and reading comprehension
• Dependability
• Shows up to work on time and is fully utilized and accounted for during work hours
• Is relied upon and available when additional time and effort is required
• Integrity
• Behaves honorably and ethically, is truthful and can be trusted
• Uses sound judgement in decision making
• Problem Solving
• Effectively identifies issues and evaluates options
• Seeks guidance to resolve issues in the best interest of the organization
• Quality
• Works to the highest of quality standards by identifying problems,…