Sr. and Design Engineer - Cromwell, CT

Job Overview

Responsibility includes collaborating effectively with the Senior Engineering Manager, while maintaining strong working relationships with Product Management, Sales and Operation teams. This role involves gathering industry-specific market feedback, identifying customer product requirements and translating field-acquired insights into new design implementations for our Utility and Communication tool product lines.

• Generate design concepts based on market needs and assist in presenting the concept to the customer
• Conduct market research on market trends, emerging technologies and competitive benchmarking
• Engage in customer visits to gather insights for new product development and legacy product enhancements.
• Travel to customer sites to gather firsthand market insights, collect product feedback, support live product demonstrations, and gain ideas for future product development.
• Collaborate with Engineering and Marketing leadership to translate market insights into a strategic product roadmap.
• Identify new tools that could improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the engineering department based on direct market feedback
• Recommend product and process changes, reviews engineering associate's technical work when asked.
• Ensure product designs meet quality, safety, and ISO standards.
• Generate and prepare technical reports, trip summaries and market details
• Participate in design reviews, releases, and change processes throughout the product lifecycle
• Communicate effectively with internal and external customers regarding engineering designs, conceptual ideas, design changes, requirements and any other engineering related matter
• Serve as a technical resource to other departments within Ripley and outside customers.

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, or equivalent.
• 5-8 years of relevant experience(required)
• Experience and general knowledge of product line industry.
• Excellent mechanical ability and problem solving.
• Is fully adept in mechanical design and fluent in 3D and 2D CAD (AutoCAD Inventor is a plus).
• Understands engineering drawing generation and configuration management.
• Read, understand and discuss technical requirements, articles, plans, drawings, etc.
• Working understanding of material and engineering master in SAP
• Good computer skills to include Microsoft Office Suite.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.

Hubbell Incorporated, its subsidiaries and affiliates, is an EO Employer AA: M/F/Veteran/Disability. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other protected class.