Product Engineer - Bicycle, Global Mobility

Overview

Gates is seeking a Product Engineer for Bike applications within the Global Mobility group in Denver. This role supports the development and maturation of new product and process technologies, bridging early-stage innovation and downstream product commercialization. The Technical Product Engineer collaborates with internal teams and external suppliers to evaluate, prototype, test, and validate new concepts, materials, components, and manufacturing processes, with a focus on reducing technical risk and preparing technologies for transfer to product development, operations, and commercialization teams.

• Support the development of new technologies, materials, components, and manufacturing processes from concept through feasibility validation.
• Evaluate technical concepts through prototyping, testing, analysis, and experimentation.
• Assist in translating early-stage ideas into structured engineering development plans and actionable work streams.
• Contribute to the creation of design guidelines, technical requirements, and engineering documentation that support future product development and commercialization.
• Support design changes, product enhancements, and concept development activities related to new Mobility products and technical solutions.

• Work with external suppliers and internal manufacturing partners to explore and develop new process capabilities.
• Support feasibility studies for new manufacturing methods, including prototype trials, process assessments, and capability evaluations.
• Help identify technical risks, manufacturability concerns, and key process variables associated with new technologies.
• Conduct process-related evaluations to support cost, performance, and manufacturability improvements.
• Document development learnings, process constraints, and critical-to-quality requirements to support successful handoff.

• Develop concepts, prototypes, and test articles to assess performance, durability, and manufacturability.
• Perform design reviews, tolerance assessments, and design-for-manufacturing studies on new concepts and development projects.
• Investigate the impact of design tolerances and process variation on part and system performance.
• Collaborate with product development teams to ensure new technologies align with application requirements and future commercialization needs.
• Support engineering evaluation of inspection methods, validation approaches, and product performance criteria.

• Design and execute test plans to evaluate technical feasibility, product performance, and process robustness.
• Analyze test results and communicate findings, conclusions, and recommended next steps.
• Support root-cause investigations and engineering problem solving during development activities.
• Help define readiness criteria for transferring proven technologies into product development and commercialization pipelines.
• Assist in confirming that developed concepts and processes are ready for downstream scaling and industrialization.

• Manage assigned development projects by tracking scope, timelines, deliverables, risks, and action items.
• Coordinate activities across engineering, sourcing, quality, operations, product management, and external suppliers to ensure projects progress effectively.
• Maintain project plans and provide regular communication on status, priorities, risks, and key decisions.
• Drive follow-up and accountability across stakeholders to support execution of development milestones and handoff activities.
• Support structured transfer of validated technologies into downstream product development and commercialization teams.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related engineering discipline.
• 3+ years of relevant engineering experience in product development, advanced development, R&D, manufacturing/process development, testing, or related technical roles.
• Experience supporting engineering…