Product design engineer

Product Design Engineer Position Specifications Top 4 Must Haves for the Ideal Candidate

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent. Master’s Degree preferred.
• 5+ years’ Consumer Product Development experience.
• 5+ years’ Manufacturing experience (related experience in plastic molding, metal fabrication, etc. preferred).
• Significant ProE/Solid Works/3D CAD experience.

Based in Emporia, Kansas our client is an automotive aftermarket products manufacturer & distributor of towing electrical, winter snow and ice tools, fluid management tools, vehicle cleaning and vehicle accessory products.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Product development background and related CAD experience, including Solid Works and/or Pro/Engineer.
• Solid understanding of manufacturing processes, especially injection molding and metal fabrication.
• Strong creativity and communication skills.

• Present new product ideas that fit the company’s policy to the Product Team.
• Assume full authority and responsibility for the completion of product development, product testing, and product design.
• Assume responsibility for the project budget to maintain the expenditures within the approved budget.
• Report on project status to the Engineering Manager and the Product Team as required.
• Assist Manufacturing Engineering in the determination and documentation of process instructions.
• Recommend action as needed to protect the rights of the company in patents, trademarks, and copyrights. Help secure patents on products where good claims will be allowed.
• Develop and approve Q.C. Standards as needed on new products being developed to assure a high quality standard is maintained.

A meaningful compensation package will be developed for the successful candidate that includes a base salary, along with performance-based bonus.