Structural Engineer; Product Development Engineer

SCOPE OF POSITION: Conducts and engages in innovation, new product development, product testing, and product/process improvement aligned with strategic product development goals. Provides high level consultative leadership to projects. Goals are cross-functional multi-skilled development, focusing on producing tangible product increments within a short time frame.

Job Description
SCOPE OF POSITION: Conducts and engages in innovation, new product development, product testing, and product/process improvement aligned with strategic product development goals. Provides high level consultative leadership to projects. Goals are cross-functional multi-skilled development, focusing on producing tangible product increments within a short time frame.
Responsibilities
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Requirements To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions, including but not necessarily limited to the following:

• Review, sign, and seal engineering plans, calculations and design documents in compliance with applicable building codes, state regulations and project integration.
• Drives cross-functional team development (across CS locations when suitable) of New Product Development (NPD) initiatives with a goal of production readiness and commercialization.
• Breaks down complex product ideas into actionable technical tasks. Design these technical tasks with the goal of producing tangible results within a short duration of time.
• Studies and recommends techniques to improve existing products. Performs detailed internal and external tests on a wide range of products and/or product samples. Compiles comprehensive test reports to ensure knowledge is shared among team.
• Conducts research, plans and executes trials. Summarizes research and trials through detailed reports.
• Locates and interfaces with outside vendors of materials and/or processes as required in support of NPD initiatives and completing technical tasks.
• Constructs, tests and fabricates physical prototypes of potential new designs. Produces high quality prototype reports that address this prototype’s material usage, building process, test results, cost information, and sustainability evaluations.
• At certain locations, may head up various projects by supervising at the group level of construction and testing of pilot models and components, competitive models, quality control checkouts, etc.
• Performs basic costing activities including return on investment (ROI) calculations.
• Develops, adapts, analyzes and ensures accuracy of drawings, calculations and specifications to suit client needs.
• Provides coaching and guidance to manufacturing operations to solve difficult problem and technical issues as requested.
• Keeps well informed on new developments in the product development field through contact with educational institutions, professional societies, manufacturers and trade shows, perusal of texts, technical papers, journals and periodicals.
• Recommends capital expenditures along with sales and production methods for new products.
• Keeps abreast of new developments, materials or processes for use in adaptations to organization products.
• Participates in trade association and code regulating bodies on behalf of the company.
• Actively participates in all learning opportunities with the goal to further build cross-functionality and self-sufficiency within the development team.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications
KNOWLEDGE/ SKILLS/ EXPERIENCE/

EDUCATION:

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