Front End Product Engineer

Job Details Level: Experienced

Job Location:

Naperville - Naperville, IL 60563

Position Type:
Full Time

Chervon is one of the world’s largest powertooland outdoor power equipment manufacturers with a rich history of innovation. Chervon’s commitment to build a better world by building better tools isevidentin the products we manufacture and our green approach to manufacturing. We design, engineer and market power tools and outdoor power equipment within our brand portfolio- EGO, FLEX and SKIL and for other highly respected private brands.

With world-class R&D, design, manufacturing, supply chain, marketing, sales, and service teams throughout the world, we do it all.

The Front End Product Engineer focuses on translating customer insights, emerging technologies, and early product ideas into working prototypes that help evaluate future opportunities in power tools and outdoor power equipment. This role is intended for an experienced, hands-on engineer who can independently move from concept to prototype, apply sound technical judgment, and influence early-stage product direction while collaborating across Product, Research, Design, and Engineering teams.

• Collaborate with Product Managers, User Researchers,Industrial Designers, Engineering teams,andothercross-functionalpartnerstoidentifyunmet customer needs and future product opportunities.
• Explore emerging technologies, components, materials, and concepts that may create competitive advantages within power tools and outdoor power equipment.
• Participate in ideation workshops, innovation sessions, and concept generation activities.
• Evaluatethetechnical feasibility of new product concepts through rapid experimentation,prototype development,and hands-on testing.

• Design, build, assemble, and test physical prototypes ranging from appearance models to functional proof-of-concept systems.
• Quickly translate sketches, concepts, problem statements, and customer insights into tangible solutions.
• Apply 3D printing, laser cutting, rapid fabrication methods, electronics prototyping, and other hands‑on development techniques to efficiently create, refine, andvalidateprototype solutions.
• Develop mechanical, electrical, and electromechanical prototype solutions as needed tovalidateconcepts.
• Build demonstration models, test rigs, fixtures, and experimental systems used to evaluate product opportunities.
• Plan and conduct prototype testing, analyze results,identifytechnical tradeoffs, and communicate findings, recommendations, and next steps to cross‑functional stakeholders.

• Develop CAD models to support prototype construction and concept evaluation.
• Integrate sensors, motors, control systems, batteries, embedded electronics, and other technologies when appropriate.
• Research and evaluate commercially available technologies, components, and platforms for potentialapplicationwithin new products.
• Conduct competitor teardowns, benchmarking activities, and technical investigations.

• Work closely with Product Managers, User Researchers, Industrial Designers, and Engineering teams to align technical exploration with customer needs.
• Present concepts, prototypes, and findings to leadership teams and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with engineering teams in North America and internationally to advance innovation initiatives.
• Support intellectual property generation through invention disclosures and innovation documentation.

• Contribute to innovation processes, prototype lab capabilities, engineering tools, and rapid development methodologies.
• Continuously expand technical knowledge across mechanical, electrical, software, automation, and fabrication disciplines.
• Maintainprototype documentation and test recordssufficientto support learning, future iteration,and knowledge transfer.

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Robotics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Product Design Engineering, ora related technical field.
• 5–7 years of relevant engineering experience in product…