Sr. Product Lifecycle Engineer; SONIX Springfield, VA, US Posted ago

Position: Sr. Product Lifecycle Engineer (SONIX) Springfield, VA, US Posted 2 months ago
## Sr. Product Lifecycle Engineer (SONIX)
Springfield, VA, United States

SONIX has been a consistent innovator in non-destructive testing - being the first company to bring PC-based, digital imaging solutions to our customers. Since then, SONIX has continued to push the technology envelope and provide our customers with superior inspection technologies and engineering advancements. Our customers come from a variety of industries including semiconductor packaging, component manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, and traditional non-destructive testing industries.
** Brief Description
** Sonix is seeking an experienced Senior Product Lifecycle Engineer who will be responsible for managing the product lifecycle of our scanning acoustic microscope platform from conception to end-of-life. This person will work with our global team to manage the evolution of our product platform and ensure we keep pace with the requirements of our broad customer base.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, product lifecycle management, engineering change management and compliance with industry regulations and standards. Leading projects and RBS initiatives with our commercial, design engineering and manufacturing engineering teams to ensure we have a sustainable and competitive product  addition to product lifecycle management the engineer will be responsible for assisting our global service team with sustaining engineering activities to ensure our product meets customer requirements.

The engineer will work closely with multiple teams including both internal and external partners.

Position will provide the opportunity for both domestic and international travel to visit customers and vendors to collaborate on managing our product portfolio and gathering valuable feedback.
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* Essential Functions:

*** Leverage strong product lifecycle management skills (sustainability, performance optimization, cost management, risk management, collaboration, and continuous improvement) to manage our product portfolio to ensure smooth transition of new products to the market and coordination between our commercial team, design engineering team, manufacturing team and field service team.
* Product lifecycle management of released platforms for feature requests, engineering change management, configuration management, compliance with industry standards and regulations, documentation control, non-conformance or waiver approval and end-of-life management.
* Technical knowledge to be able to understand system level, electrical and mechanical issues reported by the field or operations team and be able to bring relevant information back to the design engineering team as needed.
* Monitor quality and failure trends for installed systems and work with relevant teams to implement corrective actions.
* Lead / facilitate RBS initiatives to ensure we have a robust, competitive product platform that meets our customers’ needs.
* Lead / facilitate cross-functional meetings as needed to brainstorm creative solutions, troubleshoot problems and ensure projects are on track.
* Report project status to management team on a regular basis and identify risks and issues that may impact schedules and suggest countermeasures to ensure project timelines are maintained.
* Visit customers to gain insight into how our tools are used and learn how they can be improved to meet and exceed customer expectations both now and in the future.
* Manage system certifications to ensure system is engineered to meet safety guidelines relevant to the market / countries we sell to and conformance to ISO standards.
* Ensure release and project documentation is current, complete, and located in the proper repository.
* Train production and field service personnel to ensure support for new product platforms and features.
* International and domestic travel up to ~25%
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* Qualifications:

*** Minimum 5 years’ engineering experience in product lifecycle management and product development.
* Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering preferred.
* Experience in technical project management including maintaining schedules and interfacing with cross-functional team members throughout the project…