Sr. Product Engineer-1

Nidec Group Product Engineer III

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The Product Engineer III is a senior engineering role responsible for owning complex product designs, leading significant product improvements, and resolving high-impact technical issues across the product lifecycle. This role applies deep product knowledge, strong engineering judgment, and advanced problem-solving to ensure products meet performance, quality, cost, manufacturability, and compliance requirements.

Role Overview The Product Engineer III independently owns one or more products, subsystems, or major design elements end-to-end—from concept through production and field support. The role goes beyond routine design work to include architectural decisions, advanced validation, and leadership of product changes with business impact. This position does not include formal people-management responsibility but regularly provides informal mentorship and technical leadership to Product Engineer I and II roles.

The role typically reports to an Engineering Manager, Senior Engineering Manager, or Product Development Leader.

Key Responsibilities

• Advanced Product Design & Ownership
• Own complex product designs, components, or subsystems end-to-end
• Lead development of robust, cost-effective, and manufacturable product solutions
• Make sound engineering trade-offs balancing performance, reliability, cost, and schedule

• Complex Problem Solving & Root Cause Analysis
• Lead investigation and resolution of complex product, quality, or field issues
• Apply advanced root-cause analysis and engineering methods
• Develop and implement corrective and preventive design actions

• Product Validation, Verification & Reliability
• Lead or oversee advanced validation and verification activities
• Analyze test data and ensure product requirements are fully met
• Support reliability, durability, and lifecycle testing strategies

• Engineering Change & Lifecycle Management
• Lead complex engineering changes affecting performance, cost, or manufacturability
• Ensure changes are properly validated, documented, and released
• Manage product lifecycle activities including refreshes, cost-reduction initiatives, and obsolescence mitigation

• Manufacturing, Supply Chain & Operations Partnership
• Partner with Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain to optimize producibility and cost
• Support new product introductions, pilots, and production launch readiness
• Resolve advanced manufacturing or supplier-related technical issues

• Standards, Documentation & Compliance
• Ensure designs comply with engineering standards, regulatory requirements, and internal controls
• Maintain high-quality technical documentation, specifications, and design records
• Support audits and regulatory reviews as needed

• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Partner with Product Management, Marketing, Quality, Procurement, and Operations teams
• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to varied audiences
• Influence product and business decisions through technical expertise

• Continuous Improvement & Innovation
• Identify opportunities to improve product performance, cost, reliability, or sustainability
• Support design-for-manufacture, design-for-cost, and design-for-quality initiatives
• Incorporate lessons learned and best practices into future designs

• Mentorship & Technical Leadership
• Provide guidance and mentoring to Product Engineer I and II roles
• Review technical work and reinforce engineering rigor
• Share technical knowledge and best practices across teams

Qualifications

Education & Experience

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, Systems, or related field) required

Master's degree preferred

Typically 5–8+ years of product engineering or related experience

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