Product Development Engineer

Company Description

Thank you for your interest in a career  company stands as a global leader in fire suppression products, driven by our commitment to our team members, communities, and customers. We embrace individual differences and actively recruit team members from diverse backgrounds and skill sets, irrespective of race, gender, or ethnicity. At Amerex, we are dedicated to continuous collaboration and innovation, striving to remain leaders in our industry.

Every position is rooted in a culture that aligns with eight guiding principles:
Teamwork, Excellence, Communication, Leadership, Environment, Safety, Accountability,and
Trust
. These principles are the foundation of McWane, Inc. and serve as a compass, offering personal guidance to navigate daily work situations.

Responsible for the design and development of new products for the fire extinguisher market.

• Perform market research to understand market requirements for new product development.
• Conceptualize new product ideas by using Autodesk Inventor CAD software to design prototypes.
• Work with regulatory agencies such as: UL, FM, etc. for product approvals/compliance and associated listings.
• Conduct R&D efforts involving hands‑on prototype development, function testing and required performance/verification testing.
• Maintain product continuous improvement efforts supporting production.
• Create technical documents and instruction literature.
• Ability to handle a dynamic workload: from heavy multi-tasking during peak workloads to very focused detail‑oriented work during critical projects.
• High degree of attention to detail; demonstrates accuracy and self‑directed, energetic, dependable, and thorough, with the ability to handle multiple responsibilities and tasks on a regular basis.
• Ability to manage scheduled projects from concept to completion within estimated timeline.
• Approximate travel 10%.

• Bachelor of Mechanical, Electrical, or Fire Protection Engineering from an ABET accredited university.
• Familiar with data acquisition hardware/software.
• Excellent team communication, time management, human relations, and organizational skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, proficiency in written and verbal communication.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Autodesk Design Suite, and Adobe Acrobat.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. McWane is a Federal VEVRAA contractor, and an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices.

McWane will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran or service member status, marital status, citizenship status (In IL - sex, including same sex, ancestry, order of protection status, physical or mental disability, military status, pregnancy, unfavorable discharge status, genetic information), (In IA - gender identity), (In CA- gender identity or expression, and genetic information) or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.