Harbor Freight Tools · 7 hours ago
Principal Engineer, Product Development (Remote)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$137K/yr - $205K/yr
8+ years expHarbor Freight Tools is a national tool retailer with significant growth potential. The Principal Engineer, Product Development will be responsible for developing product enhancements, synchronizing initiatives with various teams, and ensuring high-quality product delivery to the market.
ManufacturingRetail
Responsibilities
Execute targeted development calendars to ensure that product processes ultimately achieve performance, quality, and time-to-market goals
Deliver best-in-class product features that increase top-line sales, reduce returns, and drive brand equity
Ensure compliance with core company values and consistently drive improvement while championing transparent collaboration with other key stakeholders in the business
Develop preventative action plans and catch-all processes to keep quality and performance levels consistent
Enhance existing product performance and quality to compete with market leaders
Identify market opportunities for new product development projects to drive larger market share
Confer with management, production, and marketing staff to discuss product/project specifications and procedures
Make detailed plans to accomplish goals and integrate technical activities
Analyze technology, resource needs, and market demand to plan and assess the feasibility of products/projects
Review and approve product design and changes
Assess current global development team, in-progress projects, the product roadmap, historical project delivery, tollgate process outcomes, and other products
Qualification
Required
BS Engineering or similar undergraduate degree
8-10 years of related product development experience including a solid understanding of testing
Understands how Development Engineering fits in the manufacturing business (Quality, Manufacturing, Purchasing, Sales, and Marketing)
standards and regulatory compliance standards: UL, CSA, ANSI, etc
Willingness to travel and work in China with excellent cultural sensitivity as well as genuine appreciation and respect for cultural differences
A track record of successfully partnering with multiple cross functional key stakeholders, and ability to work in a highly collaborative environment
Extensive problem solving experience
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Experience evaluating tools, offshore factories, and manufacturing processes in order to perform root cause analysis and implement sustainable solutions to improve product quality and performance
Ability to stand, walk, sit for extended periods of time
Ability to speak and listen to others in person and over the phone and video conferencing
Ability to use keyboard and read from computer screen and reports
The ability to lift up to 50 lbs
Ability to travel frequently within China to various supplier manufacturing sites
Ability to walk factory manufacturing operations and spend considerable time on the factory floor
Must be able to perform this job safely in accordance with standard operating procedures and good manufacturing practices, without endangering the health or safety of self or others
Preferred
Prefer product development experience with welding equipment
Experience partnering with global development teams and a proven history of creating processes that deliver winning products to market
Benefits
Comprehensive and competitive benefits to Associates (and their families) such as medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability.
Eligible to enroll in our company’s 401k plan, as well as a deferred compensation plan.
Accrue paid time off up to 236 hours per year, (inclusive of PTO, floating holidays and paid holidays).
Paid sick time up to 80 hours per year unless otherwise required by law.
Company
Harbor Freight Tools
Harbor Freight Tools is a leader in providing high-quality tools at the lowest prices in the industry.
10001+ employees
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Late StageLeadership Team
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Chief Technology Officer
Tomas Kokko
EVP & Chief Financial Officer
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