ProDriven Global Brands ยท 11 hours ago
Product Engineer
US-NC-Charlotte
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
5+ years expProDriven Global Brands is a market leader in providing exceptional customer experiences through their innovative products. The Product Engineer is responsible for engineering leadership and technical ownership of a defined product category, leading New Product Development projects and ensuring product integrity and compliance with industry standards.
Consumer Goods
Responsibilities
Working under Direct supervision leads and manages small to medium complexity NPD and TCA projects for assigned product category, including project planning, scheduling, scope definition, and cross-functional coordination in conjunction with the PMO
Owns technical responsibility for new product development from concept through production, including engineering, cost, manufacturability, and quality
Translates end user insights, competitive analysis, and voice of the customer into product specifications in cooperation with Product Management
Drives and supports product design teams to deliver innovative solutions for new products, line extensions, cost and quality improvements, and other corporate objectives
Partners with Industrial Design to ensure aesthetics deliver design intent while maintaining adherence to specifications and quality
Collaborates with advanced development, industrial design, product design, suppliers, and manufacturing teams to build and validate prototypes and execute manufacturing build plans
Participates in Design Review, DFMEA, DFM-A, and PFMEA activities led by Product Design Engineering, ensuring risk and process analysis aligns with product requirements and business goals
Develops and executes testing plans to ensure product design meets all government and internal safety and quality standards
Participates in the creation and evaluation of intellectual property and patents
Ensures accurate and timely documentation, including drawings, BOMs, engineering change orders, and compliance records
Partners with Product Management to ensure key engineering deliverables, quality, performance, and cost targets are met
Supports competitive technical benchmarking and continuous improvement initiatives
Understands and follows Quality Management System and relevant industry regulations and standards
Performs other duties as assigned within the scope of responsibilities and requirements of the job
Performs Essential Job Functions and Duties with or without reasonable accommodation
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or closely related field required
5 ~ 7 years of new and sustaining product development design and independent project management, with significant 'hands on' expertise
Demonstrated leadership, organization, and execution skills with a degree of independent judgment in a fast-paced environment
Ability to focus on personal accountability and motivate a team, demonstrating attributes of team building and project ownership
Strong cross-functional communication and coordination skills
Ability to seek out solutions across functional departments and remote sites
Raises issues and opportunities to improve project status and procedures proactively to allow risk mitigation and prompt problem resolution
Ability to comply with procedural requirements and understand and apply specifications, with an eye for simultaneous process improvement
Design knowledge in multiple manufacturing processes including sheet metal, extrusions, finishing operations, joining, welding, machining, fixtures, and injection molded plastic
10% ~ 20% travel domestically and internationally required to engineering centers, manufacturing sites, and suppliers
Preferred
Master's degree a plus
Intermediate knowledge of 3D/2D CAD (SolidWorks 3D and AutoCAD 2D preferred)
Company
ProDriven Global Brands
On August 5th 2024, WernerCo Professional Brands announced its name change to ProDriven Global Brands.
5001-10000 employees
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