Product Development Engineer III

Role details

Job Summary

Under the direction of Product Development Engineering Management, the Product Development Engineer III partners with Sales, Marketing, and customers to design, engineer, and develop innovative, competitive plastic routing and clipping solutions. Completes projects within defined timetables with no design changes after product launch. Evaluates Design and Product specifications and uses CAD to create concepts, details, assemblies, and production drawings, along with providing material recommendations. Creates DVP&Rs and test requests to support product Verification and Validation.

Possesses a working knowledge of the Injection Molding Process and an understanding of design for manufacturability. Manages own engineering tasks for assigned projects. Mentors and reviews the work of other product designers. This will be achieved by maintaining HellermannTyton's Quality and EHS certifications by supporting all corporate policies, procedures, work instructions, and required documentation.

Essential Functions

Develop Innovative Solutions --- Concept Development

• Develop the engineering portion of quotes or proposals by creating preliminary models and drawings.
• Evaluate requirements, create design specifications, and review industry standards/regulations.
• Participate in client meetings and support customer interactions and inquiries.
• Understand project planning, scope, and deliverables, and determine the complexity of the work.
• Estimate time frames to complete designs of medium to high complexity.
• Evaluate design concepts for design intent and manufacturability.
• Develop concept CAD models and drawings of medium to high complexity.
• Perform risk assessments for quotes and team feasibility review.
• Perform design verification studies and generate reports.

Product Design, Development, and Documentation

• Develop customer and detail CAD models and drawings of medium to high complexity.
• Design products for manufacturability (DFM); draft, parting line, shut-offs, slides, assembly, cost, etc.
• Design parts for ergonomics as well as identify safety and critical characteristics.
• Host peer and project team design reviews and review & approve product performance.
• Support risk mitigation by creating DFMEAs and project kick-off risk assessments.
• Interact with suppliers and Operations to ensure all manufacturability issues have been addressed/resolved.
• Participate in customer interactions, including questions, issue resolution, and audits.
• Host design review meetings and follow the design review checklist.
• Review and approve drawings created by other designers or engineers.
• Create engineering change notices (ECNs) and other documentation.
• Perform tolerance stack-ups and hand calculations of medium to high complexity as needed.
• Know when to request FEA studies and be capable of interpreting their results.
• Understand when to request a mold fill analysis and possess basic results interpretation skills.
• Manage final design validation planning, develop test plan and report (DVP&R).

Other Functions

Operations Support

• Integrate input from Operations into basic design principles.
• Provide support to Operations for pilot and production activities as well as technical and quality issues.
• Support suppliers for technical and quality issues.
• Participate in competitive product teardown, review and evaluation.
• Collaborate on product improvements regarding cost or performance optimizations.
• Support department improvements with process recommendations.
• Recommend equipment or technology to improve the product development process.

Key Competencies & Qualifications (skills, knowledge, experience):

• BSME, 5+ years of professional experience or MSME, 3+ years of professional experience, or equivalent.
• CAD Skills: 5+ years of CAD software experience, advanced 3D modeling skills, experience with GD&T, and understanding of drawing creation best practices such as ASME Y14.5 and ISO 128.
• Manufacturing knowledge: Design for manufacturing (DFM) for the injection molding process of medium to high complexity designs. Understand the cost and project timing impacts of various design elements.
• Material property knowledge of medium to high depth.
• Be familiar with industry regulations and practices (CE, UL, USCAR, etc.) that impact HT products.
• Participate in and perform risk analysis (DFMEA, DFM, etc.) to support product reliability.
• Understand best practices and procedures for product performance tests.
• Possess knowledge of prototyping processes and techniques of medium to high complexity.
• Have excellent written & verbal communication skills to support project progress presentations to upper management, design reviews, customer interactions, etc.
• Possess sufficient skills with Microsoft Office Products or equivalent.

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By applying for a position with HellermannTyton, you understand that should you be made an offer, it will be contingent on your undergoing and successfully completing a background check through the use of our 3rd party supplier. Background checks may include some or all of the following based on the nature of the position: SSN/SIN validation, education verification, employment verification, criminal check, driving history, and drug test. You will be notified during the hiring process of which checks are required by the position.

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