Product Design Engineer

Role details

Very large and fast growing OEM products manufacturer has an exciting opportunity available for a Design Engineer.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• May coordinate multiple small projects or large project simultaneously
• Collaborate and coordinate with other functional groups, suppliers, and customers.
• Identifies root causes of problems; recommends and/or implements corrective measures.
• May support activities and projects within the team, between internal teams, and projects in support of customer expectations and new product development.
• Model, prototype, and build product concepts; verify the design meets specifications and safety/regulatory standards.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• May be assigned engineering maintenance responsibilities for major product lines.
• Hands-on work on shop floor as job requires.
• Represents company with dignity, professionalism and good faith at events and customer contact and interactions.
• Accountable for developing and monitoring processes and practices necessary for legal and ethical compliance in assigned area.
• Responsible for prompt and regular attendance on-site or remote as appropriate or required.
• Work safely and without injury.

Required Education and/or Experience

• 2 years + experience with plastic part design, preference for automotive engineering.
• Associates Degree or Bachelor’s Degree preferred, but not required.
• High School Diploma or GED required.

Required Qualifications

• Working knowledge of CAD programs – preferably NX.
• Experience with plastics design and injection mold construction.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work collaboratively and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, customers and visitors.
• Ability to effectively problem-solve.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Ability to facilitate activities necessary to a project’s completion.
• Must have history of impeccable integrity, ethics and fair play.

Language skills

Ability to read, write, verbalize and comprehend instructions and correspondence at the highest levels in the English language. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and group situations to customers, clients, and other team members. Conflict resolution skills. Excellent interpersonal skills. Excellent verbal and customer service skills.