Product Engineer

Product Engineer

**Reports To:

**Product Engineering Manager

or Designee

Location:

Saint Joseph, MI

Position Type:

Full Time

Status:

Salary Exempt

Job Summary

The Product Engineer is responsible for managing the technical and documentation release aspects of the product development and life cycle. The job requires close coordination between Sales, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, and the customer to meet the customer's expectations in terms of new product development, technical support, ongoing product improvement, and sales support. The successful candidate must be able to function well in a matrix organization and be able to participate and communicate across all departments effectively.

Essential Job Functions

• Work with customers to determine requirements and collaborate with other functions in the development of new products or changed products.
• Aid in the creation of product proposals to the customer and Colson Group management (Analysis, Drawings, Concepts, Costing, etc.)
• Manage

engineering/design projects.
- Coordinate Design/Drawing/Analysis reviews.
- Monitor program status and report to Colson Group management relative to technical progress and risk items.
- Work cross functionally with sales, operations, customer service, product management, and quality to meet customer expectations.
- Execute design and analysis tasks associated with product development (FMEA's, FEA, design reviews, etc.)
- Develop test plans, assist in testing when required, analyze, and summarize results, act on results.
- Respond to customer and supplier questions via the phone, email, on-site reviews.
- Hands-on support of engineering and concept builds (including assembly/welding/testing/etc.)
- Create, Maintain, Implement, and adhere to Product Engineering standards.
- Performs other related duties and projects as assigned.

Knowledge

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field required.
• CAD/FEA/Product Development training preferred.

Experience

• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• 2 y

ears of experience of appropriate CAD system (SolidWorks) and procedures.
- 2 years' experience with ergonomics, material handling, caster design, metal fabrication, injection molded plastic, cast polyurethane, or equivalent.

Skills

• Good oral and written communication skills.
• High level of analytical ability.

• Good interpersonal skills.

• Note

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• Every effort has been made to identify the essential functions of this position. However, this in no way states or implies that these are the only duties you will be required to perform. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or is an essential function of the position.

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• *This position is a safety-sensitive position. The position requires operating or working around heavy equipment, which if performed while under the influence of drugs (including marijuana) or alcohol could result in errors in judgment, inattentiveness or diminished coordination, dexterity or composure that could in turn result in mistakes that would endanger the health and safety of you and others.

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You should be proficient in:

• Bachelor's Degree
• CAD/CAM Software