Job Purpose:
Lead engineer and engineering team/project leader for new product development. Conceptualize, develop, verify, and help validate new product designs and engineering solutions to meet user needs. Resourceful and collaborative in a cross functional team environment. Work closely with Project Management, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Marketing, Supply Chain, and Sustaining Engineering teams for collective success. A high degree of creativity and self-direction is expected.
Job Responsibilities include, but not limited to:
- Engineering team leader for New Product Development projects
- Performs duties in compliance with GCX processes, with particular emphasis on Design Controls, Risk Management, and Design Change procedures.
- Mentor and train junior Engineers. May direct their work on projects.
- Create new product designs, prototypes, proposals, concepts, feasibility, cost studies, engineering, test plans, documentation, verification, and validation.
- Create Product Specifications from Requirements working closely with Marketing, Product Management, and Customers.
- Seek creative and innovative solutions.
- Manage complex tasks and support Project Management.
- Prepare and manage segments of project schedules, budgets, and product costs.
- Ensure Engineering project is kept within scope, time, and cost. Keep internal and external customers informed of status.
- Prepare detailed mechanical engineering CAD models and documentation including drawings, assembly instructions, BoMs, etc., with adherence to standards.
- Engineering analyses including strength, stiffness, balance stability, and material selection.
- Tolerance analyses and design for assembly.
- Seek and respond to DFM and DFQ inputs from supply chain and internal functions; Incorporate into design requirements.
- Define test plans and execute product testing for engineering confidence and design verification.
- Collaborate with customers, including development and management of technical product requirements and schedules.
- Present & participate in technical design reviews.
- Problem solving, failure analysis, and root cause analyses.
- Support customer feedback investigations.
- Provide product related technical support to the organization.
- Support Sustaining Engineering related to NPI and product lifecycle changes / continuous improvement. Support & perform design changes.
- Recommend and participate in functional training to advance technical capabilities and stays current with engineering and manufacturing methods.
- Travel typically includes both domestic and international visits to GCX manufacturing facilities, suppliers, and customer sites. While generally occurring on a quarterly basis, travel frequency may vary depending on project requirements.
- Performs other related duties and assignments as required.