What are the responsibilities and job description for the Product Engineering Manager position at RD Industries?
Purpose of this position is to execute maximum “speed to market” for products and excellence in rapid and successful customer service through developing and maintaining positive relationships with product development, marketing, operations and sales teams. The position requires an aggressive and creative entrepreneurial spirit and attitude, demonstrated by open and cooperative verbal and written communications. The Product Engineering Manager will be innovative, creative and communicative and have an unwavering “can do” attitude in engaging and delivery.
Education/Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in related field
- Great attentions to details
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Must have attention to detail and accuracy.
- Requires assertive, direct ownership of all aspects of product engineering management
- Creative application of the knowledge, innovative concepts, products, technology and tools (the “Tool Box”) that comprise the collective intellectual and physical product assets of RD Industries, Inc.
- Requires an aggressive and creative entrepreneurial spirit and attitude.
- Open and cooperative verbal and written communications.
- Innovative, creative and communicative and have an unwavering “can do” attitude in engaging and delivery.
Essential Functions
- Daily coordination with Sales and Marketing, including handing off all information regarding interactions with customers that the Director of Product Management may have each day. This is important so that the Sales team members will remain aware of the most up-to-date business information regarding each customer and their latest contact with RDI.
- Oversight, management, development, maintenance and tracking of all RD Industries, Inc. product portfolio and related intellectual capital and physical assets.
- Technical liaison with the products architect, taking preliminary prototypes and models from concept to production ready.
- Collaborates with the products architect to take product structures presented by Sales into prototype development modeling, primarily as an internal consultant and advisor.
- Manages products through the development cycle, including, but not limited to:
- Design validation of product concept
- Quality as it applies to ISO 9001 standards in product development and product assurance
- Product risk assessment and mitigation
- Tooling/molds – tool assets management and accounting
- Design and ordering of tooling in pre-production
- Testing
- Creation of testing protocols and all related documentation
- FMEA – Failure Mode and Effect Analysis testing
- Life-cycle endurance testing
- Limited production for field and lab testing
- SPO processing and controlled release of samples for coordinated testing
- Product development auditing and “go-to-production” readiness testing
- “Release for Production” coordination and facilitation
- Coordinates and manages continuous improvement of products
- Defines and captures all intellectual capital resulting from activities of the position
- Coordinates and tracks all technical documentation supporting product development
- Cross trains and develops successors as directed
- Other engineering and management responsibilities as directed
Competencies
- Excellent Verbal and Written Communications
- Innovative
- Creative Thinking
- Quality and Consistent
Supervisory Responsibility
This position has supervisory responsibilities.
Work Environment
This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to grasp, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS
ADA Related Requirements
0-24%
25-49%
50-74%
75-100%
Reading, monitoring work, support/guidance, analyzing, preparing data, creating reports, negotiations, communicating with employees, clients, and vendors.
X
Standing, walking, climbing, stooping, writing, listening, talking, kneeling, filing, sitting for extended periods.
X
Sedentary work (handling up to 10 pounds)
X
Office environment: handling office equipment and supplies.
X
NOTE: The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
AAP/EEO Statement
RD Industries is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer and maintains a drug free workplace. All qualified applicants are considered without regard to age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, national origin, religion, protected veteran’s status, marital status, physical disability or any other characteristic protected by law.
