What are the responsibilities and job description for the Product Design Engineer position at Wincore Windows and Doors?
Job Purpose
Responsible for general engineering support and facilitation of product development activities. Support for engineering activities associated with, product refinements, process refinements and platform enhancements. Will provide general engineering support to all internal and external customers.
Duties and responsibilities
Responsible for Product development from concept to design across a number of projects at any one time from existing product improvement to new product development ensuring customer satisfaction at all times.
Collaborates with a wide variety of functional areas such as sales, engineering, marketing, manufacturing, IS/IT and operations to supply engineering expertise and specification details supporting projects as well as day-to-day activity.
Engage with customers sharing product knowledge, providing product training and any assistance that enables them to grow their business.
Participate in continuous improvement projects and provide support to team efforts.
Responsible for ensuring projects are completed on time and to budget, ensuring they meet customer requirements while managing resources to achieve the desired outcome.
Manages all aspects of the Engineering Change Process
Ability to work with early product concepts and develop these concepts along the lines of Design for Manufacturing and Assembly. Ability to develop and communicate complicated 3-Dimensional mechanisms.
Performs Manufacturer Coordinator duties to include:
Product Training – Sales, Customers, etc.
Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Drug free workplace.
Wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as hearing protection, safety glasses/side shields, gloves, safety shoes when performing tasks on the production floor.
Work in a no-walls team environment.
Occasional handling of plastic, vinyl, wood, metal, and glass.
Routinely using standard office equipment such as computers, phones and copiers as well as shop equipment such as hand tools, power tools and measurement devices.
Travel, both domestic and international, required (Current Passport)
Physical requirements
While largely a sedentary role, it does require the ability to lift, bend or stand as necessary. It will require the ability to remove and install test product and components into vehicles, fixtures, equipment and other apparatus for the purpose of evaluating and testing product designs.
Responsible for general engineering support and facilitation of product development activities. Support for engineering activities associated with, product refinements, process refinements and platform enhancements. Will provide general engineering support to all internal and external customers.
Duties and responsibilities
Responsible for Product development from concept to design across a number of projects at any one time from existing product improvement to new product development ensuring customer satisfaction at all times.
Collaborates with a wide variety of functional areas such as sales, engineering, marketing, manufacturing, IS/IT and operations to supply engineering expertise and specification details supporting projects as well as day-to-day activity.
Engage with customers sharing product knowledge, providing product training and any assistance that enables them to grow their business.
Participate in continuous improvement projects and provide support to team efforts.
Responsible for ensuring projects are completed on time and to budget, ensuring they meet customer requirements while managing resources to achieve the desired outcome.
Manages all aspects of the Engineering Change Process
Ability to work with early product concepts and develop these concepts along the lines of Design for Manufacturing and Assembly. Ability to develop and communicate complicated 3-Dimensional mechanisms.
Performs Manufacturer Coordinator duties to include:
- Coordinating manufacturing documentation changes (i.e. Formula changes, min/.max., generate and manage technical documents, etc.)
- 2D/3D CAD support
- Engineering planning and oversight
- 1st Article Inspection of new component items
- Investigating product quality/field service issues
- Product flow and plant floor layout
Product Training – Sales, Customers, etc.
Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) Technical Discipline or 5 - 10 years of related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Minimum 5 years’ product design experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills, with an ability to become familiar with firm-specific programs and software.
- Positive Attitude
- Detail Oriented
- Thrives in Team Environment
- Strives to Exceed Expectations
- Proven Leader
- Strategic Thinker
- Effective Communicator
- Disciplined to Work Independently
Drug free workplace.
Wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as hearing protection, safety glasses/side shields, gloves, safety shoes when performing tasks on the production floor.
Work in a no-walls team environment.
Occasional handling of plastic, vinyl, wood, metal, and glass.
Routinely using standard office equipment such as computers, phones and copiers as well as shop equipment such as hand tools, power tools and measurement devices.
Travel, both domestic and international, required (Current Passport)
Physical requirements
While largely a sedentary role, it does require the ability to lift, bend or stand as necessary. It will require the ability to remove and install test product and components into vehicles, fixtures, equipment and other apparatus for the purpose of evaluating and testing product designs.
