Role Description:

This role will work directly with all organizational departments to research new or alternative solutions to support product sustainability and regulatory needs along with new potential manufacturing solutions required to satisfy current and future specifications. Responsible for researching and developing business cases for expansion of existing and new disruptive technologies that bring value to internal operations and product innovation.

Responsibilities:

• Determines nature of technical problems and possible solutions, such as product redesign, substitution of material or parts
• Researches, understands, and presents information relating to Regulatory and Environmental Standard compliance requirements as it relates to product and processes
• Support evaluation for viable Engineering Changes
• Performs complex design investigation, engineering analyses and feasibility studies for new components or products using industry data, experience, and engineering principles
• Support and lead teams focused on improving product and process sustainable attributes, including embodied energy, chemical makeup and usage, and life cycle impacts
• Research new technologies and determine feasibility
• Responsible for project related functions including preparing, managing, and facilitating development of plans, schedules, tasks and resources from conception to completion

Skills to Perform This Role:

Communication Skills:

• Good listening, written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to communicate technical issues
• Ability to communicate at all levels
• Good presentation skills

Leadership Skills:

• Good organizational skills
• Good team building skills
• Must have initiative
• Respect for others point of view
• Able to lead groups or train others
• Able to make sound decisions weighing all aspects of a situation
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Strong facilitation skills
• Ability to adapt to and manage change

Technical Skills:

• Ability to perform root cause failure analysis, including understanding of Design of Experiments (DOE)
• Demonstrated capability with various materials including steel, aluminum, plastic, composites, wood, etc. and their common use applications
• Demonstrated capability with mechanics of solids, strength of materials, machine elements, material science, statics, and dynamics
• Demonstrated capability to perform chemical assessment of materials used in product manufacturing
• Demonstrated capability with Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Value Engineering/Value Analysis (VE/VA)
• Demonstrated capability with Sustainability related to design for product development and engineering changes
• Capable of creating 3D models and 2D drawings
• Demonstrated capability with prototyping techniques
• Demonstrated capability with electro-mechanical systems

Interpersonal Skills:

• Honest and ethical
• Positive attitude
• Tactful
• Flexible
• Creative thinking
• Ability to keep humor in the workplace
• Ability to build and sustain relationships with diverse groups
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment that is goal driven (completion dates)
• Individual is highly motivated to learn and share new technical advancements

Business Skills:

• Good time management skills
• Can prioritize multiple tasks appropriately to meet business needs
• Freedom to act, effective risk taker
• Negotiation skills
• Understanding of financial fundamentals
• Environmentally conscious

Physical Skills:

• Must be able to travel
• Must be able to lift 45 lbs.