What are the responsibilities and job description for the Product Engineer position at ABEC?
This is a full time onsite role at our Bethlehem, PA location.
ABEC is at the forefront of innovation in our industry, offering highly differentiated products and services driving exceptional growth. As we expand to meet increased demand and new opportunities, we seek talented individuals to join our team and support our continued success. We’re in a significant growth phase, with multiple key roles open across our organization.
Company Overview:
ABEC is a leading supplier to the biopharmaceutical manufacturing industry. ABEC's unique value is based on combining long experience with the ability to engineer, design, manufacture, commission, qualify, and service the entire bioprocess to reduce overall cost, shorten time to market, and maximize productivity. ABEC's products include process and equipment engineering/consulting services, comprehensive site services, bioreactors and fermenters, filtration and chromatography systems, prep and hold systems, and cleaning/sterilization systems.
Benefits include:
- 10 paid holidays and 3 weeks vacation time per calendar year
- Medical, dental and vision insurance (benefits start day 1)
- Company paid life insurance
- Generous 401K plan (40% match!)
- College tuition benefit program
- Employee Referral Program
Position Summary:
At ABEC, Product Engineers are responsible for driving the strategic direction for our innovative and rapidly growing CSR product portfolio. This position is focused on understanding customer and market needs as well as overseeing the full lifecycle of our products.
Responsibilities:
- Product lifecycle management – responsible for initial business plan and concept through commercial launch and end of life. Works strategically and across functions to ensure success in meeting customer and company goals.
- Product marketing – assess current and future market dynamics, define go-to-market approach, and build the content and tools to support lead generation and sales development
- New product development – set specifications and design for new products and enhancements, develop test plans, and train both internal and external stakeholders
- Continuous improvement - partner cross-functionally to identify improvements to product performance and costs
Qualifications:
Required
- BS degree in Mechanical, Chemical, or Biological Engineering or equivalent
- Solid understanding of product lifecycle and technical marketing fundamentals
- At least 3 years of experience in an engineering capacity on large scale capital equipment
- Ability to translate customer inputs into clear product requirements
- Comfort working on multiple projects simultaneously, across multiple functional groups
Preferred
- 5 years post-graduate engineering experience in bioprocessing or an adjacent industry
- Knowledge of upstream bioprocessing applications including cell culture, harvest, and purification
- Familiarity with Lean or other Continuous Improvement framework