Title: New Product Introduction Engineer

Job Summary:

The incumbent will be responsible for project management from development through production launch for new products. 

Supervisory Responsibilities: No

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with customers, marketing, sales, manufacturing, engineering, and quality engineering to shepherd new programs from concept development to commercial launch.
• Position serves in a results-driven environment and requires a team-oriented individual.
• Develop project and manufacturing costs to support sales and marketing in business case development and program justification.
• Ability to understand customer requirements and translate those requirements into a manufacturable product design.
• Establish engineering / scientific objectives for projects.
• Coordinate tooling design, fabrication, start-up, and production ramp-up then turn over to manufacturing for new programs.
• Finalize specifications, designs, and contract reviews for specific market responsibilities.
• Ability to manage multiple projects at one time to agreed timelines and budgets.
• Independently plan and execute projects – i.e., program management
• Evaluated based on execution to the project timeline.
• Evaluated based on customer satisfaction.
• Evaluated on the successful launch of products to production.
• The expectations for managing the programs are:
  1. Manage the phase gate process from purchase order receipt, through development and production release.
  2. Assemble a multi-disciplinary team (assigned by department managers) to execute project activities.
  3. Hold a kick-off meeting to launch the project.
  4. Create and maintain a project Gantt chart for schedule and critical deliverables.
  5. Hold review meetings as programs progress towards production.
  6. Participate in technical meetings.
  7. Manage customer meetings.
  8. Manage suppliers in the development phase.
  9. Generate presentations on project status.
  10. Mange the hand off of a project to production and the production sign-off of a project
  11. Participate with the team in a “hands on” manner: assist in writing / review of documents, assist with taking product samples, machine operation, manufacturing process review, and physical review of product quality.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• 3 years of experience in manufacturing, product realization, or an applied industrial environment.
• Experience with automotive, aerospace, or medical manufacturing and quality systems desired. Proficiency in reading engineering prints along with an understanding of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T).
• Skilled in utilizing spreadsheets for calculations, task management, and documentation.
• Manage team priorities and open tasks.
• Able to lead team meetings.
   
   

Experience & Education Requirements:

Bachelor of Science in Engineering or ten years of experience in manufacturing and program management.

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift 15 pounds at times.
• Must be able to access and navigate each department at the organization’s facilities.