What are the responsibilities and job description for the Product Engineer position at Senneca Holdings?
Overview
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Position Summary
Serve as a Product Engineer, with a primary focus on leading new product development from concept through prototype, validation, and production launch. Report to Director of Engineering and Work cross-functionally with the Operations, Quality, Manufacturing Engineering, Sales, and other stakeholders to define project scope, build timelines, manage risks, and move development work through key decisions and deliverables.
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Position Details
Use DFMA, Lean Manufacturing, and Continuous Improvement principles to ensure new products are practical to manufacture, cost effective, well documented, and aligned with customer and business needs.
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Benefits
Company Paid: Life Insurance, STD, and LTD. 3 weeks PTO. 9 paid holidays in 2026. Parental Leave. Additional Benefits: 401k with company match Medical, dental, vision. Employee Discount Programs. Miscellaneous other optional benefits. Career development and tuition assistance. Diverse, inclusive and welcoming culture.
Responsibilities
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Management
Partner with the Director of Engineering to design, redesign, and improve products and features that better support operations, manufacturability, and customer requirements. Apply DFMA principles to current and future products to improve ease of manufacturing, assembly, quality, and cost. Review existing product lines for cost reduction, simplification, and rationalization opportunities.
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Product Design
Own and maintain accurate design documentation, including CAD drawings, specifications, bills of material, website content, installation instructions, troubleshooting guides, and related technical materials. Ensure product designs meet applicable customer specifications, internal standards, regulatory requirements, and defined testing criteria.
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Product Development
Lead new product development projects from concept through prototype, validation, and production launch. Create and maintain project plans, timelines, deliverables, and cross-functional action items for assigned development work. Coordinate with Sales, Process Engineers, Operations, Quality, and other stakeholders to align project scope, timing, risks, and launch requirements.
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Analysis
Identify and support new manufacturing technologies that help improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and other company KPIs.
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Teamwork
Communicate project status, risks, decisions needed, and next steps clearly to leadership and cross-functional teams.
Requirements
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Education
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related discipline preferred. Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a bachelor's degree.
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Experience
Experience creating clear, simple, and accurate instructions, procedures, and technical documentation. Experience using AutoCAD. Experience with Infor CSI or a similar ERP system. DFMA experience.
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Knowledge
Proficiency with 3D parametric design software such as Inventor, Creo, or SolidWorks. Strong Microsoft Office skills, especially Excel. Familiarity with engineering design processes, including concept development, physical design, procurement support, testing, failure root cause analysis, and PPAP.
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Skills
High attention to detail with the ability to produce accurate, professional, and error-free work on schedule. Ability to work effectively in a team environment while independently managing assigned priorities. Strong critical thinking skills and experience using systematic problem-solving methods. Demonstrated ability to develop practical, creative, and manufacturable design solutions.
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Travel
Some travel Required.
About Us
NOTE: You will always speak directly with a Senneca team member before receiving any offer of employment. Senneca will never extend a job offer without a formal interview process.
Senneca Holdings is a diversified management and holding company whose companies are focused on the specialty door industry. Senneca oversees the operations of its companies, allocates resources among them, and helps to improve the performance of its operations. Senneca seeks out acquisition opportunities that strengthen our position in a business segment as well as companies that will diversify our portfolio of specialty doors.
For more information:
website: senneca.com
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Legal Disclaimer: Our company provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) view full text to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. view full text
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Position Summary
Serve as a Product Engineer, with a primary focus on leading new product development from concept through prototype, validation, and production launch. Report to Director of Engineering and Work cross-functionally with the Operations, Quality, Manufacturing Engineering, Sales, and other stakeholders to define project scope, build timelines, manage risks, and move development work through key decisions and deliverables.
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Position Details
Use DFMA, Lean Manufacturing, and Continuous Improvement principles to ensure new products are practical to manufacture, cost effective, well documented, and aligned with customer and business needs.
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Benefits
Company Paid: Life Insurance, STD, and LTD. 3 weeks PTO. 9 paid holidays in 2026. Parental Leave. Additional Benefits: 401k with company match Medical, dental, vision. Employee Discount Programs. Miscellaneous other optional benefits. Career development and tuition assistance. Diverse, inclusive and welcoming culture.
Responsibilities
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Management
Partner with the Director of Engineering to design, redesign, and improve products and features that better support operations, manufacturability, and customer requirements. Apply DFMA principles to current and future products to improve ease of manufacturing, assembly, quality, and cost. Review existing product lines for cost reduction, simplification, and rationalization opportunities.
48_Design Created with Sketch.
Product Design
Own and maintain accurate design documentation, including CAD drawings, specifications, bills of material, website content, installation instructions, troubleshooting guides, and related technical materials. Ensure product designs meet applicable customer specifications, internal standards, regulatory requirements, and defined testing criteria.
48_Creative Created with Sketch.
Product Development
Lead new product development projects from concept through prototype, validation, and production launch. Create and maintain project plans, timelines, deliverables, and cross-functional action items for assigned development work. Coordinate with Sales, Process Engineers, Operations, Quality, and other stakeholders to align project scope, timing, risks, and launch requirements.
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Analysis
Identify and support new manufacturing technologies that help improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and other company KPIs.
48_Organization Created with Sketch.
Teamwork
Communicate project status, risks, decisions needed, and next steps clearly to leadership and cross-functional teams.
Requirements
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Education
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related discipline preferred. Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a bachelor's degree.
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Experience
Experience creating clear, simple, and accurate instructions, procedures, and technical documentation. Experience using AutoCAD. Experience with Infor CSI or a similar ERP system. DFMA experience.
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Knowledge
Proficiency with 3D parametric design software such as Inventor, Creo, or SolidWorks. Strong Microsoft Office skills, especially Excel. Familiarity with engineering design processes, including concept development, physical design, procurement support, testing, failure root cause analysis, and PPAP.
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Skills
High attention to detail with the ability to produce accurate, professional, and error-free work on schedule. Ability to work effectively in a team environment while independently managing assigned priorities. Strong critical thinking skills and experience using systematic problem-solving methods. Demonstrated ability to develop practical, creative, and manufacturable design solutions.
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Travel
Some travel Required.
About Us
NOTE: You will always speak directly with a Senneca team member before receiving any offer of employment. Senneca will never extend a job offer without a formal interview process.
Senneca Holdings is a diversified management and holding company whose companies are focused on the specialty door industry. Senneca oversees the operations of its companies, allocates resources among them, and helps to improve the performance of its operations. Senneca seeks out acquisition opportunities that strengthen our position in a business segment as well as companies that will diversify our portfolio of specialty doors.
For more information:
website: senneca.com
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Legal Disclaimer: Our company provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) view full text to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. view full text
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