Product Development Engineer

Purpose:

Are you passionate about launching new and innovative products to meet unmet consumer needs, while leading small teams of highly skilled engineers? Do you love to mentor and develop others? Delta Faucet Company has an opportunity for a Product Development Engineer to join our staff. As part of the New Product Development and Integration team, you will be responsible for leading large projects with full autonomy while coordinating your team to integrate new products into production. You will partner with highly motivated multi-functional teammates to deliver exciting product launches. This role reports directly to the NPD Engineering Manager.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design coordination & control, development, and integration of new products that meet consumer needs
• Execute new product by leading components and modules through design, first article, engineering builds, pilot runs, and PPAP
• Manage product and system requirements, specifications and flow down to define requirements for the modules or components
• Lead technical team resources, design requirements development, and design risk assessment throughout project execution using DFC design standards/specs (DS), APQP methodologies, and NPD launch stage gate processes
• Establish and validate system level product requirements using DVP+R, simulation, and prototyping techniques
• Coach, mentor, and lead Associate Integrators, Subsystem Engineers and Co-Ops as needed
• Lead the technical execution of new platforms and technologies
• Lead technical issue resolution teams, identifying and implementing root cause outside of NPD projects
• Design, build, and execute test plans, clearly presenting results and impact of technical issues to a diverse group.
• Scope, handle and approve technical tradeoffs to deliver requirements for production integration from concept to launch
• Collaborate with Product Marketing, Architecture, Compliance, & Subsystem teams during platform prioritization, architecture, and technology roadmap development
• Travel up to 10% within the United States & Internationally

Education & Experience:

• Possess a BS in Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering Technology field from an accredited four-year college or university
• 8+ years of product design and integration leadership experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Previous experience in a system engineering practitioner role with knowledge of systems engineering tools, techniques, and standard methodologies
• Outstanding soft skills with excellent written and verbal communication capabilities, able to collaborate, interact, and influence business and technical partners and leaders at all levels of the organization
• Excellent analytical and structured problem-solving skills along with the ability to simplify complex problems
• Experience with engineering modeling software CAD software (preferably Creo) and FEA
• Familiarity with rapid prototyping and manufacturing processes, including injection molding, die casting, stamping, finishing and assembly
• Ability to lead multiple concurrent assignments
• Experience with design for manufacturability, cost estimation, GD&T, Systems DFMEA, PPAP and design verification and validation

Diversity & Inclusion:

At Delta Faucet Company, we view diversity as a mosaic of thoughts and perspectives that come from people’s varied cultural backgrounds, experiences, education, career paths and other influences that make each of us unique. For us, inclusion means welcoming differing opinions, collaborating, allowing people to come to work as who they are and recognizing everyone’s contributions. We know that in a diverse, inclusive company, ideas flow freely, all voices are heard and all perspectives are valued. Delta Faucet Company continuously strives to be this kind of organization. Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) supports our inherent values, makes us more relevant to customers and consumers and inspires innovation. It is not a goal or a program; it is a vital ingredient in our formula for success and a key to our future growth.

Company: Delta Faucet Company

Full timeHiring Range: $98,100.00 - $154,220.00Actual compensation may vary based on various factors including experience, education, geographic location, and/or skills.

Delta Faucet Company (the “Company”) is an equal opportunity employer and we want to have the best available persons in every job. The Company makes employment decisions only based on merit. It is the Company’s policy to prohibit discrimination in any employment opportunity (including but not limited to recruitment, employment, promotion, salary increases, benefits, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment) based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, pregnancy, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical/mental disability, medical condition, marital/domestic partner status, military and veteran status, height, weight or any other such characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The Company is committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all persons involved in the operations of the Company regardless of where the employee is located and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of the Company.

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