Product Engineer

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Ciudad de México, Cuauhtémoc, Ciudad de México
3-5 Years Experience
Industrial • Manufacturing
The Role
The Product Engineer is responsible for designing and developing products, ensuring they align with customer needs, industry standards, and company goals. Key duties include conducting feasibility studies, overseeing prototype testing, refining production processes, and ensuring regulatory compliance, while also providing technical support to manufacturing teams.
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Company Description

WIRECO is the world's leader in manufacturing, engineering, and distributing wire rope, synthetic rope, specialized assemblies, wire products and electromechanical cable. We have a lot of facilities worldwide, regarding Mexico, there are two, one in Vallejo (Mexico City) and Cuautitlan (State of Mexico). Our brand in Mexico is CAMESA, and the Company is ACEROS CAMESA.



Job Description


The Product Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, and improving products, ensuring they meet customer needs, industry standards, and company goals. This role involves collaborating with design, manufacturing, and quality teams throughout the product lifecycle, from concept to production. The Product Engineer conducts feasibility studies, oversees prototype testing, and resolves technical issues, while also refining production processes to enhance product quality. Additionally, the Product Engineer ensures regulatory compliance and continuously seeks opportunities for innovation, cost reduction, and performance improvement. Strong technical knowledge, problem-solving skills, and effective teamwork are essential for success in this role.

The Product Engineer must exhibit and proactively motivate others in the behaviors of the WireCo Business System (WBS):

  • Teamwork - welcomes an environment of inclusiveness and healthy debate that reflects our team’s strength
  • Accountable – celebrates our successes, learn from failures, avoid excuses, and own the outcomes of our efforts
  • Self-Aware – demonstrates an understanding of our strengths and needs, considering how our actions impact others
  • Noble Intent – acts in the interests of others, approaching our work with integrity to ensure the best outcome
  • Determined – takes initiative, share ideas and find solutions to win and achieve our goals
  • Transparent – promotes open and honest communication and constructive feedback for clarity and truth
  • Curious – seeks knowledge and outside input to test our way of thinking, challenging the status quo

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Design of tooling and auxiliary equipment for process and product development
  • Propose operating parameters for new developments
  • Update and review documents established in the Quality Management System
  • Coordinate interdisciplinary efforts for new product development
  • Define when required and conduct validation tests on product characteristics
  • Document the stages of new product development
  • Comply with policies, procedures, and the Quality Management System
  • Ensure compliance with safety policies and procedures
  • Analyze product performance and recommend design modifications to improve efficiency and reduce costs
  • Provide technical support to the production team to troubleshoot and resolve product-related issues during manufacturing

Supervisory Responsibility

  • Provide guidance and technical support to junior engineers, technicians, and other team members
  • Coordinate efforts across departments to ensure successful project execution and adherence to timelines
  • Oversee specific engineering tasks, ensuring compliance with product goals, quality standards, and company policies


Qualifications

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field
  • Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in product development, manufacturing processes, or engineering design
  • Experience with Quality Management Systems (ISO standards or equivalent) and safety regulations
  • Strong problem-solving abilities, with excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and tasks in a fast-paced environment, with occasional travel as needed

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field
  • Experience with product lifecycle management (PLM) software and advanced manufacturing techniques (e.g., lean manufacturing, Six Sigma)
  • Knowledge of advanced materials and emerging technologies in product development

Additional Information

Materials and Equipment Directly Used

  • Standard office equipment such as computers, mice, keyboards, telephones, and multifunction copiers.
  • Personal protective equipment (PPE) including safety glasses, hearing protection, gloves, and steel-toed safety shoes.
  • Shipping and logistics software systems for managing transportation schedules, generating shipping documents, and tracking shipments.

Additional Information

  • Must be legally authorized to work in Mexico without restrictions.
  • Applicants must undergo a satisfactory background check post-offer of employment. A criminal conviction will not automatically disqualify an applicant.
  • Must be willing and able to pass a post-offer drug screening and physical examination (if required). Candidates must successfully pass a medical examination prior to the official start date
  • All applicants will be considered
  • All application materials must be submitted in English
  • Must be 18 years of age or older
  • Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disability/ Gender

Top Skills

Industrial Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
The Company
Prairie Village, KS
737 Employees
On-site Workplace

What We Do

WireCo® is a leading global manufacturer of both steel and synthetic rope, specialty wire and engineered products serving a diverse range of end markets, geographies and customers. We maintain a broad portfolio of critical products across the end markets we serve, including, but not limited to, industrial and infrastructure, oil and gas (both offshore and onshore), fishing, mining, maritime, structures, poultry and storage systems. We market our products under well-known brands including: Union™, CASAR®, Lankhorst Ropes®, Camesa®, Euronete™, Oliveira®, Phillystran®, Drumet®, and Lankhorst Engineered Products™. Our highly engineered, specialized ropes are "mission-critical"​ equipment components used in applications, such as heavy lifting, pulling, mooring, supporting and suspension. Our products'​ performance, quality and safety are of the utmost importance to our customers to limit exposure to costly unplanned operational disruptions and downtime. The consumable nature of our products and rigid replacement cycles result in a recurring revenue base over time. We operate 24 manufacturing facilities in 8 countries, which are supplemented by a global network of company-owned distribution facilities, consignment centers, distributor partnerships and sales offices. In addition, we have non-consolidated joint ventures with manufacturing activities in India, Spain, Norway, Greece and China. Our acquisitions have enhanced our leadership position by creating new growth opportunities, served to diversify and increase end market penetration and reduced our dependence on external wire suppliers. WireCo is also the only manufacturer in the world that is QPL qualified, API certified, and registered to Lloyds, ISO 9001 and AS-9100 Quality Systems

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