Product Development Engineer - Manager

Company: American Plastics, LLC
Location: Findlay
Posted on: May 27, 2023

Job Description:

Job Type

Full-time

Description

Responsibilities:

Part Design/Development:

• Research and development of new part designs and concepts.
• Manage part design action items with designer(s).
• Perform part design action items.
• Perform FEA on new product designs.
• Track product development statuses and updates and communicate with cross-functional team members.
• Document received part data and ensure correct part data is used when building new tooling.
• Review and analyze final part data - document checks accordingly.
• Send and document outgoing part data to tool shops.
• Document, track and complete tool shop concessions and make alternative recommendations if needed.
• Manage tasks performed by engineers in Solidworks - drawing and assemble creation.
• Create and provide drawings as requested bysales or operations.
• Create renders for new products, new color combinations and presentations.
  Sales:
  
  ---Create presentations on new innovative concepts, new products, and existing products for Product Line Reviews, Business Reviews, and Requests for Quotes from customers.
  
  ---Travel for meetings when necessary, including Product Line Reviews, Trade Shows, Customer events, etc.
  
  ---Attend sales meetings to ensure alignment on new sales initiatives.
  
  Machinery & Equipment:
  
  ---Request quotes for machines needed for product assembly for operations.
  
  ---Review and communicate designs to operations.
  
  ---Communicate design changes to vendor and monitor alterations when needed.
  
  ---Request PO's, document and send to accounting.
  
  ---Track, document and communicate to accounting on when invoices can be processed.
  
  Prototyping:
  
  ---Manage prototyping priorities to Lead Product Engineer.
  
  ---Order materials - request quotes, request PO's, document and send to vendor.
  
  ---Track, document and communicate to accounting on when invoices can be processed and tracked with specific project numbers.
  
  ---Handle special projects, custom prototypes or gifts for sales team.
  
  ---Trouble shoot printer issues.
  
  ---Purchase prototyping tools and supplies.
  
  Label Artwork:
  
  ---Create renders for new product labels when imagery is not available.
  
  ---Involvement in the development process of label artwork - making revisions and verifying information
  
  ---DocuSign label proofing process - populate proofing sheet, gather and verify information, track and file proofs, create DocuSign file for approvals, send approved label proofs to vendor/purchasing.
  
  Testing:
  
  ---Create internal testing report sheets for documenting.
  
  ---Develop and use appropriate testing protocols.
  
  ---Perform internal testing - performance testing, material testing & coordinating, new supplier testing.
  
  ---Record, document and create reports for internal tests.
  
  ---Handle 3rd party testing requests from customers - directing sample requests, filling out testing documentation or testing request forms, tracking and documenting invoices for testing, filing testing reports, handling of other related items.
  
  Logistics:
  
  ---Setup shipments for shipping prototypes, product samples, machinery & assembly equipment when needed.
  
  ---Loading and unloading shipments when needed.
  
  Procurement:
  
  ---Create drawings and figure specs for components needed for new products.
  
  ---Request costs for components from multiple vendors.
  
  ---Record and present costs leadership.
  
  ---Communicate preferred vendor to purchasing/procurement.
  
  Other:
  
  ---Manage upkeep of lab, testing areas, and planograms with IC Team.
  
  ---Daily involvement with the Sales team - answering emails/questions and providing information.
  
  ---Daily involvement with Operations team - answering emails/question, providing information.
  
  ---Daily involvement with Customer Service teams - answering emails/questions, providing information
  
  Requirements
  
  ---Bachelor's degree in mechanical or plastics Engineering.
  
  ---8+ Years experience of hands-on injection molding experience
  
  ---5+ Years experience with Product Design of plastic injection molded products
  
  ---Injection Molding training & certifications preferred.
  
  ---Solidworks Professional Certification required.
  
  ---Strong communication skills
  
  Benefits:
  
  • Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
  • 401k with match
  • Paid vacation
  • Company paid holidays
  • Tuition reimbursement

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