Product Development Engineer Porex Corporation is currently accepting resumes for a Product Development Engineer. The Product Development Engineer designs complex new products and/or processes, based on general performance objectives established by customer and/or internal marketing group. This position works under minimal supervision in establishing design objectives, testing procedures, communicating with customer, project management and transfer to production.
Job Functions include but are not limited to: 1. Communicates with customer to establish performance goals and objectives and discusses material and design alternatives with customer design engineers. 2. Operates CAD software to generate highly complex drawings based on design specs, following general design principles. Applies ingenuity and knowledge of a broad range of porous plastic manufacturing processes in determining the selection, layout, detail and explanatory notes of drawings. 3. Works with or supervises engineering tech(s) in developing prototypes for complex products and/or processes. 4. Selects optimal material to meet customer functional requirements and balances customer and manufacturing requirements to optimize geometry for manufacturability. 5. Designs experiments for testing and verification plans for new products, and coordinates tests of prototype or existing production parts. Performs Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and documents test results and prepares statistical and analytical summaries, using both standard and ad hoc formats. 6. Prepares customized reports, analyses or technical bulletins for customers as requested or as appropriate to document performance characteristics under various operational conditions. May prepare technical documentation or white papers for marketing materials. 7. Conducts or supervises field testing at customer location, and participates in product development meetings with customer engineers. 8. Coordinates work with and selection of outside vendors for capabilities not available internally. 9. May be responsible for development, troubleshooting and enhancement of multiple existing products to improve performance and customer satisfaction. 10. Prepares status reports and project plans as needed. 11. Coordinates transfer of significant new products from design to production and collaborates with manufacturing engineering, process engineering, quality and other disciplines to ensure consistency of quality output, within tolerances established by customer.
Education:
Bachelors degree with focus on chemical, mechanical or polymer engineering, including CAD knowledge/skills
Experience: 2 < 3 years experience related to development of plastic components for sale to OEMs. Other skills and abilities: 1. Ability to work effectively in a team environment and coordinate multiple activities with a wide variety of disciplines within the company. 2. Knowledge of DOE, FMEA and statistics used in the product development process. 3. Excellent project management and writing skills. 4 . Abilit y t o project a prof essional, compet ent image t o key cust omers, as t his posit ion has high impact on t he cust omer relat ionship.
To apply for this position, submit your resume online to: Product Development Engineer Porex is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer and we are committed to a Drug Free Workplace.
