Conceives original ideas for new products and reduces them into practice.
Responsible for product development and qualification from market definition through production and release.
Supports Qualification of suppliers for new products to ensure suppliers deliver quality parts, materials and services for new or improved manufacturing processes.
Conducts feasibility studies and testing on new and modified designs.
Directs and supports detailed design, testing, prototype fabrication and manufacturing ramp.
Provides all required Product documentation including, but not limited to, Solid Model, 2D production drawings, product specifications and testing requirements.
Creates and modifies detailed drawings and drafting, or conceptual models from layouts, rough sketches or notes and contributes
to design modifications to facilitate manufacturing operation or quality of product.
Submits all IP information to legal according to policy and prior to public disclosure.
Typical fields of expertise include:
Materials, mechanics & systems, electrical, optics, chemistry, software, automation system, packaging, testing & measurement, and manufacturing of electrical, mechanical and electronic components, products, and their integration into systems.
Scope of Impact/Business
Develops individual products or specific elements of medium size projects.
Manages technical elements while maintaining performance and schedule.
Typically core team member on projects.
Knowledge, Skills & Innovation
Competency in using technical tools specific to the job function: e.g. CAD, CAE, industrial or quality engineering tools.
Basic knowledge of general engineering tools (LEAN or 6-sigma) such as DoE, FMEA, QFD, etc.