New Product Introduction Engineer

The Resource is hiring a New Product Introduction Engineer for our client, an electrical equipment supplier, located in Lexington, NC. This permanent, direct-hire opportunity offers a salary range of $78,000-$86,000 per year (depending on experience). This position is responsible for supporting new product development and sustaining current products. Duties also include applying technical expertise to define, analyze, validate, and document the manufacturing operating environment, state of technology, and current Engineering processes. Ideal candidates for this role should have experience working in a manufacturing environment as a manufacturing engineer, process engineer, design engineer, or equivalent.

Location: Lexington, NC (100% onsite)

Salary Range: $78,000-$86,000/year (plus bonus potential)

Responsibilities:

• Participate and/or lead new product introduction/product transfer projects
• Promote products improvements
• Providing both technical and project leadership between Line of Business and GSC
• Coordinate product changes & updates implementation in conjunction with General Engineering/Design Engineering
• Provide Technical expertise support to other departments such as Industrialization, Quality, and Purchasing on products related issues
• Coordinate and manage the execution of prototype builds and pilot runs for new product development projects
• Conduct Product/BOM audits looking for safety and functionality compliance
• Bridge the Line of Business and the Plant for Product/Process technical management
• Leads or contributes to the execution of Change Notices based on agreed timeline
• Analyzes change impact on the end-to-end manufacturing processes
• Collaborates with Design/Continuous Engineering for all changes
• Contribute to risk assessment (i.e. Severity in RPN) through PFMEAs, PQCS & CQCP
• Owns all new offers arriving at the plant coming from the Offer Creation Process (PMP) and Industrial transfer
• Revision of process documents such as Work instructions, Control Plan, etc
• Make Industrial Feasibility Studies and ensure the deployment of modifications and coordinate them in accordance with Project Scheduling
• Make designs or prototypes under R&D delegation, or in case of local/legacy products
• Develop and implement product and process cost reductions and improvements
• Act as liaison between Design Engineering and Manufacturing to ensure product quality and integrity meet company performance requirements
• Act as manufacturing engineering support to troubleshoot all electro-mechanical issues that arise during the production process
• Act as operations engineering lead to coordinate problem prevention and resolution, product improvement, cost reduction, and quality improvement efforts
• Lead activity on equipment selection, capital justification (AR creation, justification, and submittal), and procurement for capital investments
• Process Engineering Change Orders as needed to better document or implement product improvements
• Review product bill of material and initiate any and all corrections and clarification required
• Review product engineering drawings and initiate any and all corrections and clarification required
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in manufacturing, mechanical, electrical, or industrial engineering…BSME, BSEE, BSIE required
• Must have at least two (2) years of experience working in a manufacturing environment as a manufacturing engineer, process engineer, design engineer or equivalent
• Hands-on experience with lean manufacturing is a definite plus
• Knowledge of ISO standards, audits and inspection techniques, and experience with ISO9001 certification is a plus
• Proficiency in Microsoft applications is required
• Proficiency with MRP systems / JDE experience is a definite plus
• Must possess strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Must possess strong teamwork and team-building skills
• Experience with AutoCAD and Creo is a plus