Lead Product Engineering

Key Responsibilities

• As a leader of the Product Engineering team accountable for delivering all NPI activities to meet Printer NPD project timeline, cost and quality
• Work as NPI team member in NPD core team to own NPI activities for transition of products from the design team to manufacturing.
• Accountable, lead and mentor a team of Mechanical/Electrical Product Engineers working with manufacturing, design project team, sourcing, suppliers, supply chain and quality functions to deliver successful prototype, engineering builds within operations (NPI activities).
• Complex problem solving/strategy person. Strong leadership quality and ability to handle multiple projects.
• Design simple Mechanical parts by using Solid Wors by working with R&D team is an added advantage
• Hire, coach, mentor and guide Product Engineers engineers in the team and resolve any bottlenecks from cross functional teams (R&D, MFG, Sourcing, Marketing, Supply Chain and suppliers) and management team.
• Own the PE resource requirement & assignment of NPD & Sutatining projects to PE team members. Conduct design reviews with team and critic design base on knowledge of Company manufacturing capability
• Conduct design analysis using DOE
• Hands on person to assemble, test and debug prototypes
• Work with R&D and manufacturing team to transfer products from design to manufacturing
• Liaise with and manage suppliers. This involves communicating with suppliers on our design requirements and managing them to ensure that they are competent in meeting their deliverables
• Support tooling qualification
• Key interface with manufacturing engineering & sourcing supporting creation and sign off on the mfg & supplier plans at all new product development (NPD) stage-gates.
• In conjunction with the design team take primary responsibility for rigorous technical capability evaluation/approval of key suppliers for NPDs.
• Lead and support sustaining engineering projects delivering substantial cost reductions, cost of quality enhancements related to design of the product or process.
• Technical sign off on all design related management of change processes including ECOs, BOM, supplier changes representing R&D and the global design teams.
• Lead rigorous technical capability evaluation and approval of key new/alternative suppliers

Requisite Criteria

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in the industry; people management, coaching & mentoring the team, technical involvement in at least 3 printer scale ups, preferably in a project or team leadership role
• Demonstrated ability in organizing and managing multiple projects, setting priorities for self and others, and working independently and as part of a team under aggressive timelines to deliver on all commitments
• Knowledge and experience in product development, from concept to manufacturing ramp-up, and product launch, understanding of design-for-manufacturing issues, and ability to formulate quality plans
• Technical proficiency in field of expertise
• Key technical resource to lead and support minor product design changes related to new market needs/opportunities
• Working knowledge of SolidWorks is an added advantage
• Excellent English verbal and written communication skills and experience writing technical specifications
• Document various aspects at different stages of development. Read & understand 3-D drawings, ability to do small part change with direction thru emails/phone call
• Knowledge of Six Sigma, GD&T & FEA