Sr. Product Development Engineer

Overview

The Senior Engineer - Product Development leads the development on products for new and existing floorcare product lines. In this key role, he/she will lead the PD&E activities to ensure that BISSELL requirements are met with a result of successful product launches. This person will have a heavy emphasis in technical expertise while having the ability to create and manage a project schedule, maintain and strengthen supplier relationships, and be a critical link in technical communications both within BISSELL and with outside suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Direction and overall responsibility for technical aspects of the product and project.

• Design plastic parts for injection molding.

• Integration of electronic and electromechanical components

• Specify and select purchased components.

• Development of comprehensive test plans.

• Set clear and thorough part, material, and overall product specifications.

• Technical definition of product and feasibility studies

• Analysis of test results and the understanding of performance.

• Coaching, mentoring and possible supervision of junior engineers, designers, and co-ops.

• Provide technical information about the project to others in the company.

• Recommend and participate in the improvement of methods, equipment, staffing.

• Responsible for completeness, correctness and accuracy of CAD data

• Estimate technical project resources requirements and project expenses

• May be required to perform other duties as assigned

Environment

• Interaction with global engineering teams, Industrial Design, CAD, Marketing, Consumer Experience, Buyers, Operations, Test Lab, etc

• Fast paced, fact-based decision making

• Concept to production involvement in projects

• Limited travel

Qualifications

REQUIRED CORE COMPETENCIES

• Functional/Technical Expertise

• Global Business Acumen

• Self-Management

• Learning Versatility

• Delivers Results

• Judgment and Decision Making

• Managerial Courage

• Continuous Improvement

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION

Degree minimum: Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering

Specific concentration:

• Mechanical engineering

• Strength in engineering fundamentals

• Analytical approach to problems

• Ability to understand voice of consumer needs and integrate these into product specs

• Basic personal computer skills

• Electromechanical consumer products

• UL approved products

• Test development and results analysis

• Project scheduling and tracking

• Plastic part design

• Team environment

Experience level: 5+ years of experience in product development

SPECIALIZED TRAINING/EDUCATION PREFERRED

• 3D CAD and geometric dimensioning

• Exposure to finite element analysis (FEA), computational fluid dynamics (CFD)

• Fluid or air moving products

• Design for Assembly Analysis (DFA)

• Failure Modes and Effect Analysis (FMEA, DFMEA)

• Project management

• Design of Experiments (DoE, Taguchi)

• Reading and comprehension of utility patents

• Supervisory experience

SKILLS REQUIRED

• Strength in engineering fundamentals

• Analytical approach to problems

• Basic personal computer skills

• Electromechanical consumer products

• UL approved products

• Test development and results analysis

• Project scheduling and tracking

• Plastic part design