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Product Engineer

Farmington Hills, MI 48331

Posted: 07/02/2024 Employment Type: Direct Hire Job Category: 2 - Engineering & Manufacturing Job Number: JO10000548

Job Description

Venteon is currently looking for a Product Engineer in Farmington Hills, MI for a global leader in point of purchase displays.  

Summary:
This position is responsible for performing a variety of engineering assignments including creation, plan, design, and redesign of products and product components from concept to manufacturing. 
This position also creates graphical representations of product concepts for product samples.  The Engineer works cross-functionally to coordinate the development and design with sales, marketing, engineering, tooling, and manufacturing.  

Requirements of the Product Engineer     
  • Bachelor s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Architectural or Industrial Design.
  • Product design experience with various manufacturing equipment, product structures, foundations, extrusions, wind loads and knowledgeable with various metals and plastics.
  • Familiarity with the point of purchase and traffic control products industry a plus.
  • Proficient in CAD software, primarily 3-D solid molding and drawing creation. Solid Works training a plus.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point, Project, etc.).
  • Knowledge of AS400/Mac-Pac software a plus.

Responsibilities of the Product Engineer   
  • Conceptualize new products and product enhancements. Assume responsibility for a timely and complete product development cycle, including layouts, drawings, testing and prototype construction.
  • Research and evaluate the design of new products and product enhancements considering manufacturability, cost containment, part standardization, quality standards, product appearance, aesthetics, functionality, and durability.
  • Excel in creativity and detail to produce innovative accurate designs that can be fabricated and built in a quality manner for our customers.  Ensure the integrity of information released to the shop floor.
  • Provide technical assistance and problem-solving support to operations to resolve manufacturing and quality problems related to methods, processes, tooling, and equipment. 
  • Drive improved product quality by identifying manufacturing issues, developing cost-effective solutions, and overseeing successful implementation into production.
  • Develop and conduct engineering field tests and provide technical assessments; test revise and retest as needed. 
  • Collaborate with sales representatives, engineers, customers and others to determine customer needs and provide insight on engineering and design capabilities.
  • Domestic and International travel to customer and/or supplier as needed.
  • Regularly provide project status updates in the Project Tracking Database.
  • Benchmark industry standards and best practices to incorporate into design. (attend trade shows, conduct research).  Test vendor and competitors products.  
  • Implement continuous improvement processes and the documentation of those processes.
  • Be an effective team-player.  Work cross-functionally with all departments and personnel. 
 

If you are a high performer and would like to work for an equally high performing company and you think the above opportunity is appropriate for you, we invite you to submit your resume in Microsoft Word format to ahoke@venteon.us.com.
We treat all resumes with strict confidentiality. We will always contact you first before submitting your resume to our client(s) for review. If you do not receive correspondence, you are not a fit for this position.

At Venteon our talent acquisition team is proud to provide our clients with the most qualified Accounting & Finance, Engineering, IT and Administrative talent in the industry today.
 
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