Senior Product Engineer (m/f/x)

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• This position is responsible for researching and developing ideas and processes for new products. Improves upon the performance and design of existing products.
• Design, model, and test prototypes for products.
• Develops project objectives by reviewing project proposals and plans; conferring with management.
• Determines project responsibilities by identifying project phases, elements and reviewing bids from contractors.
• Determines project specifications by studying product design, customer requirements, and performance standards; completing technical studies; preparing cost estimates.
• Confirms product performance by designing and conducting tests.
• Determines project schedule by studying project plan and specifications; calculating time requirements; sequencing project elements.
• Maintains project schedule by monitoring project progress; coordinating activities; resolving problems.
• Controls project plan by reviewing design, specifications, and plan and schedule changes; recommending actions.
• Controls project costs by approving expenditures.
• Prepares project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends; recommending actions.
• Maintains product and company reputation by complying with federal and state regulations.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed. Establish design briefs.
• Produce final drawings and specifications.
• Create parts lists.
• Make samples of working models for demonstration.
• Improve usability of an item.
• Other duties as assigned.