Product Development Engineer - Vogrinc & Short

Seeking an innovative and driven Product Development Engineer to develop new electromechanical products from concept through completion, customizing current products, and supporting sustaining engineering and product line simplification.

This person will play a crucial role in designing, developing, and enhancing our innovative products, working both as a collaborator and autonomously, across the organization and with customers.

This is a newly created position due to growth and will be based on site at the company’s Novi, MI facility, which has an outstanding leadership team and company culture, and offers long-term career advancement.

Responsibilities include:

• Autonomously lead engineered product design and development activities for highly customized electromechanical solutions and products from concept through commercialization. Effectively collaborate with marketing, supply chain, sales, and customers.
• Efficiently evaluate, develop, and implement innovative electromechanical solutions while maintaining a strong deadline orientation and ensuring product conformance with all necessary agency standards (UL, IEEE, NEMA, etc.).
• Engage cross-functional teams while managing multiple engineering projects in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision.
• Create and maintain all required engineering documentation (detailed engineering drawings, bills of materials, performance specifications, etc., for the company’s product portfolio).
• Redesign existing products for improved function, cost reductions, portfolio simplification, and customer-driven requirements and provide sustaining engineering direction, support, and improvement guidance for existing products.
• Ensure consistent quality by actively engaging with and supporting production and quality teams during product launches and support tooling choices, manufacturing process decisions, and disposition first article inspection reports as needed.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical required. Advanced degree a plus.
• 3-7 years of detailed design experience of mechanical, electrical, and/or electromechanical products. Proven CAD foundation with advanced SolidWorks knowledge. Creative and mechanically inclined with hands-on problem-solving and design experience. Capable of developing innovative solutions for new and existing products.
• In-depth knowledge of manufacturing techniques including compression mold fabrication, CNC machining, sheet metal forming, plastic injection molding, and welding. Familiarity with third-party testing and certification a plus (UL, IEEE, NEMA, etc.).
• Disciplined and organized self-starter who thrives in an autonomous environment and is capable of independently executing required engineering tasks with limited supervision while effectively managing multiple simultaneous projects.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills, strong written & verbal communicator, capable of interacting appropriately at all organizational levels and with customers.