Project Engineer

WHY PRODRIVEN GLOBAL BRANDS? BECAUSE WE ARE THE PROFESSIONAL’S CHOICE!  You will find our market leading products and brands on job sites all over the world.

Focusing on end users' needs and delivering exceptional customer experience drives our success. Our entire process—from research to engineering to manufacturing to commercialization—creates products that ensure ease of use, productivity, durability and safety for the end user. On jobsites across the world, ProDriven brands are most preferred

Focusing on end users' needs drives our success. Our entire product development process—from research to engineering to manufacturing to commercialization—creates products that ensure ease of use, productivity, durability and safety for the end user. On jobsites across America and the world, ProDriven brands are most preferred.

Responsible for overall delivery of New Product Designs from concept to start of production in alignment with cost, spec and timeline expectations. Carries out a variety of engineering functions including design and development, prototyping, structural validation, code compliance, manufacturability, and cost objectives for medium to large scale programs with minimal supervision. Works in conjunction with various other disciplines in the development of designs or adaptations requiring specialized experience.  Reviews engineering drawings and supporting documentation to verify adherence to standards and program requirements and coordinates between the various disciplines.

Key Responsibilities (Essential Job Functions)

• Ownership of technical new product development from prototype to production including engineering, design, cost and manufacturability.
• Design innovative solutions that meet consumer-driven specifications for new products, line extensions, cost and quality improvements, and other corporate objectives.
• Partner with Industrial Design to ensure aesthetics deliver design intent while maintaining adherence to specifications and quality.
• Play a key role in translating end user insights, competitive analysis, and voice of the customer into new product specifications with an eye to manufacturing feasibility and profitability.
• Provide design and development support to other engineers and designers through direct and/or indirect influence.
• Collaborate with advanced development, industrial design and outside suppliers to build and validate prototypes.
• Participate in the creation and evaluation of intellectual property and patents.
• Work in conjunction with tooling, equipment, and manufacturing technology engineers and demand planners to develop and execute an achievable manufacturing build plan.
• Develop testing plans to ensure product design meets all government and internal safety and quality standards.
• Use WernerCo product development process to meet milestones and prepare necessary updates on projects to inform other members of the organization.

• Participate in industry regulations and standards compliance teams.

• Partner with project management in compiling plans to ensure key engineering deliverables, quality, performance and cost targets are met.
• Responsible for competitive technical benchmarking and establishment/creation of advantages.

• Reviews CAD and engineering drawings and supporting engineering change documentation to verify adherence to standards and for distribution. 
• Project Engineers will take direction primarily from Managers or Directors. 
• Understand and follow Quality Management System.  

Experience & Education

• BSME or equivalent; MSME preferred, or equivalent combination of relevant education and/or work experience will be considered. 
• 5 to 8 years of new and sustaining product development design and independent project management, with significant “hands on” expertise.
• Experience with metal and plastic materials, structural analysis, molding, extrusion, fabrication and joining for high volume production.
• Expertise in contemporary design and modeling/analysis tools; SolidWorks preferred.

Key Competencies

• Ability to demonstrate leadership, organization, and execution skills with a degree of independent judgment in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to focus on personal accountability and motivate a team, demonstrating attributes of team building and project ownership.

• Comfort with fabricating prototypes and modifying test samples using basic tools.
• Ability to seek out solutions across functional departments and remote sites.

• Raises issues and opportunities to improve project status and procedures proactively to allow risk mitigation and prompt problem resolution.
• Ability to comply with procedural requirements and understand and apply specifications, where needed, with an eye for simultaneous process improvement.
• Design knowledge in multiple manufacturing processes including sheet metal, extrusions, finishing operations, joining, welding, machining, fixtures, and injection molded plastic.
• Advanced knowledge of 3D/2D CAD (Solidworks 3D and AutoCAD 2D preferred), PowerPoint, MS Project and Excel.

Travel Requirements

• Travel to domestic and international engineering centers, manufacturing sites, and suppliers up to 20%.

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Salary Range:

$98,000 - $135,000

Benefits:

• 401(k) company match
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life and disability insurance
• Paid time off

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ProDriven Global Brands is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion. WernerCo is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All qualified applicants to WernerCo are considered for employment without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status or any other protected characteristic. WernerCo will not tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind based on these characteristics.