REPORTS TO: Engineering Supervisor OR Engineering Manager
General Statement Of Responsibilities
The Product Engineer is primarily responsible for the design and release of components that have been identified by product line managers.The product engineer’s responsibilities will include engineering, application engineering tasks, as well as involvement with manufacturing engineering, quality and customer support.
Technical Job Summary
Internal part design
Reverse engineering of products
Designs developed through suppliers
1st article approvals
Validation testing
Quality/inspection requirements
Failure analysis
Provide Purchasing and Marketing support
External Customer/Supplier interfacing
Simultaneous engineering support for local and offsite manufacturing plant(s)
Other Requirements
The following pages describe the job description for a Product Engineer.
Product Engineer
EDUCATION: Engineering Degree preferably BSME
EXPERIENCE: 2 - 5 years’ experience
Requirements
Manage new part programs at the individual component level, ensuring
completion of assigned activity
Apply a basic knowledge of engineering principles, established engineering
procedures and automotive engineering to complete assigned activities
Establish and expand skills in reverse engineering aftermarket products,
building a strong foundation in part design and validation processes of the
Engineering department
Demonstrate a thorough understanding of Production Part Approval Process
(PPAP) and basic project management principles
Prepare and complete sample approvals, testing requests; evaluate test results,
and publish final test reports
Support engineering quality issue resolution, evaluate returned products for
failure mode, and provide actionable feedback
Collaborate with manufacturing facilities to ensure manufacturability of
designs, participate in feasibility reviews, and assist in implementing new