Senior Project Engineer

Description

The Senior Project Engineer will design, engineer, and develop innovative mechanical and electromechanical products in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Hands on engineering of new products from concept to production with high level of ownership and personal accountability
• Create CAD designs using SolidWorks, and complete 3D models and generate detailed 2D drawings of new products
• Perform the appropriate tolerance analysis to ensure success in high volume manufacturing
• Design for manufacturing
• Drive engineering aspects of product development process such as prototyping, test plans, design validation, problem solving, tooling and manufacturing process validation
• Work across functions including Electrical Engineering, Industrial Design, Product Marketing, Manufacturing, and Quality to develop product specifications and ensure product meets aligned requirements
• Execute multiple projects simultaneously to meet all committed deliverables and project deadlines and report status clearly and accurately
• Participate in design reviews and brainstorming sessions cross-functionally
• Collaborate with Industrial Design team to optimize form, fit, function, while considering design for manufacturing, and meeting cost and schedule targets for the project
• Collaborate with suppliers and manufacturing engineers to incorporate design for manufacturing feedback and design for cost considerations
• Manage formal engineering documentation release process for new designs and ECR’s with the goal of clear, unambiguous communication of the design intent with suppliers
• Review tool and part quotes, provide feedback and recommendations on supplier selection as needed
• Develop comprehensive design qualification test plans.Collaborate with Quality team on manufacturing in process quality control plans and quality audit plans
• Support estimation of engineering time and effort requirements to achieve design changes and product line extensions
• Manage engineering changes from request (ECR’s) through design, testing and implementation to ensure that effective changes are quickly and appropriately validated and implemented
• Utilize PDM and PLM systems to manage CAD & other electronic files
• Domestic and foreign travel as required for meetings with clients, stakeholders, vendors, or supporting engineering sample builds and new product mass production

QUALIFICATIONS:

• BSME degree required, MSME a plus
• 7+ years of relevant mechanical system design and development experience.
• Project management experience a plus 
• Proclivity for small form factor, elegant designs for high volume applications. 
• Skilled in parametric design in 3D solid modeling and surfacing, preferably Solid Works, master modeling experience a plus
• Demonstrated emphasis on accomplishments and productivity to get things done
• Extensive experience and understanding of current techniques for design and manufacture of plastic parts, metal forming, casting and electro-mechanical packaging
• Phase gate product development experience
• Experience working with various manufacturing processes and Asian Suppliers
• Openness to travel to China as needed
• Operates with a sense of urgency.Shows initiative, to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment is crucial
• Persuasive, encouraging, positive approach to collaboration, overall strong interpersonal skills with a proactive mindset of pushing information to team members and management as needed
• High level of flexibility and ability to align quickly and move programs forward at calculated risk
• Strong, concise written and oral communications with both internal and external customers and co-workers

InVue Security Products, Inc is an Equal Opportunity employer. Federal law prohibits employers from discriminating against any applicant for employment because of applicant’s race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, or disability. InVue Security Products, Inc. is fully committed to complying with Federal law and will not discriminate against any applicant for employment.