Senior Project Engineer - Product Development - HYBRID - DIRECT HIRE/PERMANENT!

Company: Manpower Engineering
Location: Pewaukee
Posted on: April 3, 2025

Job Description:

Manpower Engineering is exclusively partnering with an industry leading, well-established, growing company in Pewaukee, WI on a hybrid, highly visible, and direct hire/permanent Sr. Project Engineer - Product Development position that has very strong growth potential/the opportunity to become the next Engineering Manager.

The company has enjoyed 79 years of continued success, is financially sound and positioned for continued growth, and has a great reputation. For 70+ years, they've been the preferred partner from clients in their industry to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). They bring your vision to life!

Our client's vast capabilities support the manufacturing of miniatures, small parts, large parts, and multiple component assemblies. When paired with their supplemental in-house design engineering, custom tooling building and design, 3D printing and prototyping, plus the company's finishing, assembly, fulfillment, warehousing & shipping services their capabilities become a turnkey solution for their clients.

Our client exists to serve others. Everything they do revolves around meeting the needs of their customers and the customer's goals. The company's commitment to their customers sets them apart; they're at the center of everything our client does. Simply stated, "Their Customers Success is Their Success!".

For many years, the company's customers have trusted them to provide flexible, reliable and innovative solutions.

Our client offers a very strong compensation plan and top-notch full benefits package including but not limited to - health, dental, and vision insurance, 401k match, etc

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Senior Project Engineer - Product Development is responsible for planning and executing product development activities including new product introductions, cost reduction, technology integration, and lifecycle product support.

Responsibilities:

• Provide project management leadership to teams for new product development projects including concept creation and team collaboration, specification and scope of work documentation, creating project schedules, building product development plans, integrating the activities of cross-functional team members, managing, and coordinating 3 rd party resources.
• Lead the transformation of product roadmap and requirements into project scope, design, and product realization requirements such as product features and specifications required to create models, drawings, and supporting documentation needed for sourcing or manufacturing.
• Plan and execute multiple large, complex projects to meet or exceed schedule, project cost, scope, and quality commitments. Budget planning. (Estimate 3 rd party engineering and rendering expenses)
• Lead project and business affecting decisions such as make vs. buy (globally), shipping and logistics cost, bidding process, optimizing as-delivered cost of components and whole installed product. Lead preliminary supplier sourcing decisions.
• Collaborate with estimating and sales to establish product cost targets and measures. Assist with the identification and establishment of supply chain resources for initial materials, technology, and services required to achieve design goals.
• Provide technical summary reports for design reviews such as expected performance results based on simulations, performance criteria of engineering level evaluations.
• Develop and lead Risk and Mitigation plans for projects. Define and lead contingency option assessments when needed, then select and execute mitigation plans.
• Manage ECR/ECO/ECN process. Change management criteria include issuance of change, management of change through all departments, and final review of acceptable implementation of documented changes.
• Create test prototypes to evaluate designs. Coordinate the generation of prototypes at 3 rd party suppliers or in house resources.
• Create test plans for product performance evaluation. Execution of compliance/validation testing at 3 rd party resources or in-house testing and evaluation. Creation of summary reports of test results and notification of out of compliance occurrences. Mitigation of out of compliance occurrences and validation of changes prior to production release.
• Manage bill of materials (BOM) process. Review and approve all production released BOMs pertaining to assigned projects for accuracy prior to final production release.
• Provide technical assistance to production and quality personnel to assist in the successful launch of products in-house or at 3 rd party sites. On-site monitoring for in-house and 3 rd party sites to ensure compliance.
• Provide ongoing technical assistance for adaptation of existing or modified products for new customer applications or requirements.
• Assist account management with field trial installations or research investigations when necessary.
• Create and support departmental operating procedures. Skills/Knowledge/Abilities:
  • Advanced level ability to deliver results while working simultaneously on multiple projects, balancing resources, timing, and quality of outcomes.
  • Advanced level ability to lead the transformation from product requirements into a product design and realization plan to meet or exceed the product and business goals.
  • Advanced ability to influence people and teams who are not all direct reports.
  • Advanced understanding of engineering technical issues/needs, manufacturing, supply chain, service, customer service, financial, sales, and marketing as related to product design and development.
  • Ability to multitask, prioritize, meet project timing, budget requirements, and manage time efficiently.
  • Accurate and precise attention to detail.
  • Creative and innovative thinker and planning. Qualifications:
    • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field.
    • 3+ years of experience - 5+ years of experience is preferred.
    • Experience with plastics/injection mold product design is a plus.
    • Experience in a fabrication environment is a plus.
    • Experience with 3D design. Experience with SolidWorks is preferred.
    • Experience with product development.
    • Experience with project management is a plus.
    • Project management experience in product development with cross functional teams and product releases throughout the entire product life cycle is a plus.
    • Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite, etc.
    • Strong aptitude for creating detailed blueprints and instructions.
    • Looking for someone that can work autonomously - can take an idea and run with it from concept to completion.

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