Product Engineer (On-Site in Longview, TX)

Position Summary 

The Product Engineer works in conjunction with the Engineering Manager or Sr. level Engineer. The Product Engineer is responsible for maintaining existing product or process designs and may work on the design, development, validation, release and launch of new products as well as processes, working in a cross functional team environment.  Responsibilities also include: continuous improvement of current production products and/or processes, assistance with manufacturing process improvement, customer concerns, warranty analysis, and supplier development.   

Essential Functions 

Safety 

• Embrace the values of the EnPro/STEMCO safety pledge in each of the below responsibilities. Participate in the organization’s safety culture and aim to continuously improve safety within all aspects of your work. 

Respect 

• Foster a work environment that promotes mutual respect of all colleagues and creates an environment focused on a dual-bottom line. 

Excellence 

• Promote the STEMCO / Enpro Culture by exhibiting the five principles of exemplary leadership: Modeling the Way, Inspiring a Shared Vision, Enabling Others to Act, Challenging the Process, and Encouraging the Heart.     

• Leadership: Manage multiple projects. Justify and implement capital investment projects.  Execute plans that provide customer value.  Establish program timing together with members of appropriate teams to ensure adequate product testing and development. 

• Technical: Design, develop, implement, maintain, and improve robust product design. Resolve difficult problems systematically with effective solutions. Follow a standard phase gate development procedure for new product and process development activities.     

• Quality: Develop capable design with appropriate tolerances for manufacturability. Provide product instructions and design FMEA's. Develop processes and systems that comply with recognized quality management system requirements.    

• Team Work: Lead/Participate in cross functional teams to implement new products or continuously improve processes.      

 Job Requirements and Qualifications 

Minimum Education (or Equivalent) 

  High School  

  2 Years College 

X  Bachelor’s Degree 

  Master’s Degree 

  PHD 

  Technical Certificate or Trade School Degree 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required 

• Minimum requirement of BS Mechanical Engineering. Two to seven years’ product design experience. Recent college graduates may be considered where appropriate.   

• Experience on product design for stamped, rubber molded, plastic, and/or aluminum components, preferred. 

• Working knowledge of 3D modeling software required.  SolidWorks and ANSYS preferred.  

• Microsoft Office products Word, Excel, and PowerPoint required. 

• Project management experience with emphasis on leading cross-functional project teams.  

• Thorough understanding of Advance Product Quality Planning (APQP), PPAP, and FMEA methods and tools.  

• Self-driven; self-motivated; self-learner; positive attitude; willing to go above and beyond when needed; proactive 

• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.  

• Ability to effectively manage multiple project simultaneously.  

• Excellent analytical and leadership skills.  

• Ability to clearly communicate with associates at all levels of the organization and customers.  

• Experience using statistical methods to solve problems including design of experiments.   

Minimum Experience 

  Less than 1 year 

  1+ to 2 years 

X  2+to 5 years 

  5+ to 7 years 

7 + to 10 Years 

10+ Years