Product Development and Design Engineer

General Summary

The Product Development & Design Engineer will produce designs and redesigns of new and existing products to complement and enhance product offerings and continually improve quality. Individual projects will include testing, prototyping, and documentation to develop skills to minimize production costs and sustain a competitive advantage our industry.  

• With oversight, develop new product designs and redesigns in coordination with sales, marketing, and manufacturing functions.
• Prepare bill-of-materials on new and changed designs and special design requests under direction of design team.
• Assist the release of design into production, including any necessary testing and training required for implementing new or changed designs.
• Evaluate basic material selection, cost analysis, and vendors as required to implement new designs.  Review, along with purchasing personnel, the selection and specification of new purchased component parts for product designs.
• Participate the prototyping and testing of new designs, including the interpretation of test results.  May be required to set up and run test equipment.
• Participating in the testing and reviewing of new designs, interpreting test data and recommending and/or implementing necessary corrective action based on test data. May interface with agencies associated with certifying products (AMCA, UL, etc.).
• Assisting with technical consultation internally to sales and marketing personnel and externally to customers.
• Maintain close contact with the shop floor and listen to the problems and ideas. Responsible for bringing issues back to the engineering team for further evaluation.
• Maintain accurate and current documentation for production, manufacturing, and engineering.
• May assist on job sites to review installation and/or design problems and make a determination to resolve the situation.
• Participate in value engineering/design for manufacturing assembly on individual product on an ongoing basis to continually improve designs and processes.
• May participate in any/all external agency approval (i.e., U.L. AMCA for products).
• Manage basic individual projects in accordance with predetermined completion dates.
• Will provide mentoring, training, indirect supervision of other team members, or may have direct reports.
• Support production and manufacturing quality management system and policies.
• Assist with the planning, defining, and testing of the product selection software.

Business Unit Specific Job Duties

• Process Special Design Requests for both HVAC unit controls as well as sheet metal designs.
• Responsible for the accuracy of the bill of materials for Special Design Requests as well as support information that is required to build the product.
• Familiar with relevant software. (Inventor, SAP, MS Office)

Education / Experience

• Work requires a professional level of knowledge in a specialized field, which is equivalent to that which would be acquired by completing a regular four-year college program.
• Between 1-3 years of work experience is required.

Why you’ll love it here:

Greenheck Group has a team of individuals who devote their work to engineering Tempered Air Products (TAP) products. The TAP business unit has employees in North Carolina and Wisconsin, and it is one of Greenheck's most innovative segments. Their products are mainly utilized in warehousing, manufacturing, restaurants, and K-12 educational facilities where they bring fresh air in and keep spaces comfortable. The TAP business unit is a focused team, and they offer numerous growth opportunities at Greenheck Group.