What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mgr-Product Engineering position at Lowe's?
Your Impact
The primary purpose of the role is to lead the Product Engineering function for the Lowe's Enterprise Quality Assurance group. The Product Engineering function will lead the product and quality engineering aspects of the Lowe's Private Brand product development process. This activity will support customer/stakeholder centered solutions through creative and thoughtful product engineering, while ensuring continuity of concept, and systems continuity across and throughout product development efforts. This includes interpreting design intent into technical possibilities and leading the translation of technically complex private brand products into customer centric solutions.
What You Will Do
- Supports the Lowe’s Private Brands Initiative through leadership of the Product Engineering team activities supplementing the private brand product development process: test plan development, product testing/benchmarking, definition of product performance specifications.
- Establishes/manages the Lowe’s private brand product development stage gate process specific to Quality Assurance engagement areas
- Responsibility over the product and quality engineering aspects of Lowe’s Private Brand performance specification development projects and ongoing product engineering work supporting existing and new strategic private brand product platforms and vendor relationships
- Manages timelines and engineers in a fast-paced environment to meet QA support needs relating to Product Line Reviews or specific private brand product development merchandising activity. Ensures good communication, follow-through on project plans, and successful/on-time implementation of projects
- Hires, Develops and Leads Product Engineer and Sr. Product Engineer roles by providing clarity on project prioritization, coaching on private brand product engineering and project management best practices, providing meaningful feedback on development opportunities, and direct visibility to how they affect the business.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree Mechanical Engineering from accredited engineering college and 3-5 Years Experience in new product development working with industrial designers to realize customer and design intent from concept through production
Experience working with a broad range of materials and manufacturing processes
Experience in creative problem solving and working cross-functionally with design and manufacturing to achieve cost targets, desired design intent and project deadlines
Experience in mechanical system and mechanism design
1-2 Years Experience communicating concepts/ ideas verbally and visually through rough sketches, 3D CAD, etc. to stakeholders
Managing complex mechanical engineering teams
Preferred Qualifications
Master's Degree Mechanical Engineering from accredited engineering college
AND
3-5 Years Experience managing complex programs
Experience co-creating with designers and bringing product to production with overseas suppliers and engineers
About Lowe’s
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 50 home improvement company serving approximately 16 million customer transactions a week in the United States. With total fiscal year 2023 sales of more than $86 billion, Lowe’s operates over 1,700 home improvement stores and employs approximately 300,000 associates. Based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe’s supports the communities it serves through programs focused on creating safe, affordable housing and helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts. For more information, visit Lowes.com.
Lowe’s is an equal opportunity employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law.
Starting rate of pay may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, position offered, location, education, training, and/or experience. For information regarding our benefit programs and eligibility, please visit https://talent.lowes.com/us/en/benefits.
