Sr. Product Engineer

Sr. Product Engineer

Become part of the WernerCo team.

WHY WERNER? BECAUSE WE ARE THE PRO'S CHOICE! You will find our market leading products and brands on trucks and job sites all over the world.

Focusing on end users' needs drives our success. Our entire product development process—from research to engineering to manufacturing to commercialization—creates products that ensure ease of use, productivity, durability and safety for the end user. On jobsites across America and the world, WernerCo brands are most preferred.

Purpose of the Job:

Under minimum supervision, carries out a variety of engineering functions including design and development, prototyping, structural validation, code compliance, manufacturability, and cost objectives for larger scale programs. In performing these functions, the Sr. Product Engineer will exercise extensive latitude in the use of initiative and independent judgment.  Works in conjunction with various other disciplines in the development of designs or adaptations requiring specialized experience.  Reviews engineering drawings and supporting ECO documentation to verify adherence to standards and prepares the ECO for distribution by coordinating with all impacted by the change between the various disciplines. Sr. Product Engineers may have direct supervisory roles or indirect reporting over other members within the engineering team.

Key Responsibilities (Essential Job Functions):

• Product Design and Development

• Design innovative solutions to product needs that meet desired specifications for new products, cost improvements, channel initiatives, and other corporate objectives.
• Use various tools to develop concepts for review/discussion with other departments, specifically marketing and manufacturing.
• Play a key role in brain-storming new designs leveraging end user insights, competitive analysis, and use of manufacturing and customer care data.
• Provide design and development support to the other engineers, analysts, and designers to leverage Sr. Product Engineers experience and overall knowledge.
• Participate in the creation and evaluation of intellectual property and patents.
• Work in conjunction with tooling, equipment, and manufacturing technology engineers to develop and execute an achievable manufacturing build plan.
• Develop testing plans to ensure product design meets all government and internal safety and quality standards.
• When developing new products, use the product development process to ensure all aspects of the project are considered.
• Prepare necessary updates on projects to inform other members of the organization.

• Other Duties:
• Participate in industry regulations and standards compliance teams.
• Competitive technical benchmarking and establishment/creation of advantages.
• Review and provide changes to artwork for labels, instruction sheets, ad cards, etc.
• Reviews engineering drawings and supporting ECO documentation to verify adherence to standards and prepares the ECO cover-letter for distribution. 
• Sr. Product Engineers will take direction primarily from Managers or Directors. 
• Understand and follow Quality Management System.  

Experience & Education:

• BSME or equivalent required; MSME preferred.
• Five to 8 years of new and sustaining product development design and independent project management, with significant “hands on” expertise.
• Experience with metal and plastic materials, structural analysis, extrusion, fabrication and joining for high volume production.
• Expertise in contemporary design and modeling/analysis tools; SolidWorks preferred.

Key Competencies:

• Ability to demonstrate leadership, organization, and execution skills with a degree of independent judgment in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to focus on personal accountability and motivate team accountability, demonstrating attributes of team playing.
• Ability to seek out solutions across functional departments and remote sites.
• Raises issues and opportunities to improve project status and procedures proactively to allow risk mitigation and prompt problem resolution.
• Ability to comply with procedural requirements and understand and apply specifications, where needed, with an eye for simultaneous process improvement.
• Design knowledge in multiple manufacturing processes including sheet metal, extrusions, finishing operations, joining, welding, machining, fixtures, and injection molded plastic.
• Advanced knowledge of 3D/2D CAD, PowerPoint, and Excel.

Special Requirements:

• Travel to domestic and international engineering centers, manufacturing sites, and suppliers.