Product Development Engineer

Product Development Engineer Full-Time Lafayette, IN Compensation DOE: Up to $115K Meet your Talent Advisor Dan Witters The Product Development Engineer leads the technical development for automotive engineering projects. Leads product development activities per the organization’s product development process. Product Development Engineer Specific Responsibilities: Leads technical activities on assigned automotive product development projects. Plans and organizes project activities from Phase 0 to Phase 5 of Rea’s product development process. Translates customer requirements into specifications and testing activities. Leads DFMEAs, identifies risks, and engineers risk mitigation activities for projects. Identifies validation and verification activities needed for internal design needs and to meet customer requirements. Leads internal design reviews following the design control practices. Practices design for lean and six sigma methodology. Collaborates with laboratory resources to complete all testing activities. Collaborate with the automotive team. Works and collaborates with plant’s APQP team. Supports and implements various tasks, projects, and actions in support of the automotive strategic plan. Product Development Engineer Requirements: Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Materials Science or Chemical Engineering. Master of Science preferred. 5+ years of applicable experience in product/process engineering experience. Other attributes include: Appreciation for continuous improvement in design practices, testing practices and overall improvements for the manufacturing of products. Strong working knowledge of APQP. Ability to problem solve and correct situations engineering principles Effective interpersonal communication skills Ability to travel 20-30% domestically and up to 10%, at times, internationally. Send Resume to Dan Witters Career Transitions: Find Your Dream Job or Hire the Best Talent Career Transitions, a Morale Group Company, is a leading recruiting agency that specializes in helping employers find their next critical hire and job seekers find their dream job. Our team of experienced recruiters are dedicated to finding you the perfect match for your open position or helping you find the right job for your skills and interests. We offer a variety of services, including: Recruitment: We match talent with open jobs.Contract and Fractional staffing: We place technical and exempt professionals in temporary or contract assignments that can become full-time positions.Outplacement: We provide terminated or laid off employees with tools to be competitive in the job market.Career management: We help you develop your career and reach your goals to be the next leader. Career Transitions is committed to providing you with a high-quality talent acquisition experience. Our diverse candidate database and extensive recruiting experience reflects our commitment to match qualified candidates to employers' open positions. We work diligently to ensure that you receive efficient and effective services. We specialize in connecting employers with qualified technical and exempt professionals in many fields, ranging from accounting and finance to engineering and technology, and human resources to sales and marketing. We are support equal opportunity employers who provide support for veterans and people with disabilities. Choose Career Transitions contingency, retained, or contract talent acquisition services to find your next hire or dream job. Visit our website today to learn more about how we can help you. #cth$jb #engineer