Job Description

Summary of the Role:

Reporting to the Plant Manager, the Product Engineer is primarily responsible for being the product specialist for the concerned product group.

The Product Engineer role is to understand a customer's needs on new product requests and apply this to current processes as well as to engage new processes as the market develops. In this role, the Product Engineer will assist in developing product strategy, promote the sites capabilities and train key personnel (Sales Engineers & Application Engineers) within Trelleborg. The Product Engineer will conduct product estimating activities and provide the business with profitable solutions.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

Product Cost Management

• Oversee the estimating process for inquiries from receipt of customer request to receipt of order.
• Coordinate locally the enquiry priority based on evaluation and analysis of overall business opportunities.
• Lead the coordination of quotes for specification enquiries.
• Propose indicative project timelines and milestones for enquiries, ensuring data is made available to New Product Introduction & Project Management teams.
• Proactively provide technical support to application engineers, sales engineers and end customers on technical capabilities of product, limitations, alternative solutions, and commercial impacts, using evidence based methodology.
• Monitor & review projects for any design or concept changes in customer requirement, identifying technical, operational, and commercial impacts.
• Support the management of estimating rules and templates.
• Instigate supplier capability development to ensure suppliers help TSS to achieve innovative solutions as well as cost saving opportunities.
• Lead periodic product family reviews for manufacturing process, BoM & BoL adherence, actioning or escalating any deviations with stakeholders.
• Identify and facilitate disposition of unused customer and TSS owned tooling along with customer support teams and customers.
• Investigate and identify cost reduction opportunities through costs analysis reviews.

Technical Reviews

• Instigate and lead cross functional feasibility studies for new business enquiries
• Participate in design reviews and other project related meetings.
• Provide support for Qualification Test Plans, Qualification Test Reports, & FMEA's.
• Responsible for providing all technical information regarding a focused product group
• Develop skills to apply multiple products/processes to a customer problem in order to present the marketing companies with a complete sealing solution where possible.

System, Reporting, & Training

• Manage inter-company price lists
• Maintain and assign all local site specific part numbers in accordance with TSS standards.
• Provide monthly, site specific KPI's
• Participate in monthly site review of active enquiries & projects.

Education and Experience:

• 4-year degree in engineering or other technical field required
• 3 years manufacturing experience, or 6 years of applied manufacturing
• Experience with CAD software
• Database and ERP operating systems experience is preferred
• Must have a strong understanding of application of materials and design in manufacturing environments
• Experience within the Aerospace industry and preferably in polymer manufacturing
• Experience in dealing with stakeholders (internal & external) at all levels in the business

Competencies:

• Experience at working both independently and in a team-orientaed, collaborative environment is essential.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and excellent presentation capabilities.
• Excellent problem solving capability.
• Ability to process large amounts of data and technical information and be confident in the understanding of such information.
• Strong networking and interpersonal skills.
• Self motivated and analytical with reasoned, well balanced decision making qualities.
• Strong skills and expertise within the department and wider business

Travel:

• Will need to be able to travel internationally to visit MC's as well as customers when required. Visits will typically be planned but on occasion may only be a few days’ notice depending on circumstances.

The final compensation offered to the candidate may be based on geographical location, work experience and/or skill level. Additions to the compensation packing, including but not limited to paid time off, insurance benefits and 401(k) eligibility, will be outlined at the time of the job offer.

Compensation range: $80,000-$100,000

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Health savings account

Life insurance

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Vision insurance

As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran or disability status.

​This position requires the use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident ( i.e . Green Card Holder), Political Asylee or Refugee .

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