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PRIER Products, Inc. · 1 month ago

Product Design Mechanical Engineer

Grandview, MO

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

PRIER Products, Inc. is a plumbing products manufacturer with over 140 years of experience. They are seeking a Product Design Mechanical Engineer to design and develop new products, support manufacturing, and assist sales and marketing efforts while ensuring product quality and compliance with plumbing codes.

Building MaterialManufacturing

Responsibilities

Assist Sales and Marketing departments with market research studies to help guide PRIER’s strategic direction and tactical actions as it relates to new products and analysis of competitive products

Product Design Engineers have overall responsibility for keeping multiple projects moving from concept to launch by coordinating the efforts of several departments as necessary. Part of this effort requires significant organization and maintenance of information

Write product specifications

Design and develop new products as well as improvements to existing products using SolidWorks

Understand applicable plumbing codes and verify our products meet them

Understand key characteristics of the products and make sure drawings are correct – proper dimensions, tolerances, notes, etc. Coordinate designs with manufacturing and vendors to establish agreement on dimensions and assembly methods

Assure critical design knowledge is transferred to Manufacturing personnel

Participate in pilot runs and employee training

Assist in writing Manufacturing work instructions

Validate that Manufacturing processes and equipment are capable of meeting design intent

Inspect new components (in-house and vendor parts) for conformance to specifications

Attend local and national plumbing engineering trade shows and events

Provide technical support to Sales on visits to meet plumbers, engineers, installers, etc

Assist Customer Service with customer questions / issues that arise

Work with Marketing on Product Specification Literature and customer Installation, Operation & Maintenance Instructions

Solve problems that arise and make necessary adjustments. If design changes are required to improve quality and/or production efficiency, the Product Design Engineer makes the changes in SolidWorks and follows the implementation through to production

Qualification

SolidWorksProduct DesignProject ManagementMechanical EngineeringManufacturing ProcessesFluid DynamicsCuriosityInterpersonal SkillsWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationDetail OrientedTeam PlayerFlexibility

Required

10+ years of experience in the product design & development field

BS in Engineering, Mechanical preferred

Knowledge of the product design and development process

Familiarity with various materials (brass, copper, aluminum, rubber, stainless steel, plastic, terrazzo, sheet molding compounds, composites)

Knowledge of various manufacturing processes (sand cast, die cast, injection molding, metal fabrication, machining, terrazzo manufacturing, compression molding, etc.)

Proficient in SolidWorks, including drawings and tolerancing

Understanding of fluid dynamics

Superior project management, leadership and interpersonal skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Organized / detail oriented

Timeliness – ability to maintain a sense of urgency and meet deadlines

Natural tendency to be curious, positive and creative

Team player who collaborates well with others

Flexibility in terms of dealing with changing priorities and dealing with multiple projects simultaneously