Product Development Engineer - New Innovation Center - Apodaca

Fortune Brands; Monterrey; Presencial; MXN 1,122,000 - 1,497,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading manufacturing company in Monterrey is seeking a Product Development Engineer to work on designing and developing products from concept to launch. The role includes mentoring entry-level engineers, and requires expertise in product design, solid modeling, and communication skills. The company offers a collaborative environment where innovation thrives.

Servicios

Flexible work arrangements

Diverse and inclusive workplace

Formación

• Minimum of 5 years product design and development experience.
• New product development launch and Stage Gate experience.
• Experience with DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS (DOE).

Responsabilidades

• Apply lean product development tools to improvement projects.
• Execute product changes and manage system design requirements.
• Liaise with supply chain and vendors.
• Validate product quality through thorough testing.
• Provide manufacturing support during product launches.

Conocimientos

Lean product development tools

Critical thinking

Product design

Prototyping

Strong communication skills

Strategic thinking

Educación

B.S. degree in Engineering (Mechanical preferred)

Herramientas

SolidWorks

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Office products

Descripción del empleo

Company Description

About Us

Fortune Brands began its journey as a publicly traded company (NYSE: FBHS or “Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.”) in 2011, as a successful spin-off from Fortune Brands, Inc. Since then, we have grown organically and through acquisitions, and have delivered strong financial performance. We have also proven our resilience and execution excellence. We outperformed and expanded in our categories through the housing market recovery, and executed our strategies through global disruptions, while refining our portfolio for the future.

On December 14, 2022, we completed the separation of our Cabinets business, enabling us to pursue our unique and exciting path for accelerating growth and productivity.

Today, we are a new company: Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. (NYSE: FBIN). We are focused on driving our brand, innovation and channel leadership, and winning in supercharged categories.

Why work with us?

You will gain the flexibility to balance your life at every stage with Total Rewards that support your physical, emotional, and financial well-being. We also support an inclusive and diverse culture where everyone is encouraged and empowered to be authentic, and where our differences and unique perspectives are a key strength

In Fortune Brands Innovation, Inc. we're looking a Product Development Engineer for our New Innovation Center in Nuevo Leon, you will work with cross functional teams to design, develop, and validate product changes from concept to launch. You will mentor new talent, especially entry level engineers with the possibility to mentor interns. Your design work will support our continuous improvement and cost reduction agendas to improve the health of our business..

Job Description

As the Product Engineer you will work with cross functional teams to design, develop, and validate product changes from concept to launch. You will mentor new talent, especially entry level engineers with the possibility to mentor interns. Your design work will support our continuous improvement and cost reduction agendas to improve the health of our business.

Responsibilities

• Learn and apply lean product development tools, systematic problem solving and critical thinking to new continuous improvement projects.
• Successfully execute the development and implementation of product changes.
• Understand and actively manage system design requirements, conduct system DFMEA’s, design reviews and utilize other robust engineering practices such as DOE’s, tolerance stackups, limit testing, FEA, etc. to bring new products through production into the market place predictably.
• Liaison with supply chain personnel, vendors, and manufacturing staff for the specification and sourcing of raw materials, components and final products.
• Develop DVP’s, coordinate testing, and provide hands-on troubleshooting to ensure requirements are met.
• Assure product quality with thorough validation of production fabrication (via executing plant trials), assembly, and installation processes.
• Provide manufacturing and operations support during critical product launch phases.
• Work closely with Quality department to address any outstanding internal and external quality and product issues.
• Support cross-functional team members by mentoring on areas of expertise for technical questions and solutions in at least one engineering or product area.
• Set examples for excellence in engineering practice and rigor by successfully coaching junior engineers inside and outside of peer reviews as well as design review.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Engineering (Mechanical preferred).
• Valid visa
• Availability to travel
• Minimum of 5 years product design and development experience.
• New product development launch and Stage Gate experience.
• Proven track record of delivering products and/or processes to launch with differentiated innovative fit form and function and/or reduced cost.
• Experience with 3-D Parametric Solid Modeling (Solid Works is a plus), Microsoft Project, and Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Cross functional experience in interfacing with sourcing, quality, and manufacturing within product development, cost-out, continuous improvement and other business-led initiatives.
• Experience in DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS (DOE).
• Superior written and oral communication skills.
• Strong strategic thinking skills.
• Desire to work hands-on, prototype and troubleshoot proactively.
• Experience interfacing with intellectual property counsel.
• Solidworks certification.
• Ability to perform tolerance stack-ups (GD&T), review process capability and manage changes accordingly.