Associate Product Engineer – NPD & Cross-Functional Roles

Newell Brands; Deerfield (MA); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Newell Brands is seeking an Associate Product Engineer to drive new product development from concept through production launch. You will work with Marketing, Industrial Design, Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain to ensure cost, timing, and specifications are met.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in a related field, 0-2 years of experience preferred, and strong problem-solving, communication, and teamwork abilities. Some travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Material Science or related field.
• 0-2 years of product development experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of problem solving techniques and methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Applies a basic understanding of how design influences product cost at the component and sub-assembly level to meet defined cost targets.
• Recommends and presents solutions and opportunities in forums to encourage ideation and technical sharing.
• Reviews relevant competitive products and patents to provide benchmarking and analysis of technical specifications.
• Utilizes statistical analysis to ensure high quality and product performance that exceed consumer expectations.
• Partners with quality to ensure ongoing quality conformance for new products.
• Assists in DFMEA, PFMEA, root cause analysis, lean process, and kaizan events for existing product lines.
• Assists in writing technical specifications and maintaining documentation for the development and implementation of new products.
• Interprets, explains, and influences engineering drawings.
• Develops optimal product test plans to validate design. Analyzes test results to provide data for use in solving problems.

Skills

Problem solving

Teamwork

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree required

Job description

Newell Brands is seeking an Associate Product Engineer to drive new product development from concept through production launch. You will work with Marketing, Industrial Design, Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain to ensure cost, timing, and specifications are met.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in a related field, 0-2 years of experience preferred, and strong problem-solving, communication, and teamwork abilities. Some travel may be required.