Front-End Product Development Engineer: Innovate & Deliver

Precision Impacts, LLC; Miamisburg (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Precision Impacts LLC is seeking a highly driven Product Development Engineer to lead the front end of our customer-focused engineering efforts, bridging customer needs with scalable production solutions.

You will translate requirements into innovative designs, manage early development programs, and hand off to production with validated documentation, DFMEA, and robust design history files. This role emphasizes collaboration, problem solving, and delivering high-impact results.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Product Design Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 3+ years of experience in product development or applications engineering.
• Strong 3D CAD proficiency (e.g., SolidWorks, Inventor, or equivalent).
• Hands-on experience in prototyping, product validation, and DFM.
• Demonstrated project management skills and comfort leading cross-functional initiatives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with both internal stakeholders and external customers.
• Background in contract manufacturing, injection molding, or custom-engineered component production (preferred).
• Exposure to regulated or quality-intensive industries (e.g., automotive, aerospace, medical) (preferred).
• Familiarity with ERP systems and product lifecycle tools (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary engineering interface with customers and commercial teams during the product concept and quoting stages.
• Translate customer pain points and functional requirements into innovative, manufacturable product solutions.
• Conduct feasibility studies, materials selection, design optimization, and cost/performance tradeoff evaluations.
• Generate and iterate 3D CAD models, detailed technical drawings, and prototype concepts.
• Own the technical and timeline execution of new product development programs from kickoff through design validation.
• Develop and manage project plans, key milestones, and risk assessments.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with sourcing, quality, and manufacturing engineering to align on design-for-manufacturing strategies.
• Lead design reviews, DFMEA, validation testing, and customer technical communications.
• Track technical deliverables and manage early-stage bill of materials and process workflows.
• Ensure all product design and documentation is fully validated and production-ready before handoff.
• Support the Production and Operations team with initial launch, pilot builds, tooling ramp-up, and troubleshooting.
• Deliver a smooth and well-documented handover including design history files, manufacturing specs, and change control items.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Inventor

ERP systems

PLM tools

Job description

Precision Impacts LLC is seeking a highly driven Product Development Engineer to lead the front end of our customer-focused engineering efforts, bridging customer needs with scalable production solutions.

You will translate requirements into innovative designs, manage early development programs, and hand off to production with validated documentation, DFMEA, and robust design history files. This role emphasizes collaboration, problem solving, and delivering high-impact results.