Product and Sales Engineer

Gaven Industries Inc.; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Gaven Industries Inc. in Saxonburg, PA is seeking a Product and Sales Engineer to support product development and customer-facing efforts by providing technical, design, and product engineering expertise.

You will bridge Sales, Engineering, and Production, emphasizing producibility and DFMA, while coordinating designers through concept to production release and ensuring alignment with quality standards.

Qualifications

• ABET-accredited engineering degree required.
• 3–5 years of related engineering or technical sales support.
• Experience from concept to production release preferred.
• Experience coordinating with Manufacturing and Production preferred.
• Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, DFMA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and design support to the Sales team with product concepts and submittals.
• Lead engineering resources for product development and production-ready designs.
• Develop 3D models, 2D drawings, BOMs using Autodesk tools.
• Collaborate across Sales, Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain.
• Lead designs from concept through production release.
• Apply DFMA, Lean, Six Sigma to improve producibility.
• Adapt existing products to meet customer needs while maintaining compliance.
• Support production during builds by resolving design issues.
• Maintain standardized configurations and design templates.
• Coordinate engineering changes and impact analysis.
• Participate in pre-sales design reviews and Stage Gate processes.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Skills

Technical communication

DFMA

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma

BIM coordination

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree

Tools

Autodesk Inventor

Revit

Autodesk Vault

Job description

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Product and Sales Engineer

Full Time Professional HQ Pa, Saxonburg, PA, US

4 days ago Requisition ID: 1093

Position Summary

The Product & Sales Engineer plays a critical role in supporting Gaven Industries’ product development and customer-facing efforts by providing technical, design, and product engineering expertise to the Sales, Engineering, and Manufacturing teams. This role ensures that proposals, submittals, customer-driven product variations, and released product designs are supported with accurate, manufacturable, and producible solutions, bridging the gap between Sales, Engineering, and Production.

The Product & Sales Engineer leverages deep product knowledge to adapt designs to customer requirements, lead and coordinate designers supporting product development, and ensure designs are effectively transitioned into production. This role places a strong emphasis on producibility, standardization, Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA), Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma principles, and continuous improvement while maintaining alignment with Gaven’s performance and quality standards.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide technical and design support to the Sales team, including generating product concepts, technical drawings, and submittals in response to customer requests and project pursuits.
• Lead and provide technical direction to engineering resources supporting product development, customer submittals, and production-ready designs.
• Develop and maintain 3D models, 2D drawings, Bills of Material (BOMs), and technical submittals using Autodesk Inventor, Revit, and Vault.
• Collaborate with Sales, Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain to ensure proposed and released designs meet customer requirements, performance standards, and manufacturing capabilities.
• Lead product designs from concept through production release, ensuring solutions are technically compliant, manufacturable, repeatable, and appropriately documented.
• Apply Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA), Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement principles to improve producibility, reduce waste and rework, simplify assembly, and improve product consistency.
• Adapt existing Gaven products and solutions to meet unique customer needs while maintaining compliance with technical, manufacturing, and quality requirements.
• Support Production during initial and ongoing builds by resolving design-related issues and incorporating manufacturing feedback and lessons learned into product improvements.
• Develop and maintain standardized product configurations, design rules, drawing standards, and templates to improve consistency and streamline future Sales, Engineering, and Production activities.
• Maintain configuration control and coordinate engineering changes, including impacts to drawings, BOMs, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and existing product configurations.
• Participate in pre-sales design reviews and Stage Gate processes, providing input on technical feasibility, producibility, manufacturing readiness, cost, quality, and product alignment.
• Perform additional duties as assigned to support the Engineering, Sales, and Manufacturing teams.

Skills, Knowledge, Abilities

• Proficiency in Autodesk Suite: Inventor, Revit, and Vault.
• Strong ability to communicate technical details clearly to both engineers and non-technical sales staff/customers.
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills with a focus on customer-driven design solutions.
• Familiarity with BIM coordination and design submittal processes.
• Strong collaboration skills to balance sales timelines with engineering and manufacturing requirements.
• Knowledge of shielding systems, mechanical design, or related engineered systems is beneficial.

Education/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an ABET-accredited school.
• Minimum of 3–5 years of related experience in engineering, product design, manufacturing engineering, or technical sales support.
• Experience supporting product development from initial concept and customer requirements through detailed design and production release preferred.
• Experience coordinating directly with Manufacturing and Production to support producible designs and resolve design-related manufacturing issues preferred.
• Experience providing technical direction or leadership to designers or engineering personnel preferred.Experience with Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, DFMA, or continuous improvement methodologies preferred.
• Experience supporting sales engineering activities, submittals, or customer-requested design modifications preferred.

Supervisory Responsibility:

None

* Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

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