Product Engineer

Daily Instruments Corporation; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

HSA

Life insurance

Paid time off

Paid holidays

401(k) match

Dental

Vision

Disability insurance

Accident plans

Job summary

Daily Instruments Corporation in Houston, TX, seeks a Product Engineer to join the design and production team. You will apply engineering knowledge to optimize product designs for client applications and coordinate with engineering, design, procurement, and field teams to meet delivery goals.

The role emphasizes safe, timely project execution, collaboration with production management, and hands-on support across departments to ensure manufacturability and quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, manufacturing or related field.
• 2–4 years’ experience in engineering, manufacturing, field work, or sales preferred.
• Experience with product design or manufacturing/production preferred.
• Project development and leadership skills essential.
• Experience with ACAD, Excel, and ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Answer customer inquiries and technical questions, responsible for all inquiries that require product design engineering.
• Assist quoting department in technical evaluation of incoming RFQ and work with sales/customer on product offering.
• Perform applicable thermowell calculations to validate thermowell designs to relevant ASME codes.
• Work with drafting to produce order specific engineering and product drawings; responsible for final drawing approval.
• Review customer supplied drawings, specifications, and special requirements to ensure technical compliance.
• Familiar with manufacturing processes for all dept. products; ensure custom products can be manufactured reliably.
• Occasionally assist production by creating BOM, job routings, and machining instructions.
• Hands-on involvement with production and assembly staff to troubleshoot manufacturing issues.
• Occasionally oversee or assist Field Service Dept. with installation projects in the field.
• Other duties to facilitate company, production, and department goals.

Skills

Engineering principles

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical communication

GD&T

ASME codes

Prototyping

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

ACAD

Excel

ERP systems

Job description

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Full Time Professional Houston, TX, US

5 days ago Requisition ID: 1629

General Summary

Daily Instruments is seeking a Product Engineer to join our rapidly growing design and production team. The Product Engineer will be responsible for technical knowledge of the various products sold by the SES Dept.

The Product Engineer will coordinate onsite work with the engineering team, designers, procurement, and special project team personnel, as well as working alongside production management staff to design the best fit product for the client’s specific application. The successful Product Engineer will ensure that projects are completed safely and accurately, and in a timely manner to meet customer and shipping goals.

Essential Job Functions :

Answer customer inquiries and technical questions, responsible for all inquiries that require product design engineering.

Assist quoting department in technical evaluation of incoming RFQ and work with sales/customer on product offering.

Perform applicable thermowell calculations to validate thermowell designs to relevant ASME codes.

Work with drafting to produce order specific engineering and product drawings. Responsible for final drawing approval.

Review customer supplied drawings, specifications, and special requirements to ensure technical compliance.

Familiar with manufacturing processes for all dept. products. Ensure custom products can be manufactured reliably

Occasionally assist production department by creating BOM, job routings, and machining instructions.

Hands-on involvement working with production and assembly staff to troubleshoot manufacturing issues as needed.

Occasionally oversee or assist Field Service Dept. with installation projects in the field.

Other duties as assigned to facilitate company, production, and department goals.

Job Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in engineering, manufacturing or other industrial related field.
• 2-4 years’ experience in engineering or manufacturing, field work, or sales experience is preferred.
• Experience in product design or manufacturing/production is preferred.
• Project development and leadership skills are essential
• Experience with typical engineering software, such as ACAD, Excel, and ERP systems.
• Ability to work with various departments to facilitate the orderly execution of a proposed project plan
• Professional work experience reviewing and analyzing prototypes and product modifications
• Excellent technical communication skills, verbal and written
• Understanding of ASME codes and NDT processes
• Understanding of GD&T and welding symbols
• Self-driven initiative to respond to fluid work environment and rapidly changing priorities

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with machine shop, working in a manufacturing/fabrication environment
• Production Planning or Scheduling experience preferred
• Understanding of purchasing/requisition in a manufacturing environment
• Hands-on production, welding, or machine shop experience is beneficial
• Enthusiastic team player, Creative thinker, focus on bottom-line results while managing for Total Quality Assurance Compliance

Other:

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer other than current employer
• Must be fluent in English, any other language skills are beneficial
• This is primarily a sedentary position, but does require the physical ability to infrequently work in a busy shop environment including sitting, standing, lifting/moving up to 20 pounds.
• Climate-controlled production facility all year round

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Daily Instruments provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Employee Benefits Offered:

100% Company paid Employee Only Medical

Health Savings Account with Employer Contribution

100% Company paid Employee Basic Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

401K with Employer Match

Other Benefits:

Medical Plan options available (two medical plans, dependent/family coverage options)

Health Savings Account

Flexible Savings Account

Additional Voluntary Benefits Including: Dental, Vision, Supplemental Life Insurance, Disability, Accident plans