Product Engineer

Moose Enterprise Pty Ltd; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Moose Toys is seeking a Product Engineer to lead projects from concept start to production, coordinating with Design, Marketing, and Moose teams in Asia to ensure toys meet functional, cost, and quality targets.

You will provide technical guidance during early design, work with Asia partners on materials utilization, and support transfer to Moose teams in Asia for manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical/Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent degree.
• Minimum 3+ years’ experience in similar product development roles.
• Toy industry experience is valuable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Design to develop products from concept through production and provide technical support.
• Partner with Asia engineering teams to optimize materials, manufacturing methods and costs.
• Provide engineering direction on feasibility, cost and manufacturing considerations.
• Review concepts and prepare transfer packages to Moose Engineering teams in Asia.
• Estimate and validate tooling costs to meet budget.
• Identify cost reduction opportunities while preserving function.
• Support schedule tracking to keep milestones achievable.
• Maintain compliance with cost, quality, and toy safety specifications.

Skills

3+ years product development

Toy industry experience

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical/Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent

Job description

Role Objectives

The Product Engineer will manage projects from concept start to production while collaborating in a team environment. This will include providing technical guidance to Design and Marketing during the preliminary design phase, handing over new concepts to the Moose development teams in Asia, and partnering with the Asia engineering team and manufacturers to ensure toys produced meet functional, cost, and quality requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical/Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent degree.
• Minimum 3+ years’ experience in similar product development roles.
• Toy industry experience is valuable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• In collaboration with the Design team, assist in the further development of products from initial concept through to production. Review concept sketches and provide technical support and cost guidance.
• Partner with Asia engineering team to analyse product designs to effect maximum utilization of materials as well as manufacturing, assembly methods and production processes in order to meet cost objectives, quality and toy safety specifications.
• Provide engineering direction and technical support to the Design and Marketing teams, including guidance regarding concept feasibility, cost considerations, and general product manufacturing, assembly and automation recommendations.
• Provide alternative solutions in a timely manner when design concepts are not feasible.
• Apply knowledge of injection molding and assembly process, DFMA.
• Review project schedules to ensure timelines are accurate and achievable.
• Prepare turnover packages to successfully transfer projects to Moose Engineering teams in Hong Kong, China and Vietnam.
• Ensure that projects being turned over are close to cost and feasible for manufacturing.
• Perform internal cost estimation and cost validation from concept through production.
• Confirm product costs meet target costs at each milestone. Highlight cost issues and initiate cost reduction efforts to meet brand profit goals.
• Review factory quote sheets and recommend ways to lower cost while maintaining product function and integrity.
• Estimate, validate, and optimize tooling cost to meet brand tooling budget.
• Interface with Asia engineering team and manufacturers to resolve technical issues that may arise in manufacturing and to improve cost and quality of designs.
• Recommend creative ideas or methods to reduce development lead time and troubleshoot off-track projects.
• This position description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the role. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Work Hours

8:30am – 5:30pm, Monday to Thursday
8:30am – 3:00pm, Friday
Plus, reasonable additional hours due to multiple time-zones. Evening meetings with China and Vietnam teams are considered typical duties and compliance to this schedule will be as needed and is required.

Salary Band

USD $90,000-96,000 USD

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone and other office productivity machinery, may needed to reach, stoop, kneel to access items.
• Must be able to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period of time.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work.
• Light to moderate lifting is required.
• Frequently communicates with other employees and third-parties, must be able to speak clearly and exchange accurate information.
• Regular, predictable attendance is required.
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.
• Moderate noise (i.e. business office with computers, phones, printers and light traffic).
• Indoor business office environment with windows; light foot traffic within work areas.
• Ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period of time.
• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a teammate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

All Welcome

Just like the wide range and variety of brands, Moose embraces diversity and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin or on the basis of disability. If you require any assistance to be included in our process, please contact [e-mail], quoting the job title and reference number.