Product Engineer

Eliason Corporation; Michigan; On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Insurance

PTO 3 weeks

9 paid holidays

Parental Leave

401k match

Medical/Dental/Vision

Employee Discounts

Career development allowance

Diversity & inclusion

Job summary

Eliason Corporation is seeking a Product Engineer to lead new product development from concept through prototype, validation, and production launch. You will work with Operations, Quality, Manufacturing Engineering, Sales, and other stakeholders to define scope, timelines, risks, and deliverables.

Apply DFMA, Lean and Continuous Improvement to ensure products are practical to manufacture, cost effective, well documented, and aligned with customer and business needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering preferred.
• Experience creating clear, simple, and accurate instructions, procedures and technical documentation.
• Strong communication with internal teams, external customers, vendors and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Proficiency with 3D parametric design software (Inventor, Creo, SolidWorks).
• Experience using AutoCAD.
• Strong Excel skills.
• High attention to detail with the ability to produce accurate, professional work on schedule.
• Familiarity with engineering design processes including concept development, physical design, procurement support, testing, failure analysis, and PPAP.

Responsibilities

• Lead new product development projects from concept through prototype, validation, and production launch.
• Design, redesign, and improve products for manufacturability, quality, and cost.
• Review existing product lines for cost reduction and simplification.
• Maintain accurate design documentation: CAD drawings, specs, BOMs, installation instructions, troubleshooting guides.
• Ensure designs meet customer specs, internal standards, regulatory requirements, and testing criteria.
• Coordinate with Sales, Process Engineers, Operations, Quality, and other stakeholders on scope, timing, risks, and launch needs.
• Identify and support new manufacturing technologies to improve KPIs.
• Communicate project status, risks, decisions needed, and next steps to leadership and teams.

Skills

Strong communication

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Industrial Eng

Tools

Inventor

Creo

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

Job description

Overview

Serve as a Product Engineer, with a primary focus on leading new product development from concept through prototype, validation, and production launch. Report to Director of Engineering and Work cross-functionally with the Operations, Quality, Manufacturing Engineering, Sales, and other stakeholders to define project scope, build timelines, manage risks, and move development work through key decisions and deliverables. Use DFMA, Lean Manufacturing, and Continuous Improvement principles to ensure new products are practical to manufacture, cost effective, well documented, and aligned with customer and business needs.

Benefits

• Company Paid: Life Insurance, STD, and LTD.
• 3 weeks PTO.
• 9 paid holidays in 2026.
• Parental Leave.
• Additional Benefits: 401k with company match.
• Medical, dental, vision.
• Employee Discount Programs.
• Miscellaneous other optional benefits.
• Career development and tuition assistance.
• Diverse, inclusive and welcoming culture.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Director of Engineering to design, redesign, and improve products and features that better support operations, manufacturability, and customer requirements.
• Apply DFMA principles to current and future products to improve ease of manufacturing, assembly, quality, and cost.
• Review existing product lines for cost reduction, simplification, and rationalization opportunities.
• Own and maintain accurate design documentation, including CAD drawings, specifications, bills of material, website content, installation instructions, troubleshooting guides, and related technical materials.
• Ensure product designs meet applicable customer specifications, internal standards, regulatory requirements, and defined testing criteria.
• Lead new product development projects from concept through prototype, validation, and production launch.
• Create and maintain project plans, timelines, deliverables, and cross-functional action items for assigned development work.
• Coordinate with Sales, Process Engineers, Operations, Quality, and other stakeholders to align project scope, timing, risks, and launch requirements.
• Identify and support new manufacturing technologies that help improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and other company KPIs.
• Communicate project status, risks, decisions needed, and next steps clearly to leadership and cross-functional teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related discipline preferred.
• Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a bachelor's degree.
• Experience creating clear, simple, and accurate instructions, procedures, and technical documentation.
• Strong communication skills with internal teams, external customers, vendors, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Proficiency with 3D parametric design software such as Inventor, Creo, or SolidWorks.
• Experience using AutoCAD.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, especially Excel.
• High attention to detail with the ability to produce accurate, professional, and error-free work on schedule.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment while independently managing assigned priorities.
• Familiarity with engineering design processes, including concept development, physical design, procurement support, testing, failure root cause analysis, and PPAP.

Travel Requirements

• Some travel Required.

Physical Requirements

• Physical requirements to be finalized based on company standards for this role.