Product Engineer

Hitchiner; Milford (NH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitchiner is seeking a Product Engineer to own and improve the investment casting product portfolio, spanning wax, shell, cast and post-cast processes. You will interface with customers on drawings, models and specifications and coordinate cross-functional teams to meet design objectives.

The role emphasizes process design, data-driven improvements, and continual yield enhancements in a manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering with 5-7 years of experience.
• Good communication and organizational skills.
• Project management experience to meet budgets and timelines.
• Proficiency in MS Office, technical modeling and statistical tools.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain processes, tooling and fixtures to manufacture investment castings per customer specs.
• Plan, coordinate, and execute project plans across multidisciplinary teams.
• Prepare manufacturing documentation and obtain customer approvals to qualify introductions and improvements.
• Interface with customer technical personnel to ensure product quality and manufacturability.
• Investigate manufacturing problems and initiate corrective actions.
• Review and implement engineering changes and specification requirements.
• Analyze process and product data to drive improvements.

Skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

MS Office

Statistical tools

Technical modeling

Job description

Owner of investment casting product portfolio which covers all manufacturing processes including wax, shell, cast and post-cast processes. The Product Engineer is responsible for establishing and maintaining all internal and external manufacturing processes. Responsibilities also include customer interface including review and approval of all technical drawings, models and specifications. Investment casting product portfolios may include aerospace, automotive & defense market segments.

JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design, implement and maintain processes, injection tooling, fixture/gages to manufacture investment castings to customer specifications
• Plan, coordinate, and execute on project plans across various multidisciplinary teams
• Complete manufacturing documentation and obtain customer approvals, as required, to qualify product introduction and product improvements.
• Interface with customer technical personnel to ensure product quality and manufacturability which may include recommending design or process alterations
• Investigates and initiates corrective actions on manufacturing problems for products and processes
• Review, evaluate & implement engineering changes and/or other specification requirements
• Responsible for statistical data analysis of both process and product specific outputs to drive key decisions for improvement.

Owner of analysis and evaluation of production practices which include:

• Work simplification, value analysis, workstations & methods analysis.
• Compiling and evaluating test and production data, preparing technical analysis
• Recommending production methods and processes required to meet design objectives on new or improved products and processes
• Continuous improvement of product yields and manufacturability
• Conducting analysis of method and time standards

May lead specific and targeted product and/or process improvement efforts utilizing LEAN techniques and philosophies

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering with 5-7 years of experience or equivalent knowledge
• Must possess good communication and organizational skills.
• Computer literacy is a must, including competency in general MS Office applications, technical computer modeling and statistical tools.
• Project management experience in keeping with budgetary & time constraints

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Familiar with a variety of concepts within the field of mechanical/manufacturing.
• Heat transfer
• Material solidification
• Manufacturing technologies (metals, plastics, ceramics)