Product Engineer: Metals Innovation & Process Optimization

Wieland North America, Inc; Kentucky; On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Wieland North America, Inc seeks a Product Engineer in Alliance, OH to lead the technical development, optimization, and lifecycle management of metal products and processing solutions.

You will collaborate with Sales, Operations, Quality, and Manufacturing to ensure products meet customer requirements, industry standards, and profitability, while driving continuous improvement and supplier relationships.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Science, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field.
• 4+ years of engineering experience in metals manufacturing or related industrial environments.
• Experience supporting manufacturing operations and customer-facing technical activities.
• Proven success leading product development and process improvement projects.
• Strong knowledge of metallurgy, material properties, and metal manufacturing processes.
• Experience with metal forming, machining, sawing, extrusion, casting, rolling, or fabrication processes.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with ISO 9001, AS9100 quality systems.
• Experience working within metals service centers, mills, foundries, extrusion plants, or industrial manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and implementation of new products and value-added processing solutions.
• Evaluate customer specifications, drawings, and technical requirements to develop cost-effective manufacturing solutions.
• Provide technical expertise regarding material properties, metallurgy, product applications, and manufacturing capabilities.
• Develop engineering standards, specifications, and technical documentation.
• Support product launches and qualification activities.
• Consistently evaluate market trends to develop new coatings/products to pursue profitable business in collaboration with the commercial team
• Analyze manufacturing processes to improve productivity, quality, yield, and cost performance.
• Identify opportunities for automation, waste reduction, and process optimization.
• Collaborate with production teams to troubleshoot manufacturing challenges and implement corrective actions.
• Lead continuous improvement projects
• Establish and monitor key process metrics.

Job description

Wieland North America, Inc seeks a Product Engineer in Alliance, OH to lead the technical development, optimization, and lifecycle management of metal products and processing solutions.

You will collaborate with Sales, Operations, Quality, and Manufacturing to ensure products meet customer requirements, industry standards, and profitability, while driving continuous improvement and supplier relationships.