Product Engineer - Solutions Team

Hydramechanica Miba; Kentucky; On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Miba Sinter USA LLC, based in Ohio, is seeking a Product Engineer to support customer projects from quotation through development, prototyping, validation and industrialization. You will serve as a technical interface between customers, internal teams, suppliers and production to ensure feasible, cost-effective products that meet quality and safety standards.

The role requires a strong technical background, customer focus, and experience in automotive product development processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field is required.
• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Production Engineering, or similar is preferred.
• Experience in product engineering, manufacturing engineering, or an automotive supplier environment is preferred.
• Knowledge of product development, manufacturing processes, material selection, and technical feasibility evaluation.
• Experience with automotive quality planning and Core Tools is an advantage: APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, MSA, SPC
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, specifications, and tolerances.
• Understanding of cost calculation, manufacturability, and process optimization.
• Good technical documentation and reporting skills.
• Strong communication, coordination, and problem‑solving skills.
• Customer‑focused mindset with cross‑functional teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Build and strengthen relationships with customer technical representatives and decision makers.
• Identify customer needs, buying influences, current trends, and new project opportunities.
• Support the implementation of customer strategies within the internal business network.
• Exchange information actively with other business units and cross‑functional teams.
• Conduct technical feasibility studies for new products and customer requirements.
• Define suitable materials, process concepts, and production concepts for quotation and development phases.
• Support product cost optimization and define assumptions for cost calculations.
• Perform economic feasibility studies, including cost and project calculations.
• Review product tolerances, manufacturability, resource availability, and environmental aspects.
• Support supplier identification and selection for external services in cooperation with purchasing or supplier management.
• Initiate development activities and maintain product‑related technical data.
• Support kick‑off meetings for new product development, especially on technical topics.
• Define functional specifications for products and processes.
• Prepare control plans for slug and prototype manufacturing.
• Support equipment design kick‑off and development of production concepts.
• Prepare work instructions for off‑tool parts.
• Define and approve packaging and labeling solutions.
• Coordinate prototype and off‑tool part production.
• Conduct or support prototype testing and evaluation.
• Compile setup documentation, dimensional sheets, and technical records.
• Identify product and process risks and define related safety instructions.
• Support employees in implementing safety‑related requirements.
• Contribute to continuous improvement in development, communication, and implementation processes.
• Support PPAP activities and apply Automotive Core Tools including APQP, PFMEA, MSA, and SPC.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Materials engineering

Industrial engineering

Product development

APQP

PPAP

PFMEA

MSA

SPC

Technical documentation

Cross-functional teamwork

Customer-focused

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

Degree in Mechanical/Materials/Industrial/Production engineering or similar

Job description

Miba: Where team spirit meets innovative spirit. Our mission “Technologies for a cleaner planet” is more than just a motto – it is something we live and breathe. With our team spirit and innovative spirit, together with our customers we develop technologies for the more efficient and more sustainable generation, transmission, storage and use of energy. This requires one thing above all: people with the motivation to contribute and the passion to make a difference.

Together we are creating a cleaner future. Together we are brilliant.

Product Engineer - Solutions Team

1 to 4 years professional experience

About the Role

We are looking for a Product Engineer to support customer projects from the early quotation phase through product development, prototyping, validation, and industrialization. In this role, you will act as a key technical interface between customers, internal teams, suppliers, and production, ensuring that new products are technically feasible, cost-effective, and aligned with quality, safety, and environmental requirements. This position is ideal for an engineering professional with a strong technical background, customer orientation, and experience in automotive product development processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and strengthen relationships with customer technical representatives and decision makers.
• Identify customer needs, buying influences, current trends, and new project opportunities.
• Support the implementation of customer strategies within the internal business network.
• Exchange information actively with other business units and cross‑functional teams.
• Conduct technical feasibility studies for new products and customer requirements.
• Define suitable materials, process concepts, and production concepts for quotation and development phases.
• Support product cost optimization and define assumptions for cost calculations.
• Perform economic feasibility studies, including cost and project calculations.
• Review product tolerances, manufacturability, resource availability, and environmental aspects.
• Support supplier identification and selection for external services in cooperation with purchasing or supplier management.
• Initiate development activities and maintain product‑related technical data.
• Support kick‑off meetings for new product development, especially on technical topics.
• Define functional specifications for products and processes.
• Prepare control plans for slug and prototype manufacturing.
• Support equipment design kick‑off and development of production concepts.
• Prepare work instructions for off‑tool parts.
• Define and approve packaging and labeling solutions.
• Coordinate prototype and off‑tool part production.
• Conduct or support prototype testing and evaluation.
• Compile setup documentation, dimensional sheets, and technical records.
• Identify product and process risks and define related safety instructions.
• Support employees in implementing safety‑related requirements.
• Contribute to continuous improvement in development, communication, and implementation processes.
• Support PPAP activities and apply Automotive Core Tools including APQP, PFMEA, MSA, and SPC.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field is required.
• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Production Engineering, or similar is preferred.
• Experience in product engineering, manufacturing engineering, or an automotive supplier environment is preferred.
• Knowledge of product development, manufacturing processes, material selection, and technical feasibility evaluation.
• Experience with automotive quality planning and Core Tools is an advantage:
  • APQP
  • PPAP
  • PFMEA
  • MSA
  • SPC
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, specifications, and tolerances.
• Understanding of cost calculation, manufacturability, and process optimization.
• Good technical documentation and reporting skills.
• Strong communication, coordination, and problem‑solving skills.
• Customer‑focused mindset with the ability to work in cross‑functional teams.

At Miba, we believe that diversity generates and drives innovation. That's why we live fairness and equal opportunity and welcome people with diversity in terms of different origin, culture, religion, gender, age, impairment and sexual orientation.

#creatingtogether – creating our future together

Miba Sinter USA LLC

5045 North State Route 60
McConnelsville, Ohio 43756
USA

Miba develops and produces functionally critical components along the entire energy value chain. Our products make an important contribution to the efficient and sustainable generation, transmission, storage and use of energy. Miba powder metal parts, bearings, friction materials, power electronics components, coatings and components for e‑mobility are used around the world in applications like vehicles, ships, aircraft, agricultural and construction machinery, wind power turbines or power grids.