Product Engineering Manager

Socket.dev; Brownwood (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Superior Essex International Inc. in Brownwood, TX seeks a Manager, Product Engineering to lead product development activities, manage BOM systems, and ensure compliance with industry standards.

You will oversee the creation, review and implementation of technical specifications and assign finished goods part numbers. You will represent the company in industry codes and standards activities and lead Product Engineers in technical support for Sales, communicating with customers on product

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent technical experience in wire and cable.
• 4 years of experience in the communications cable industry.
• Knowledge of BOMs and costs; ability to manage part numbers and standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and act as a technical liaison on product specifications and development.
• Manage standard BOMs/costs and part number management.
• Oversee systems to support cable design and BOMs; implement technical specifications.
• Review and implement finished goods IDs; ensure compliance with industry standards.
• Represent the company in Industry Codes and Standards activities (ICEA, Telcordia, U).
• Lead Product Engineers in technical support for Sales and communicate with customers.
• Travel domestically/internationally < 10% annually to plants and meetings.

Skills

Oral & written communications

Advanced math

Logical thinking

Cable manufacturing knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent

Tools

Cablebuilder

Job description

POSITION: Manager, Product Engineering

LOCATION: Superior Essex International Inc., 2900 Morris Sheppard Dr. Brownwood, TX 76801

JOB DUTIES: Provide leadership and act as a technical liaison on projects and activities involving product specifications, product development, standard BOMs/costs, industry standards, and part number management. Duties include:

• Manage the generation of standard bills of materials used to respond to customer requests for quotation and standard costing;
• Responsible for the overall operation and implementation of systems to support cable design and the standard BOMs (Cablebuilder);
• Submission of annual standard BOMs to support frozen cost standards with Finance;
• Manage the creation, review and implementation of technical (Design) specifications to comply with industry standards and specific customer product requirements;
• Manage the systems and processes for the assignment of finished goods raw material and WIP part numbers;
• Provide input and project review for product development projects;
• Manage corporate representation in Industry Codes and Standards activities, including ICEA, Telcordia and U;
• Manage systems and data acquisition processes to ensure compliance with various Buy American statutes for Superior Essex products;
• Provide review and technical response to Request for Quotes;
• Manage Product Engineers in 2nd level technical support for Sales and communicate with customers when required to discuss product requirements;
• Travel to plants, customer locations and standards meetings when required;
• Manage the objectives, priorities, and travel for all direct reports.
• Travel (domestic/international) required less than 10% of the year.

MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Engineering or a related field, or significant equivalent work experience in a technical position in the wire and cable industry.
• 4 years of experience working with the communications cable industry.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, or significant equivalent work experience in a technical position in the wire and cable industry.

• Experience in wire and cable manufacturing is highly preferred.
• 4 years’ experience working with the communications cable industry.
• Knowledge of standard bills of materials and costs.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills.
• Advanced math skills
• Ability to demonstrate logical thinking in problem solving
• Demonstrated knowledge of cable manufacturing, product design and industry performance standards.