Project Management - Design Engineer Anderson, SC

Techtronic Industries; Anderson (SC); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition assistance

401(k) matching

Medical/dental/vision coverage

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

Techtronic Industries in the United States seeks a Project Management - Design Engineer for Ryobi Outdoor Power Equipment to lead cross-functional initiatives, support mass production, and drive continuous improvement while balancing performance, cost, and user value.

You will collaborate with new product development engineering, sourcing, quality, product management, and global manufacturing teams to ensure on-time delivery and robust design.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering.
• 4+ years of experience in related field.
• Experience managing low to moderately complex product development projects.
• Strong understanding of electromechanical systems, materials, and manufacturing processes.
• Ability to manage several simultaneous projects to aggressive schedules and results.
• Excellent problem identification and resolution skills.
• Knowledge of DFMA, cost modeling, teardown benchmarking, and root cause analysis techniques.
• Strong analytical, communication, and project leadership skills.
• Familiarity with CAD and project management tools.
• Up to 10% international travel is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership over multiple low to moderately complex engineering projects.
• Drive developing comprehensive plans and schedules to meet project milestones.
• Coordinate project planning efforts for low to moderate complexity projects; identify critical path tasks and risks.
• Monitor and track project progress with regular status updates on schedule, cost, and risks.
• Frame technical tradeoffs with product management and cross-functional teams focusing on cost, schedule, and performance.
• Escalate project developments or issues timely and appropriately.
• Apply PDP knowledge from conception through product launch and assess design maturity.
• Interpret data to make design recommendations using simulations, material selections, and tolerance analysis.
• Coordinate testing to ensure safety, durability, and performance.

Skills

Project leadership

DFMA

Cost modeling

Root cause analysis

CAD

Communication

Analytical thinking

Scheduling

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Tools

CAD

Project management tools

Job description

TheProject Management - Design Engineerfor RYOBIOutdoor Power Equipmentleads cross-functional initiativesformassproductionsupportand continuous improvement projectswhilemaintainingperformance,cost, and user value. This roleis under the projectleaderhierarchy andfocuses onconsumer outdoor products, collaborating closely withvarious new product developmentengineeringgroups, sourcing, quality, product management, and global manufacturing teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide leadership overmultiplelowto moderately complexengineering projects
• Drivedeveloping comprehensive plansand schedulesto meet projectmilestones
• Able to coordinate project planning efforts for low to moderate complexity projects.Identifycritical path tasks and project risks with supervision
• Monitor &track project progress and provideregularstatus updates to senior management and project teamon schedule, cost, and risks
• Frame up and leadtechnicaltradeoff discussionswith product management and other cross functional teams thatfocus onCost, Schedule, and Performanceimpact
• Timely andappropriate escalationof project developments or issues
• Applies a good understanding of theProduct Development Processfrom conception through product launch. Anticipates engineering deliverables in all phases. Clearly understands the philosophies behind the variousPDPphasesand canobjectivelydeterminethe maturity level of a designanddevelopment process
• Interpret data and make corresponding design recommendations including but not limited to:
• Utilizationof computer aided simulation tools
• Selectionof materials and heat treatments
• Tolerance stacks and deviation analysis
• Statics and dynamics
• Noise and vibrationanalysis
• lnteractwith suppliers to develop part and product specifications that meet performance/costrequirements while falling within process capabilities.
• Work cross-functionally and globally with Quality & Reliability Engineering,Manufacturing,Purchasing, Finance,Product Management, andnumerousother departmentstodrive completion of project tasks
• Coordinatequalification testing to ensuresafety, durability, and performance

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of SciencedegreeinEngineering
• Minimum4years of experience inrelatedfield
• Experience in managinglow to moderatelycomplex product development projects.
• Strong understanding ofelectromechanicalsystems, materials, and manufacturing processes.
• Results driven and deadline orientated. Ability to manageseveral simultaneousprojectstoaggressive schedules and results. Ability to handle fast paced, and agile culture. Ability to adapt to constant change and competing priorities.
• Excellent problem identification and resolution skills
• Knowledge of DFMA, cost modeling, teardown benchmarking, and root cause analysis techniques
• Strong analytical, communication, and project leadership skills.
• Ability to draft comprehensive test plans and specifications
• Familiarity with CAD and project management tools.
• Up to10%internationaltravel isrequired.

We offercompetitive wages and a comprehensivebenefits package – tuitionassistance, 401(k), medical/dental/vision coverage,vacationand holidays.