Senior New Product Development Engineer

Uponor, Inc.; Apple Valley (MN); Hybrid; USD 88,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

PTO

Safe and sick time

Job summary

Uponor, Inc. in Minnesota seeks a Sr. New Product Development Engineer to lead new product initiatives from market insight through prototyping.

You will design, analyze, and prototype in SolidWorks, driving manufacturability and cost goals while shaping the product roadmap. The role combines technical leadership with strategic planning, requiring 8+ years in mechanical engineering, proficiency in SolidWorks and high-volume machining, and a proven ability to guide cross-functional teams in a

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• 8+ years of experience or equivalent.
• Ability to effectively lead development efforts.
• SolidWorks and high-volume machining experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Technical Design & Engineering: create robust 3D models and 2D drawings using SolidWorks with DFM.
• Prototyping: build, assemble, and iterate functional prototypes with rapid fabrication.
• Validation & Feasibility: perform design analyses to prove the design before molds.
• Design for Manufacturing: conduct reviews to ensure low cost and ease of manufacturing.
• Verification Testing: lead qualification testing to ensure product survival.
• Innovation: translate user needs into PSDs and identify market gaps.
• Commercial Viability: develop high-level COGS estimates and ROI models.
• Competitive Analysis: benchmark tech aspects of competitors’ products.
• Engineering Change Orders & Supply Chain: manage design changes and supplier moves.

Skills

SolidWorks

Leadership

Product development

Mechanical design

High-volume machining

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

As a Sr. New Product Development Engineer you will serve as the technical and strategic lead for new product initiatives. Your goal is to identify "what to build" (through market insight and ideation) and "how to build it" (through engineering and prototyping). This role is considered a HYBRID position with periodic onsite work at our headquarters in Apple Valley, Minnesota.

What will you do?

• Technical Design & Engineering Detailed CAD Development: Create robust 3D models and 2D technical drawings (SolidWorks) incorporating Design for Manufacturing (DFM) principles.
• Prototyping: Build, assemble, and iterate on functional prototypes using rapid fabrication methods.
• Validation & Development Technical Feasibility: Conduct design analysis (FEA) to prove the design is sound before cutting steel for molds.
• Design for Manufacturing: Conduct design reviews to ensure low cost, high quality and ease of manufacturing for new designs.
• Verification Testing: Lead Engineering Qualification Testing to ensure the product survives real-world stress
• Innovation Concept Generation: Identify market gaps and translate user needs into technical Product Specification Documents (PSDs).
• Commercial Viability: Develop initial Business Cases, including high-level Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) estimates and Return on Investment (ROI) modeling.
• Competitive Analysis: Benchmark competitor products from a technical standpoint to ensure our designs are superior.
• Product Care Activities Advanced Deviation Requests: Evaluation of products for quality related functionality.
• Supply Chain Project: supplier moves, material changes, cost-out initiatives.
• Engineering Change Orders: Process design changes, update drawings, update specifications and update attribute data.

What will you need?

• Requires a Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• A minimum of 8 plus years' experience or equivalent
• Ability to effectively lead development efforts
• Solidworks and High Volume machining experience strongly preferred

What will you get?

• Best-in-class health benefits (medical, dental, vision) 160 hours paid time off (combination of PTO and Employee Safe and Sick Time accruals- MN Based Employees)

Disclaimers Applicable to US job postings only (not Canada):

The expected compensation range for this position is $88,298-$132,447/year. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. This range represents the full base salary wage for the role and hiring at or near the top of the range is uncommon to ensure room for future pay advancement.

Uponor is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, disability, marital status, national origin, citizenship, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.