Senior NPD & Product Development Engineer

OMNI Human Resource Management; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Brunson Instrument Company is seeking a Senior Product Development Engineer to own the full lifecycle of new product development, guiding concepts through feasibility, detailed design, prototyping, and launch readiness.

You will apply first-principles engineering, conduct stress, tolerance, GD&T, and FEA analyses, and provide technical leadership to the team while collaborating across Marketing, Sales, and Customer Service to capture customer needs into clear specifications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of hands-on new product development experience with mechanically focused products.
• Background in metrology, measurement systems, or optical-mechanical alignment preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to apply engineering analytical methods (stress analysis, tolerance stack-up, GD&T, kinematics, FEA) to solve complex design problems.
• Proven experience leading products from concept through production. Ergonomic and aesthetic considerations are a plus.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to present technical content clearly to non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end development of new products, from concept generation through design release.
• Apply mechanical engineering principles and analytical methods, including stress, tolerance, kinematic, and finite element analysis (FEA), to validate and optimize designs prior to prototyping.
• Drive assigned projects through Brunson's stage-gate New Product Development (NPD) process, owning key deliverables, decisions, and progress from concept through market launch.
• Develop and evaluate multiple design concepts, using data-driven decision-making to balance performance, cost, quality, and manufacturability.
• Plan, execute, and document prototype builds and testing programs; analyze results and implement design improvements based on findings.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to the engineering team, promoting best practices in product design, analysis, and development.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Marketing, Sales, Customer Service, and other stakeholders to translate customer needs into clear engineering requirements and product specifications.
• Maintain comprehensive engineering documentation, including design records, test reports, bills of materials (BOMs), engineering drawings, and technical specifications.
• Stay current on industry trends, emerging technologies, materials, and manufacturing processes relevant to Brunson's product portfolio.

Skills

NPD leadership

metrology knowledge

FEM/FEA

GD&T

3D CAD

SolidWorks

FEA tools

stress analysis

tolerance stack-up

cross-functional collaboration

ERP/PLM

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

ANSYS

Abaqus

SolidWorks Simulation

Job description

Brunson Instrument Company is seeking a Senior Product Development Engineer to own the full lifecycle of new product development, guiding concepts through feasibility, detailed design, prototyping, and launch readiness.

You will apply first-principles engineering, conduct stress, tolerance, GD&T, and FEA analyses, and provide technical leadership to the team while collaborating across Marketing, Sales, and Customer Service to capture customer needs into clear specifications.