Senior Product Engineer

Georg Fischer; Apple Valley (MN); Hybrid; USD 88,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Best-in-class health benefits (medical

PTO

Job summary

Uponor is seeking a Senior Product Engineer to lead new product initiatives as the technical and strategic driver. The role blends market insight with engineering and prototyping to define what to build and how to build it.

This is a HYBRID position with periodic onsite work at our Apple Valley, Minnesota headquarters. You’ll own CAD development, prototyping, design for manufacturing, and engineering change orders while evaluating cost and ROI implications.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Detailed CAD Development: Create robust 3D models and 2D technical drawings (SolidWorks) with DFM.
• Prototyping: Build, assemble, and iterate on functional prototypes using rapid fabrication methods.
• Validation & Development: Conduct design analysis (FEA) and design reviews for manufacturability.
• Innovation: Generate PSDs, develop initial COGS estimates and ROI modeling.
• Product Care: Evaluate deviations and manage engineering changes.

Skills

Lead development efforts

SolidWorks experience

High volume machining

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

3D modeling

Job description

As a Sr. Product 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)
• For more information: https://www.uponorcareers.com/en-us/employee-benefits

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. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. Internal equity among current employees will also be considered. Please note that 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. #LI-JD1

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