Senior Product Engineer — End-to-End Innovator

Nidec; Troy (MI); On-site; USD 95,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Nidec Corporation is seeking a Product Engineer III to own complex product designs end‑to‑end, driving significant improvements across the lifecycle. The role requires deep product knowledge, strong engineering judgment, and advanced problem‑solving to ensure performance, quality, cost, manufacturability, and compliance.

The position involves architectural decisions, advanced validation, and leadership of product changes with business impact, reporting to an Engineering Manager or Senior

Qualifications

• Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, Systems, or related field) required.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Typically 5–8+ years of product engineering or related experience.

Responsibilities

• Own complex product designs, components, or subsystems end‑to‑end
• Lead development of robust, cost‑effective, and manufacturable product solutions
• Make sound engineering trade‑offs balancing performance, reliability, cost, and schedule
• Lead investigation and resolution of complex product, quality, or field issues
• Apply advanced root‑cause analysis and engineering methods
• Develop and implement corrective and preventive design actions
• Lead or oversee advanced validation and verification activities; analyze test data and ensure product requirements are met

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Systems thinking

Communication

Engineering discipline

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

CAD

Analysis tools

PLM systems

Job description

Nidec Corporation is seeking a Product Engineer III to own complex product designs end‑to‑end, driving significant improvements across the lifecycle. The role requires deep product knowledge, strong engineering judgment, and advanced problem‑solving to ensure performance, quality, cost, manufacturability, and compliance.

The position involves architectural decisions, advanced validation, and leadership of product changes with business impact, reporting to an Engineering Manager or Senior