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Product Development Engineer
Lutz, FL
Oct 2010 - Present (13 years 10 months)
45hrs/ wk
I design conceptual and mechanical models of new consumer products given internal or external customer requirements while utilizing technologies and capabilities of existing and potential manufacturing suppliers create professional engineering documentation for manufacturing specifications of product designs and mass production tooling using assortment of computer software programs including CADD, word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, and graphics editors read and interpret plans/drawings/blueprints create research, design, and concept presentations for company stakeholder buy-in during Stage-Gate process reviews research and interpret codes and standards to advise stakeholders as internal subject matter expert research chemical and molecular properties of polymers and formulations to determine best application given product requirements generate load simulation analysis reports to ensure design and materials meet structural performance criteria within reasonable factor of safety generate, carry out, and report examination procedures for both practical and controlled testing of products and materials (failure, loading, environmental, chemical, and human factors) work with procurement team for quotation and sample requests from domestic and international suppliers research ERP system for historical cost and sales information assist sales team in customer meetings as technical representative evaluate samples for accuracy to design specifications and identify quality issues or defects negotiate with suppliers to ensure competitive pricing and develop alternative solutions to meet budget constraints or manufacturing limitations manage prompt development cycle with consistent supplier interactions including written, verbal, and on-site visits create Engineering Bill of Materials for budgetary review and manufacturing hand-off work with manufacturing supplie...