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Job Reference: 2ca688aaeb5a
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Posted: 10.02.2025
Job Description:
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Customer Engagement (40%)
— Partnering directly with OEMs to develop and co-develop solutions specifically for their cutting system to meet customer performance and efficiency requirements
— Conduct regularly scheduled meetings with key customers and suppliers via in-person visits and other methods
— Interact with OEMs to obtain VOC with a technical focus. Gain insights into unmet needs and communicate findings to internal teams to inform both technical and commercial decisions
— Conduct product demonstrations and/or publish reports that provide technical support to customers
2. Complete Product Design Projects (20%)
— Facilitate and lead ideation and concept generation; lead concept selection and alternative analysis with ability to persuade others to adopt or approve both internally and with customers
— Develop alternate designs and advise customers on tradeoffs of requirement decisions; facilitate discussions regarding customization requests and clarify the impact on price, performance and lead time
— Standardize test protocols to ensure data outputs directly correlate to field applications and established design targets
— Apply advanced understanding/experience in manufacturing processes to create a design robust to manufacturing that complies with Oregon Tool’s quality system
— Lead or contribute to large scale projects, such as technical investigation, technical solution, manufacturing study, etc.
— Negotiate existing or develop complex new product specifications with stakeholders
— Develop complex product testing methods and plans
— Responsible for meeting all design parameters, including schedule, cost and performance
— Perform statistical and 3D tolerance studies
— Facilitate and lead the following analyses: product failure, hazards, statistical, root cause, risk, competitive product
— Facilitate and lead data collection and root cause analysis
— Use the Oregon Tool product development process, adhere to or lead project schedules, resource and cost estimates
— Facilitate, lead and provide critical feedback in design reviews
— Other projects and duties as assigned
3. New Business Development (20%)
— Serving as technical point of contact with OEM engineering leaders, actively establishing relationships to enable collaborative product development
— Leading rapid prototype build/test cycles and data collection to expedite technical decision-making
— Maintaining thorough competitive product understanding based on data, customer feedback and market research analysis
— Providing product engineering support for the Oregon Tool product portfolio expansion to cover gaps in existing assortment
— Assist in developing strategic plans, identifying required new capabilities, providing feedback on products, industry trends and customer needs, and fostering partnerships with key players to support successful bid proposals
4. Supplier / Lab Capability Building (20%)
— Prepare documentation necessary to solicit project funding and business case to explain technical recommendations
— Create continuity between projects by ensuring standardization in product testing methods and plans
— Support lab resources in the development of processes, equipment, and expertise, while delivering accurate and meaningful data
— Participate in cost reduction and DTV efforts from a product design/customer viewpoint
— Lead technical activities with suppliers
— Lead research with outside consultants
— Facilitate and lead continuous improvement processes and projects
— Lead collaborative efforts and maintain open communication and effective team environment
— Define schedules based on projects and experience
— Set tasks and priorities for self and others
— Foster and manage internal and external relationships
— Manage communication and assignments up and down in organization; hold others accountable for project organization and meeting goals and deadlines
— Coach and mentor others regarding customer service; manage communications and opportunities with customers and recommend actions
5. Communication and Documentation
— Prepare design review packages
— Responsible for minutes to design reviews, including action items
— Prepare thorough technical reports with recommendations to project teams and management
— Prepare all necessary communications with supply chain, team members, outside parties, management to ensure quality technical decision-making
— Prepare presentations to outside suppliers, vendors, leadership team
— Work closely with product management to understand customer needs and provide solutions to equipment issues
— Lead peers and senior management regarding technical direction and issues; be aware of appropriate communication
— Represent company at high level both inside and outside the organization
— Foster and maintain collaborative environment; lead collaborative efforts
Education:
• Bachelor or Master of Science degree in Engineering required: major in design or mechanical engineering preferred
Knowledge & Experience:
• 5+ years’ experience including demonstrated proficiency using Pro-E / Solidworks; must be able to create 3D models of designs and create 2D drawings to acceptable drafting practices
• Proven experience leading product development projects from concept to launch
• Experience with designing metal components for high volume manufacturing environments preferred
Skills/Abilities:
• Strong Chinese and English language skills
• Strong experience in a product development role is required
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