Watts is looking to hire a Senior Product Engineer to lead new product development activities for their Process and Drainage Piping product category, ensuring Watts' position as a market leader by launching innovative products that meet customer needs and leverage cutting-edge technology.
Requirements
- Strong foundation in fluid mechanics, materials science, and mechanical engineering principles.
- Familiarity with relevant industry standards such as IPC, UPC, NPCC, ASME B31.3, ISO 10931, ASTM 1412
- Proficient understanding of Design for Manufacturability (DFM), and Design for Assembly (DFA) approaches.
- Highly skilled in the use of 3D CAD solid modeling software, Auto Desk Inventor preferred.
- Practical knowledge in material properties, fluid mechanics, and analysis experience such as, FEA, Simulation, Design of Experiments.
- Ability to demonstrate decision making, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
- Work effectively in a collaborative team environment with a focus on advancing technical proficiency.
Responsibilities
- Define and drive technical deliverables for Stage-Gate NPD projects.
- Responsible for investigating new technologies, developing product architectures, specifications and generating technical roadmaps.
- Responsible for design process from requirements gathering to final product specifications, including testing and validation plans.
- Experienced in establishing work breakdown structure for Engineering projects; use information to drive design priority needs.
- Ability to iterate quickly, and rapidly prototype designs for requested product ideas, and enhancements.
- Assist engineering team in resolving interdepartmental technical questions, document results, and troubleshoot design-related challenges.
- Stay updated with industry trends and advancements to incorporate best practices into product development.
Other
- Solicit direct customer feedback on products and applications using a variety of methods, including structured VOC interviews, customer visits, tradeshows and conferences, and Watts training seminars
- Negotiate with Product Management to define viable product development expectations and timelines to meet perceived market needs
- Proficient managing workload and priority to support multiple design projects, ensuring they are completed on schedule.
- Effectively communicate and influence within the engineering organization to solicit the resources required to deliver on goals and objectives
- Responsible for accurate project documentation and preparation of comprehensive technical reports and presentations to support product launches, updates and lessons learned.
- Promote and maintain a team environment with open communication to ensure continuous and efficient productivity.
- Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
- Assume responsibility for other projects and duties as assigned by Company management.
- Travel Requirements: 20%
- Results-oriented, ability to work independently on multiple projects with periodic supervision and guidance.
- Demonstrate effective verbal and written communications, including good technical writing and presentation skills.
- Proficient knowledge of Microsoft 365 Applications.
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field; master’s degree a plus.
- Technical Engineering Certification that encompasses competence and theoretical knowledge equivalent to a standard curriculum of an accredited BS degree in Engineering.
- 7+ years of experience in product engineering, sustaining engineering, or a related field.
- Understanding of and adherence to applicable laws, codes, policies, regulations, and safety practices and procedures, as applicable.
- Must successfully establish employment eligibility and satisfactorily complete background checks and required pre-employment testing as a condition of employment.
- 3+ years of prior supervising or mentoring technical staff a plus.
- Previous engineering experience in a manufacturing environment a plus.
- Previous experience managing remote contract engineering resources is a plus
- Previous experience in a customer-facing role is a plus (i.e. technical sales, customer service, field service.
- Commitment to Watts’ values of integrity, accountability, continuous improvement and innovation, and transparency.
- Punctuality and dependability.
- Ability to be flexible and adapt to changing work priorities and stressful conditions.
- Adherence to all personnel policies, procedures, and standards of process as implemented by Watts.
- Maintain productive and collaborative relationships with other Watts employees.
- Adherence to Watts’ seven cultural beliefs: Growth Mindset, Customer-Focused Innovation, Constant Communication, Clear Goals, Collaborate Globally, Be Inclusive, and Take Action.
