Project Engineer (Design to Value) - Aiken,SC.

Corporate Overview Hubbell Incorporated was founded in 1888 and has grown into an international manufacturer of quality electrical, lighting and power solutions with more than 75 brands used and recognized around the world. Our founder, Harvey Hubbell, developed tooling and equipment to serve the growing demand for new assembly and manufacturing machinery during the industrial revolution.   An early, and one of many patents awarded, came for the creation of the first practical method to control electricity through the pull chain socket that remains unchanged today. As a market leader in reliable, electrical solutions, we provide more than half a million products delivered through our various business groups. Hubbell is committed to continually innovating solutions that work, transforming old products with new ideas, and ensuring that we Energize, Enlighten and Empower the communities that support us.   Division Overview Hubbell Power Systems (HPS) engages in the design and manufacture of a wide variety of products used by utilities. Today, HPS is deeply engaged in product solutions for OSP Communication utility purposes, and has been actively growing that segment of the business. HPS roots have historically been in high voltage transmission, distribution, substation, underground products used by electric utilities. HPS products are also used in the civil construction, transportation, gas and water industries.

 

 

At HPS, we build products that provide mission critical infrastructure and that deliver communications and power to millions of people worldwide. In our business, failure is not an option. Therefore, we manufacture products of uncompromising integrity and it starts with our quality policy. We hold our partners, our suppliers and ourselves to the highest standard to ensure we exceed all the technical and functional expectations of our customers.

 

 

Hubbell Incorporated engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of electrical and electronic products in the United States and internationally. It operates in three segments: Electrical, Power, and Industrial Technology.

Brand Overview

We build products that provide critical infrastructure and deliver communications and power to millions of people worldwide. We manufacture products of uncompromising integrity. We work to continuously exceed all the technical and functional expectations of our customers.  

Posting Address

Hubbell Power Systems

1850 Richland Avenue East

Aiken, South Carolina 29801

Position Overview

We are looking for individuals with experience in one or more of the following: projects focused on productivity, cost reduction, product and value chain evaluations, working with cross functional teams and more. This role will collaborate with Design, Applications, and Marketing to lead ideation workshops and capture insights to drive margin improvement and value add opportunities to existing products. 

Duties and Responsibilities

• Work with business unit teams to execute on Design to Value (DtV) projects 
• Build a fact-base to drive DtV execution consisting of design, sourcing, and customer insights 
• Determine cost drivers to identify cost take out opportunities 
• Analyze Bill of Materials (BOMs) and engineering drawings to identify cost effective alternative materials and processes 
• Evaluate manufacturing processes and routings to identify time savings opportunities  
• Research, deconstruct, analyze, and benchmark best in class product features to identify economical tradeoffs 
• Host Lunch & Learns with suppliers and BU to learn about technological improvements.  
• Estimate productivity opportunity size and prepare productivity business cases 

Skills and Experience

• Degree in Engineering or 2+ years relevant industry experience 
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills 
• Capable of working independently as well as with a cross functional team 
• Experience tearing down products and documenting observations 
• Demonstrable experience in two or more of the following: 
• Voice of the customer experience to validate and drive initiatives 
• Full product life cycle insights with an emphasis on productivity 
• Supply chain insights 
• Manufacturing and commercialization experience 
• Assessing value propositions 
• Maintaining and organizing multiple projects 

 

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Education

Bachelors Degree in Engineering General

 

Hubbell Incorporated, its subsidiaries and affiliates, is an EO Employer AA: M/F/Veteran/Disability. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identit