PRODUCT ENGINEER I

Job DetailsJob Location: BC2 - Broomfield, CO 80023Position Type: Full TimeSalary Range: $68,640.00 - $99,500.00 SalaryJob Category: EngineeringBEGA North America is a world-renowned manufacturer of architectural lighting solutions

Who we want to be
Companies create a vision statement to answer a very important question, where are we going? A vision statement says what the organization wishes to be like in some years’ time.  It’s usually drawn up by senior leadership to take thinking beyond day-to-day activity in both a clear and memorable way. Here at BEGA, our vision is to be the industry's premier provider of architectural outdoor lighting, control, and furniture solutions.

Why we exist
Companies create a mission statement to answer the most important question, why do we exist? Its aim is to provide focus for management and staff. Mission is synonymous with shared purpose and emphasizes how the organization should view and conduct itself. Our mission should find a way to express the organization’s impact on the lives of whomever we are trying to serve, and more importantly make them feel it! Here at BEGA, we have an unwavering commitment to quality above all, in our people, products, partners, and processes. Therefore, our mission is to build quality into everything we do.

Who we are
Why does a company take time to define its core values?  Because values govern behavior and describe our organization’s desired culture.  
•    Fostering Trust – Everyone at BEGA is responsible for creating an environment of trust. To do this, each of us must have the freedom to communicate with anyone, and it must be safe for everyone to offer ideas.
•    Building Community – Everyone at BEGA is responsible for creating an environment of trust. To do this, each of us must have the freedom to communicate with anyone, and it must be safe for everyone to offer ideas.
•    Embracing Growth – We embrace perpetual growth and development, continuous learning, and constant improvement, enabling the brand, the organization, and the individual to realize their full potential.
•    Living Responsibly – We are committed to social responsibility and minimizing our impact on the environment over time. To deliver on this mission critical promise we take a balanced approach to people and the planet.

What we believe in
•    Respect – we treat everyone with respect by being polite and kind.
•    Integrity – we act with integrity by being honest and following our moral and ethical convictions.
•    Ownership – we possess an orientation of ownership and a mentality that desires us all to thrive.
•    Accountability – we lead by example, always accountable for doing what we agreed we would do.
 

Position Profile
Product Design Engineer I is an entry-level position responsible for adapting European light fixtures to be NEC and Safety agency compliant for the North American market. This individual will work directly with Product Desing Engineering Manager in the design, development and safety agency listing of BEGA products for North America. As a product design engineer at BEGA North America, the individual must always exhibit BEGA’s core values of Foster Trust, Build Community, Embrace Growth and Live Responsibly.  In line with our mission, everything must be done with Quality as the driving force.

What you’ll do
•    Convert European design products to North American Installation and Electrical standards.
•    Coordinate with purchasing, marketing, and manufacturing to deliver world class products to the market.
•    Create 2D drawings of new component parts, work with purchasing to source and define those components.
•    Create 3D models and assembly drawings of new product designs.
•    Ensure project completion from launch through first production run.
•    Create project plans in ASANA including timelines and milestones and manage to those schedules.
•    Identify and manage potential risks of multiple projects.
•    Build and test complete luminaire to verify design and compliance to NEC and UL Standards.
•    Conduct design reviews to Identifying project risks and develop response plans.

•    Create Bill of Materials (BOM) and work with Document Control team to manage part numbers and BOMs in our ERP system.
•    Work with Nationally Recognized Test Labs to obtain safety agency certificates of compliance for each product.
•    Evaluate future products being designed by our European partners to assess needs for North American compliance.
 

Performance Measurements
•    Develop an efficient flow of project completion that meet company standards.
•    Communicates effectively while acting with respect, integrity, and accountability to subordinates and all levels of management.
•    Challenge the process! Promote continuous improvement throughout the organization.
•    Ensure quality above all, this position is critical to implementing this core value.

Leadership Principles
And finally, BEGA has put forth a set of governing princi