Product Engineer

REPORTS TO:       Project Engineering - Manager

FLSA STATUS:      Exempt

SUPERVISES:       None

 

Benefits

• Salary range $100,000-$130,000 per year depending on experience
• High deductible medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, including spouse and children (modest payroll deductions)
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Vacation - 3 weeks 
• Supplemental leave (used in conjunction with Washington Paid Family & Medical Leave)
• 401K with matching company funds
• Quarterly bonus structure
• Tuition reimbursement

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

The Product Engineer serves as the primary technical and quality conduit between outside customers and internal sales, marketing, and production functions.

The Product Engineer’s essential functions include:

• Provide technical/metallurgical support to plant, inside sales, outside sales, and customer (direct and end user) personnel as required. 
• Act as principal liaison between customer and plant on quality and technical issues. 
• Develop and implement metallurgical practices as necessary to support efforts in product development, quality, recovery, etc. 
• Provide quality assurance support. Disposition quarantined metal, claims, discrepant shipments, etc., as necessary in order to sustain "Best in Class" levels of quality and promote customer satisfaction. 
• Perform manufacturing investigations on suspect product. 
• Maintain compliance to customer and industry specifications. Ensure correct practices, sampling, testing, etc. are associated with each specification. Review incoming specifications for acceptability withing existing metallurgical practices. 
• Initiate and execute qualification programs where appropriate, as determined by plant capabilities, customer requirements, and market justification. 
• Review and authorize requests for recertification. 
• Monitor and audit (as required) vendor activities.
• Comply with all Safety, Quality, and Environmental Regulations.

Qualifications

EDUCATION

An undergraduate degree in metallurgy or materials science is required. Advanced Degree preferred.

 

EXPERIENCE

This individual will possess:

• 5 years relevant experience in the aluminum or related (e.g., aerospace) industry (10+ years preferred).
• Excellent problem solving, investigative, experimental, and statistical analysis skills.
• Project management experience.
• Strong PC skills, including Windows, Word, Excel, and various data collection and analysis packages to be self sufficient in analysis and report writing.
• Clear understanding of specification and industry requirements.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) and organizational skills.
• Proven ability to work in teams.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

This individual will:

• Be energetic, disciplined and focused on a team building operational organization.
• Have well developed interpersonal and business partnering skills, with the ability to quickly adapt to, be accepted by, and interrelate with the organization at all levels.
• Be willing to work flexible hours

PERFORMANCE FACTORS

• Attendance and Dependability: The employee can be depended on to report to work at the scheduled time and is seldom absent from work. Employee can be depended upon to complete work in a timely, accurate, and thorough manner and is conscientious about assignments.
• Communication and Contact: The employee communicates effectively both verbally and in writing with superiors, colleagues, and individuals inside and outside the Company.
• Relationships with Others: The employee works effectively and relates well with others including superiors, colleagues, and individuals inside and outside the Company. The employee exhibits a professional manner in dealing with others and works to maintain const