Product Development Engineer

Product Development Engineer

Fishers, Indiana, United States — thyssenkrupp Presta North America LLC

Your Responsibilities

• Support the design and development of new products and product improvements, ensuring alignment with functional and manufacturing requirements.
• Co-own design activities on assigned projects, including print dimensions, specifications, and datum definitions.
• Assist in packaging studies and design feasibility/manufacturability assessments with engineers and suppliers.
• Conduct product benchmarking and support design validation through testing and analysis.
• Define testing equipment needs, develop test work instructions, and execute or supervise test plans and Design of Experiments (DOE).
• Manage prototype builds: organize BOMs, support RFQs, and oversee build execution.
• Follow the Presta Product Life Cycle process and maintain accurate PLM records at the released level.
• Summarize and present results from tests, FEA, and tolerance stack-ups; propose next development steps.
• Lead or support corrective actions (e.g., 8D process) for design failures or robustness improvements.
• Understand warranty issues and their relation to design decisions; maintain awareness of historical design and supplier issues (DMR/QR).
• Conduct risk assessments and report on design robustness status.
• Manage interface matrices and tolerance stack-ups; ensure product fit, function, and documentation updates.
• Review and update DFMEAs; ensure engineering documentation reflects current design status.
• Understand project timelines and their impact on engineering deliverables; communicate timing to cross-functional teams.
• Report project and problem-solving status to the Product Engineer using structured methodologies.
• Apply strong knowledge of die casting, stamping, and plastic component design and manufacturing processes.
• Facilitate knowledge transfer to local employees and ensure succession planning for expat roles.

Your Profile

Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university in Engineering, preferably Mechanical Engineering or equivalent field with over 5 years experience in the automotive industry or similar industry. Advanced Engineering Degree is a plus. Experience using DOE, FEA, Statistics, problem solving tools, APQP, FMEA, Poka Yoke Design/Design for manufacturability, and AIAG automotive standards.

The [above] is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Your Benefits

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Company Holidays
• Comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, prescription coverage, employee assistance program, as well as optional accident & hospital coverage
• Company paid
• Basic vision insurance
• Short-term disability
• Basic Life Insurance
• Generous 401k matching program
• Ample opportunities for advancement within the company

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