Senior Product Engineer-Outdoors Division

Senior Product Engineer for Klein Tools Outdoor Division: Are you an outdoor enthusiast that wants to tie your passion to a career!A Senior Product Engineer is an experienced professional who leads the design development and improvement of products often serving as a key technical expert within the team. This is a technical leadership role where the individual is responsible for project outcomes and on-time delivery of product development in the tool industry. This role involves problem solving and reviewing related information to evaluate and develop options for product design sustaining activity and project management and implement solutions with limited direction.1. Determine and execute appropriate theoretical principles and practical approach to design product and systemswithin the scope of determined program requirements.2. Make decisions independently on engineering problems and methods.3. Provides innovation by driving product improvements and contributing to the development of cutting-edge solutions.4. Represent the organization in vendor meetings to resolve important questions and to plan and coordinate work.5. Can autonomously manage several medium to high difficulty projects proactively.6. Accurately estimate and build project timelines within phase gate product development framework.7. Manage multiple medium to high priority action items and effectively delegating work when necessary concurrently8. Perform work which includes complex features9. Advanced problem solving including conducting detailed feasibility studies for any proposed product or systems to include reviewing design and development plans reviewing cost estimates and evaluating engineering proposals and specifications.10. Coordinate and schedule activities concerned with technical development and resolve any engineering design and test problems.11. May act as a liaison with internal customer and vendor representatives to ensure adherence of design specifications to the ultimate users needs and requirements.12. Excellent communication skills. Clearly and concisely explains subject based on intended audience. Can be relied on to proof work of lower level engineers. 13. Create high-level PowerPoint presentations to communicate complex engineering concepts and project evaluations to internal stakeholders and outside vendors.14. Use advanced Excel functions (e.g. pivot tables macros) to streamline data analysis and reporting.15. High level 3D CAD modeling and 2D drafting needed to develop and document medium to high difficulty projects. Capable of running more advanced static FEA studies with little to no consultation.16. Constantly review and implement changes as needed to keep active projects on time.17. Prioritize engineering projects in alignment with the needs and strategic goals of the organization.18. Maintain close contact with associated team leaders business unit managers and executive team.19. Assist in providing direction and mentorship to other engineers within the department and project teams.20. Minimize negative financial impact within the various facilities during project implementation.21. Works closely with Product Management in developing new products and customer desired feature sets.22. Performs other duties as QualificationsBachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from an ABET accredited institution or program with three (3) or more years of direct work experience in the have excellent technical analytical planning and organizational possess a solid understanding of new product development and new product possess a large spectrum of academic engineering principles and a basic understanding of business-related have demonstrated experience facilitating complex projects and solutions with multiple have conflict resolution skills and demonstrated team leadership have strong oral and written skills with the ability to present both technical analysis and financial based justifications allowing further decision making within all levels of the to function in an environment of changing priorities goals and direction often amid stressful conditions and under time constraints. Strong team focus and the ability to work with others both internal and external to the role requires international travel; candidates must be willing and able to travel internationally as Demand RequirementsOccasionally required to stand walk or sit; use hands to grasp handle or feel objects tools or controls; use fingers to touch pick or pinch objects; reach with hands and arms; push or pull; climb stairs; balance; stoop kneel crouch or crawl; use foot or leg controls; talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move objects up to 25 pounds. For all jobs no one should lift over 50lbs on their own. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision distance vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

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