Design Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

• Plans, organizes, leads, and directs technical work related to product design and development activities.
• Leads in selection, requirements, specification, initiation, and implementation of projects relating to new product application.
• Defines scope, plans, organizes, leads, and directs technical work and departmental efforts related to product, process, tooling, and materials as it relates to product design and development activities.
• Monitors and controls costs, quality, timing, and other related aspects of projects. Understands and adheres to schedule and budgetary requirements of projects. Reports progress as required.
• Translates direction of technical work into specific plans of action and directs development activities to implementation phase.
• Serves as a liaison and coordinates development activities of internal and external resources.
• Participates in continuous improvement efforts.
• Research, recommends, and implements or improves new and/or existing products, processes, materials, technologies, and equipment.
• Serves as a resource by providing a problem-solving function by initiating action to overcome obstacles as they are encountered.
• Engages in comparative and competitive analysis to ensure utilization of most appropriate and beneficial techniques in a situation, respectively.
• Performs other duties as necessary for completion of projects and achievement of departmental goals and performs necessary procedures for protection of intellectual property rights.