Product Engineer

Advanced Technical Ceramics (AdTech) located in Chattanooga, TN, specializes in custom manufacturing of strong, durable, and precise microelectronic ceramics. AdTech Ceramics is currently seeking a detail-oriented Product Engineer. The ideal candidate will be responsible for engineering and coordinating activities to cost, design, document, test, and manufacture high quality products.

*Essential Functions: *

• Responsible for areas of assigned products.

• Assist sales in drawing reviews, production cost calculations, quotations, and technical discussions with customers, when required.

• Collaborate with management, production, and sales to determine engineering feasibility, cost effectiveness, and customer demand for new and existing products.

• Completes contract review for sales orders of assigned products.

• Initiates activities to design tooling for new products, modify existing designs, improve product techniques, and develop test procedures.

• Works with production and process engineering to define, improve, and document manufacturing processes.

• Establish standard cost rates for products as they are introduced into the manufacturing process.

• Assigns quality standards for QC and Inspection departments.

• Directs testing of products and systems for quality and reliability.

• Reviews products, as required, throughout the production process to ensure outgoing quality and support in manufacturing improvements.

• Compare actual costs verses the standard costs of products and drive cost reduction through improved yields and productivity.

• Works cross-functionally with all departments to meet company objectives.

• Establish project timelines for completion of projects and can keep projects on task; communicates awareness if project is delayed and is able to drive efforts to steer it back on track.

• Possesses the ability to use the computer system for departmental functions.

• Willingly accepts responsibility of sharing skills and knowledge; trains other employees.

• Understands and meets or exceeds quality standards; seeks to minimize error rate.

• Participates in continuous improvement efforts.

• Supports and helps to implement new ideas.

• Must maintain acceptable level of performance.

Other Responsibilities:

• Knows and follows all safety requirements; strives to maintain a safe and clean work environment.

• Comply with company policies and procedures.

• Effectively give and receive feedback.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Must be able to function within a team environment.

Education, Training, and Skill Recommendations/Requirements:

• Requires a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in an engineering field, and 2-3 years of professional work experience.

• Working knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Strong mathematical and analytical skills

• High attention to detail.

• Excellent interpersonal and coaching skills.

**Disclaimer

This job description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the position .

AdTech Ceramics offers a competitive salary and benefit package.