Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Oldcastle Infrastructure, a CRH company, is hiring a Product Engineer to design new products and enhance existing products in its Fibrelyte category. The role supports commercial needs and collaborates with product management, operations, and cross-functional teams to develop products for water, energy, and communications markets.
Responsibilities
- Establish design specifications based on industry and customer standards and expectations
- Perform, oversee, and direct product design and detailing along with product prototyping and testing of enclosures with accompanying components/accessories
- Collaborate with a cross-functional team, utilizing a stage-gate product development process led by Product Management, to bring a product from concept to commercial release
- Coordinate internal and third-party testing and prototyping of product
- Collaborate with Operations in the design and implementation of tooling, automation, and assembly processes. Ensure manufacturability of designs and a seamless introduction of those designs to production
- Establish product specifications, material standards, and testing requirements for operations’ teams based on industry and customer expectations
- Product design calculations and 3D modeling of designs
- Verify designs including suitable simulation, such as Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
- Partner with Drafting team to review/create customer details, product designs and drawings
- Provide technical support and expertise for quality standards and certifications
- Set goals and objectives for internal and external customer projects
- Maintain existing regulatory approvals and assist commercial team in acquiring of new approvals
- Create SKU’s and Bills of Material
- Attend job sites and customer meetings as needed to provide technical support
- Research new technologies to ensure Oldcastle remains at the forefront of the industry
- Support maintenance and improvement of product through change management process
- Support the Sales and Customer Service teams in pre-sale and post-sale strategies including answering customer questions and investigating product inquiries/issues
Skills
- Strong technical ability and 3+ years relevant product development and hands-on work experience with physically manufactured product(s)
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, or related field
- A pro-active collaborative individual with a passion for excellent product and continuous improvement as well as a keen attention to detail
- Demonstrated ability to work in a cross-functional team in a fast-paced product development environment
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Effective communicator with excellent interpersonal skills
- Proficient in 3D modeling and document management software, preferably with Inventor/Vault
- Working proficiency in applicable simulation analysis software tools
- Demonstrated ability to understand regulatory code/standards and achieve product compliance
- Knowledge of design for compression and plastic injection molded products
- Familiarity with SCTE 77 standards along with associated testing
- Knowledge of the ASTM C858/C857 and AASHTO M306
- Knowledge of SMC and BMC processing
- FMEA, Tolerance stack analysis, DFMA
- Lean Manufacturing
Benefits
- Target bonus opportunity 10% of base salary
- 401(k) plan / group retirement savings program
- Short-term and long-term disability benefits
- Life insurance
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Health and wellness programs
- An inclusive culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion
- Remote role supporting multiple plants in the US
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