Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. CRH, through Oldcastle Infrastructure, provides precast concrete, polymer concrete, and plastic infrastructure products for water, energy, and communications markets. The Product Engineer will design and enhance Polymer Concrete products, including enclosures for vaults, splice boxes, and meter boxes, while supporting prototyping, testing, manufacturing, regulatory approvals, and commercialization. This remote role includes approximately 20% travel and requires collaboration with operations, product management, drafting, sales, and customer service teams.
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 Polymer Concrete 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 - 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 5+ years relevant product development and hands-on work experience with physically manufactured product(s)
- Bachelor's degree in civil or 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 and SolidWorks/PDM
- Proficient in applicable simulation analysis software tools
- Demonstrated ability to understand regulatory code/standards and achieve product compliance
- Overnight/Business Travel approximately 20%
- Being an accredited PE/PEng or EIT is preferred
- Experience in polymer concrete manufactured products for infrastructure construction preferred
- Experience in any of the following would be considered an asset:
- Familiarity with ANSI/SCTE 77 along with associated testing
- Knowledge of the Water and Telecommunication industries
- 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 with about 20% travel
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