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Newell Brands is a leading consumer products company with a portfolio of iconic brands like Graco®, Coleman®, Oster®, Rubbermaid®, Sharpie® and Yankee Candle® - and 24,000 talented teammates around the world. Our culture is built on values in action: Integrity, Teamwork, Passion for Winning, Ownership, and Leadership. We work together to win, grow, and make a real impact—supported by a high-performing, inclusive, and collaborative environment where you can be your best, every day.
Job Summary:
The Sr. Product Development Engineer will be responsible for new product development (NPD) projects for both new and existing products, while working within a cross-functional team. Some travel may be required. This position will:
- Champion the engineering efforts on NPD projects from conception through production launch, while following Newell Rubbermaid’s Product Development Process
- Ensure the product meets or exceeds expectations from a cost, timing, and specification standpoint
- Require the ability to work effectively with other disciplines including Marketing, Industrial Design, Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain
Responsibilities:
- Collaborates cross-functionally with support organizations for developing both program Profit and Loss (P&L) and key drivers to ensure projects meet established objectives (e.g., margins, costs, revenue, etc.).
- Investigates program success requirements and drives the path forward to achieve success in the most timely and cost effective manner.
- Provides heavy engineering, working autonomously or as lead engineer on a project team with minimal guidance to deliver innovative, best-in-class products.
- Reviews project proposals cross-functionally to drive technical project specifications.
- Develops and maintains timing and action plans for projects of large scope with guidance from senior Project Managers (PMs) to deliver projects on time, cost, and quality.
- Leads technical design reviews to ensure engineering tasks are complete.
- Oversees the performance of the technical team informally to ensure product deliverables are met.
- Demonstrates a high level of understanding of manufacturing processes and technologies to produce a product and influence technology choices
- Acts as a subject matter expert (SME) in cross-functional teams to pursue creative solutions to business-critical challenges and roadblocks.
- Presents complex technical concepts in simple, clear language appropriate to the audience to gain cross-functional alignment.
- Incorporates an understanding of product specifications, material selection, manufacturing processes, cost constraints, and regulatory and legal landscape IP to drive high quality, sustainable, and efficient new product development.
- Recommends the architecture and product design approach for an entire product to meet program objectives.
- Generates Computer Aided Design (CAD) models and uses other technical tools as needed to execute business projects/initiatives.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Plastics/Mechatronics Engineering, or related field
- 5-10 years of product development experience required
- Experience/competency with Electronics is required
- Demonstrates a proven track record of leading successful launches of durable consumer goods (on-time, on-cost, on-budget, and on-specification)
- Must be comfortable in a high volume, fast paced and quick turn-around environment
- Demonstrates strong problem solving skills with evidence of systematic approach for identifying problems, root-cause analysis, and implementing the “fix”
- Demonstrates experience with intellectual property and the patent process
- Demonstrates effective planning/organizational skills with an ability to multi-task and set priorities
- Demonstrates experience leading projects with domestic and Asian suppliers
- Demonstrates strong prototyping/design validation model building skills
- Demonstrates experience 3D CAD modeling (Creo preferred), part and assembly models
- Demonstrates competency with finite element analysis packages, with the ability to complete a detailed system review, provide necessary inputs to analyst, review analysis results, and make recommendations for product design changes.
- Demonstrates in-depth knowledge of relevent manufacturing processes
Preferred Qualifications:
- Competencies with other materials and manufacturing technologies (e.g., metals)
- Experience in motorized consumer products is a plus.
- Design Engineering experience is a plus.
- Competencies with small electric motor design and production.
- Strong understanding of systematic problem-solving methodologies such as Six Sigma, Shainin, or similar approaches to identify root causes, implement effective solutions, and drive continuous improvement within the organization.