Product Engineer (Manufacturing/Electronics Industry)

Ohio Associated Enterprises - Painesville, OH

Full-time - Entry Level

Painesville, OH

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

The Product Engineer at Meritec is responsible for executing a variety of tasks related to the development and maintenance of products in the manufacturing and electronics industry. This role involves collaborating with various teams to ensure successful product launches and improvements, with a focus on quality and efficiency. The position is dynamic, with 70% of the work dedicated to current product maintenance and 30% to new product development.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with sales/product management to design and develop new products based on customer specific requirements.
• Create drawings and communicate with customers to ensure drawing/document approval is achieved.
• Drive the engineering change process by providing engineering drawings and following the engineering change process through completion.
• Complete BOMs and Routers for all new parts and revise for current parts as necessary.
• Ensure complete and efficient new product transfer to production floor by active participation in design reviews and validations in collaboration with process engineers.
• Actively participate in process/test development to ensure successful new product launch.
• Actively participate as a team-member transferring products from prototype to production stages.
• Collaborate with prototype lab to produce prototypes for customer approvals.
• Drive engineering changes through completion, per the requirements from design/production/quality teams.
• Assist in design and creation of tooling and fixtures as necessary.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering required.
• Minimum of 2 years' experience in Mechanical or Electrical product development required.
• Working knowledge of Solidworks required.
• Experience and demonstrated aptitude in all phases of design, testing and operations of electronics manufacturing a plus.
• Knowledge of basic machine shop equipment (mills, lathes, etc.) Machine programming experience a plus.
• Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams).
• Excellent communication skills (both written and oral).
• Ability to interact professionally with all company functions including Engineering, Quality, Production, and Customer.
• Self-motivated, innovative, creative, and resourceful.
• Ability to meet multiple project deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

• Healthcare benefits
• Fully paid life insurance
• Health Savings Account with company contribution
• 401(k) employer match
• On-Site Fitness Center
• Paid Vacation and Paid Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Growth and Development Opportunities
• Positive culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion