Product Engineer II

Company: Tenneco
Location: Exton
Posted on: April 17, 2024

Job Description:

Responsibilities:

• Manages process of application specific engineered solutions from initial customer interaction to full production launch. Functions as program manager as well as design engineer for many of these programs.
• Manages a portfolio projects and responsibilities; utilizes other team members to ensure all are completed to meet business requirements.
• Supports application engineers and sales team with technical support for end customers (OEMs, Tier 1's) including direct customer engineering interface. Technical support includes product knowledge, design details, CAD data exchange.
• Creates product designs and specifications in conjunction with Research and Development. Ensures new products are designed to meet customer expectations.
• Analyze customer inputs and design product modifications to meet customer expectations.
• Works with manufacturing and process engineering to ensure new products can fabricated reliably.
• Interfaces with Purchasing and various suppliers to implement recommendations resulting in cost improvement and supplier diversification. Coordinates validation efforts for such projects.
• Reviews and implements engineering changes to product drawings and material specifications.
• Support the company's APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) process to maximize the success of developing and tracking a product or process through its development life cycle.
• Provide product engineering and technical support for assigned product lines after transitioning to manufacturing. This includes drawing and raw material specification approvals.
• May include quality, manufacturing and other areas of support to the Americas regions operations.
• Capable of providing support as requested by supervisor.
  
  Education:
  
  • BS Engineering (Preferably Mechanical or Textile)
    
    Experience:
    
    • Minimum five (5) years of experience in engineering environment with preference on prior Product Engineering experience. Experience in automotive component design is a plus.
    • CAD experience is required. Experience in translation of 3D to 2D is a considerable plus. Experience in OEM dataexchange is preferred.
    • Prior experience in leading and managing projects and programs is required.
    • Outstanding inter-personal skills and a demonstrated ability to work with all levels, departments, and operations of the company
    • Excellent communication, technical writing skills
    • Demonstrate meticulous attention to detail in execution of engineering deliverables
    • Ability to accept, understand and resolve conflict or disagreement
    • Self directed and have a passion for results
    • MS project experience preferred
    • Ability to travel frequently if needed
    • Knowledge of a second language, Spanish, French, German, Japanese or Chinese is helpful
      
      Competencies:
      
      • Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP)
        • Computer Aided Design (CAD)
        • Design Process Failure Mode Analysis (DFMEA)
        • Process Failure Mode Analysis (FMEA)
        • International Material Data System (IMDS)
        • Statistical Process Control (SPC)
        • Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA)
        • Product Testing Procedures
        • Material Specifications
        • Product Drawings - create / change / review
        • New Product Introduction system (NPI) - company specific
        • Product Concept System (NPI Design) - company specific
          
          Nearest Major Market: Philadelphia

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