Product Engineer

Role Overview

• Ensure production meets customer requirements, quality standards and budget constraints.
• Analyze manufacturing and test defect data and trends to define root cause and implement corrective actions.
• First point of contact and direct corrective actions when issues arise in production that are process related.
• Ensure equipment plans, preventative maintenance and spare parts are in place to maintain production.
• Work closely with other departments such as engineering, contract manufacturing, technicians etc. to coordinate activities and troubleshoot issues.
• Create process documentation for products and submit change orders, change notices and deviations in documentation management system (Agile).
• Drive daily operations of current products, continuously enhancing cost-effectiveness through lean manufacturing practices.
• Coordinate transition of new products and product enhancements from concept through the manufacturing process to a finished product.
• Develop test plans and procedures dealing with material acquisition and substitution problems, as well as technical issues impacting shipments.
• Ensure product development plan is complete and properly implemented, ensuring manufacturing resources are properly directed during the entire product life cycle.
• Ensure plans and documentation are in place for test, assembly, training, process, materials transition and manufacturability.
• Interface with quality to establish quality methods and metrics.
• Estimate manufacturing cost, determines time standards, and makes recommendations for tooling and process requirements of new or existing product lines.
• Interface with design engineering in coordinating the release of new products.
• Interfaces with purchasing in the selection/qualification of suppliers.
• Responsible for replication of field and factory problems.
• Ownership and maintenance of existing and new manufacturing test setups in Sunnyvale.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Systems, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience with a general technical background in electronics and mechanical manufacturing methods.
• Experience with production processes, assembly processes, test systems, control software, and electronics processes.
• Understanding of general manufacturing processes and systems (inventory control, scheduling, new model development, and quality).
• Demonstrable experience in electronic manufacturing/test environment.
• Ability to analyze production processes and systems, and identify concerns.
• Fluent in English.
• International Travel required
• 5-10%

Tech Stack

• Assembly

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life
• Disability
• Time off plans
• Retirement plans
• Tax savings plans for health, dependent care and commuter expenses
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan