Engineering Manger - New Product Development
Wahl Clipper Corporation
- Sterling, IL
- $100,000-130,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Provides oversight and leadership of new products during all development stage gate processes. Ensures safety and quality standards are met and helps to resolve any problems globally that impact products developed by this division.
- Works closely with engineering, marketing, and other cross functional team members to design new products with enhanced features and specifications. Aids in the development of market research concepts that can be converted into manufacturable, profitable, and exceptional quality products.
- Maintains customer value focus while adhering to Wahl core values and overall vision.
- Keeps fluent with Wahl sales, market share, product reviews and customer service feedback to evaluate product performance in comparison to competitor products.
- Provides leadership and career development through mentoring and coaching to empower staff to problem solve, ask critical questions, brainstorm, and review parallel concepts to seek the best technical solutions.
- Assigns projects to engineers with target parameters and provides oversight and approval of engineering documentation. Meets with staff to review concept development progress and engages team during product design evolution to ensure goals are met.
- Works in conjunction with sourcing, vendors, quality, and manufacturing to ensure materials meet cost and quality standards.
- Engages with outside engineering entities (consultants) for additional engineering support as needed and approved by the company leadership.
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Technology, or related field.
- 10 years engineering experience related to product development with 5 years' experience in leading project teams.
- In depth knowledge on design of Plastic, Cast and sheet metal parts, CAD and design of mechanisms. Ability to work with Electrical and Firmware Engineers on Integrating Electro-Mechanical components.
- Senior level engineering experience to problem solve with creativity based on knowledge of a wide range of engineering principles where initiative and independent judgement skills are used to lead NPD initiatives.
- Conceptual and innovative thinking to solve complex situations and develop new products.
- Ability to lead teams on immediate priorities to achieve goals.
- Ability to communicate effectively with wide range of disciplines both internally and externally and convey technical information to people with diverse expertise and variety of skillsets.
- Ability to negotiate, influence others, and handle disputes.
- Appreciation and respect for the diversity of individuals in the workplace along with the ability to model the Company's values of respect for people, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
- BCBSIL Medical coverage offered as low as $14 per week, INCLUDING pharmacy
- In & Out-of-network BCBSIL Dental coverage, with orthodontics for as low as $6 per week
- In & Out-of-network BCBSIL by EyeMed, Vision coverage, $3 per week for family coverage
- Free onsite clinic featuring a Nurse Practitioner, a Physical Therapist, and free lab services
- Employer funded health savings account -up to $2000!
- Biometric testing with wellness credits
- 401(k) and Roth 401(k) with generous company match
- Profit Sharing
- Tuition Reimbursement program - up to $10,000 per calendar year
- Scholarship Program
- Daycare discounts
- Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with legal consultative services and discounts
- Company paid Life Insurance
- Company paid Short-Term Disability/Long Term Disability
- 10 paid holidays per year
- Casual work environment