Thermal Corporation

Job Description

Job Title:  Product Engineer     

Department: Engineering

Reports To: Engineering Manager       

 SUMMARY

The Product Engineer of Thermal Corporation is responsible for providing this service:

• Technical Support to external Customers, Customer Service and Manufacturing.
• The development of new products and options.
• The development of equipment to enhance and improve manufacturing.
• Provide cost analysis, particularly in support of pricing decisions.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Assist customers with technical problems or information needed with existing products.
• Help match potential Thermal products or customer needs. Help determine if existing products or new feasible products will meet customer needs.
• Analyze products returned from customers and make appropriate design changes or recommendations.
• Work with Manufacturing to resolve problems associated with
• Documentation
• Manufactured Products
• Material
• Equipment
• Design of new product lines for Thermal Corporation
• Design of new options for existing Thermal products
• Visit customers to advise them on the use of Thermal products and to analyze problems they have encountered using Thermal products.
• Selection of new materials and vendors.
• Provide cost analysis and improvements, particular analysis to establishment of pricing of Thermal products.

COMPETENCIES

• Utilize the technologies of heat transfer applied in the design of products made at Thermal Corporation.
• Able to design electrical circuits that include resistance, capacitance, inductance and three-phase power, as well as solid state or mechanical contactors.
• Able to analyze complex technical issues.
• Able to guide technicians and designers in furnishing error-free manufacturing drawings and specifications that provide all of the information required by manufacturing, purchasing and information technology personnel.
• Possess knowledge of manufacturing processes sufficient to create (or guide) product designs that are readily manufacturable.
• Understanding of plastics processing equipment.
• Maintain familiarity with salient features of competitor’s products.
• Knowledgeable and skilled in the requirements of ISO 9001 as applied to Engineering Department.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:  A Master's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.        

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:  Ability to understand and use mathematics at the level expected of a graduate Engineer from any accredited Engineering school.

COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS:  Excellent written and verbal communication is required.

INTERPERSONAL SKILLS:  Ability to work effectively and professionally with customers, vendors and employees. Excellent decision making, organizational and problem solving skills are required.

COMPUTER SKILLS: Proficientint in typical business related software and abilities in various CAD programs.

TECHNICAL /MECHANICAL SKILLS:  Ability to learn the features, limitations and use of each of Thermal’s product lines. Ability to meet the required competencies defined above.

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Last updated November 15, 2010 3:13 PM