PRODUCT ENGINEER I

Summary: Independent Can Company is looking for a Product Engineer I to design new and existing products while considering manufacturing capabilities and customer specifications. The role involves preparing product drawings, providing engineering support, and ensuring accurate BOMs and work centers. Responsibilities: - Supports Production, Finance, and Sales departments with technical drawings, standardized procedures, and quote estimates - Prepares product drawings using Solidworks. Determines process limitations from multiple information sources to assign accurate dimensions and tolerances - Evaluates customer order requirements as well as customer drawings and specifications to support quote activities and order fulfillment - Provides engineering support by troubleshooting problems and effecting timely solutions to maintain the continuity of product flow - Confers with Pre-Press, Lithography (metal printing), and Operations to determine technical capabilities and produce accurate flat-pattern layouts which are used for metal printing, coating, and slitting, and stamping - Assists with other departments as assigned by the Product Engineering Manager to resolve Engineering related issues - Assists in maintaining accurate Engineering data by making updates and corrections as needed. This includes but is not limited to drawing files, drawing databases (Solidworks PDM), Engineering Change Request (ECR) records, and packaging specifications - Uses packaging software (Cape-Pack) to prepare packaging specifications used by operations and quoting team - Perform cut edge calculations, product construction, and provide steel and other material specifications to support quoting activities - Verify and input data as required for the accurate completion of BOMs and routing in an ERP system - Follows Company personnel and product safety requirements including standards such as those from SQF and internal GMPs - Independently travel domestically and internationally - Other duties as assigned Required Qualifications: - Ability to interact and cooperate with all levels of employees and departments - General understanding of Drafting Standards and methodologies - Working knowledge of tolerances and material finishes - Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to effectively communicate with foreign contacts - Ability to adapt and excel in a fast paced and frequently changing work environment based on customer requirements and production demands - B.S. Degree in an Engineering discipline from an ABET accredited College and 1-3 years of experience in a manufacturing environment; including co-op and internship experience - Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations - Ability to write reports and procedure manuals - Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and other employees - Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists - Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form - The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job - While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and hear - The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, and sit - The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds - Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus - The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job - While performing the duties of this job the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and vibrations - The noise level in the work environment is usually loud Required Skills: Solidworks, Drafting Standards, Tolerances, Material Finishes, Packaging Software - Cape-Pack, Engineering Change Request (ECR), Bill of Materials (BOM) Management, ERP Systems, Manufacturing Environment