Product Engineer

**Position Summary.**

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
**Product Design and Development**:

- Design and validate filter products (buy or make decisions), defining Bills of Materials (BOM) to meet performance specifications (e.g., filtration efficiency, structural strength, flow characteristics).
- Conduct Design Validation Plan & Report (DVP&R) activities to ensure product reliability and compliance with customer and international standards (ISO, SAE).
- Utilize SolidWorks for 3D modeling, print elaboration, reverse engineering, and Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T).
- Support Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) simulations and patent workarounds when feasible.

**Process Engineering and Quality Assurance**:

- Leverage know-how of process audits and root cause analysis to support troubleshooting and quality improvements.
- Support updates to quality systems to align with APQP and PPAP requirements.
- Utilize knowledge of Measurement Systems (MSA) and testing equipment procedures to validate samples and ensure design accuracy.

**Data Analysis and Project Management**:

- Manage product and project data in shared drives, ensuring accurate documentation and accessibility.
- Design and execute DOE, track trials, analyze results, and present findings to stakeholders.
- Handle multiple part numbers simultaneously, prioritizing tasks to meet project timelines.
- Support NPIs by collaborating with production teams to ensure seamless integration of new products.

**Collaboration and Communication**:

- Work with international multidisciplinary teams, including suppliers, to align on design and quality objectives.
- Engage with OEM and aftermarket customers during plant visits and technical reviews, providing engineering support.
- Demonstrate a proactive, self-guided, and service-oriented mindset, delivering data-driven solutions for internal and external customers.

**Qualifications and Experience**:

- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
- Minimum 2-3 years in product or process engineering, preferably in automotive filtration or manufacturing.
- Experience with APQP, PPAP, and quality documentation processes.
- Familiarity with international standards (ISO, SAE) and customer-specific requirements.

**Technical Skills**:

- Proficient in SolidWorks for 3D modeling, print creation, reverse engineering, and GD&T.
- Knowledge of Control Plans, FMEA, Process Flow Diagrams, and MSA to support design and validation activities.
- Skilled in Microsoft Office and data management tools; familiarity with ERP systems is a plus.
- Desirable: Experience with CAE simulations, Six Sigma Green Belt (or equivalent), and patent analysis.

**Soft Skills**:

- Fluent in English (written and verbal) for effective communication with global teams.
- Ability to multitask, prioritize, and work independently in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong problem-solving skills with a data-driven approach to decision-making.
- Collaborative and service-oriented, with a focus on internal and external customer satisfaction.

First Brands Group is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are deeply committed to building a workplace and global community where inclusion is valued. Employment decisions at FBG are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, or belief, national, social, or ethnic origin, sex, or age. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to the above forementioned as well as, gender, gender identity family/marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, age, past or present military veteran status, or any other non-merit based or legally protected grounds. FBG will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these grounds or characteristics.