Product Engineer I

With more than 120 operations and approximately 20,000 employees worldwide, Precision Castparts Corp. is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, forged components, aerostructures and highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace applications. In addition, we are the leading producer of airfoil castings for the industrial gas turbine market. We also manufacture extruded seamless pipe, fittings, and forgings for power generation and oil & gas applications; commercial and military airframe aerostructures; and metal alloys and other materials for the casting and forging industries. With such critical applications, we insist on quality and dependability - not just in the materials and products we make, but in the people we recruit.

PCC is relentless in its dedication to being a high-quality, low-cost and on-time producer; delivering the highest value to its customers while continually pursuing strategic, profitable growth.

In 2016, Berkshire Hathaway, led by Chairman and CEO Warren E. Buffett, acquired Precision Castparts Corp.

Position Summary:

This role is primarily focused on the introduction of new product, and improvements in the introduction process - from customer through first-time manufacture. In this role, the employee will have ownership over the introductory process within the engineering team, will work with sales and the customer to ensure requirements are met, and work with both Manufacturing Engineering and Operations to ensure the necessary process controls exist for manufacturing. Also, in this role the employee will use project management tools to track and implement strategic projects. In cases where testing or product validation is required, the Product Engineer I will develop test plans with the customer and will coordinate the testing with the R&D Lab team.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Introductory product lifecycle management - from customer through manufacturing onboarding of new product
  • Test plans or statements of work for the creation of test plans to validate product will meet customer requirements through coordination with the Engineering R&D test lab
  • Working with the Sales team to ensure the correct items are identified and that internal Engineering requirements are understood prior to order entry
  • New Product Introduction (NPI) and Item setup in the ERP system
  • Internal manufacturing drawing creation/coordination and creation of process specifications, if required
  • Defining Key Characteristics for product manufacturing and setup/coordination of SPC Plans with the Mfg. Engineering team to ensure customer requirements are met
  • Working with Mfg. Engineering to ensure raw materials or forging requirements are defined
• Good project management skills
  • Maintain clear, concise, and structured project trackers, with milestones, for strategic onboarding projects, including actions, owners, due dates, and financial opportunity
  • Write clear and concise statements of work for customer-driven or new product development and introduction projects
• Drive continuous improvement of Engineering team administrative processes, such as engineering change orders, new product introduction, drawing creation/release, project requests from sales/customer/manufacturing, R&D lab production support, workflow processes, project requests, and creation of procedures
• Create engineering report-outs and presentations to senior management on major projects, including intelligently walking through project timelines, milestones, metrics or KPI's, and the action plan/next steps
• Develop a detailed working knowledge of the fluid fittings product design, application, and manufacturing, and be able to perform true root-cause-analysis with teams of Engineers and members of other departments when deviations from process/procedure occur
• Writing and releasing work instructions, process specifications, and operating procedures related to plant engineering activities and technical manufacturing requirements
• May occasionally perform special duties or projects, as assigned.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• B.S. in an Engineering discipline
• 1+ years of Engineering experience in an aerospace manufacturing environment
• A track-record of working on successful, results-driven engineering projects
• Project management experience with successful project outcomes
• Firm skill-set with the Microsoft Suite - Excel, Word, Visio, Powerpoint, and Project
• Experience creating Solidmodels and Drawings using Solidworks or CATIA
• Experience in managing product data (drawings, models, processes, procedures) using a PDM software
• Experience in developing and working with test plans for validation or development of new product, and for trouble-shooting existing product.

Qualifications:

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, both within the organization and with customers or vendors/suppliers
• Ability to work well with individuals inside and outside of the organization
• Mechanically-oriented, and having demonstrated hand-on mechanical abilities
• Fundamental Microsoft Windows computer skills, including but not limited to, organized management of file folders, shared files, managing file types, and desktop setup
• Ability to interpret, analyze, and draw conclusions from complex data or information
• Ability to apply rigorous logic and scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems
• Ability to Create and Interpret Engineering Drawings, including GD&T, and ability to work with Solidworks or CATIA solid models
• Ability to interpret and produce well-written, clear, and concise technical procedures.
• Previous design, product development, and product lifecycle management experience a plus
• Exposure to Design for Six Sigma and/or Lean/Six Sigma training (either formal, or informal) preferred

Physical Demands:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• The employee frequently is required to stand and walk.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• 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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.