Job Specific Duties and Responsibilities (Other duties may be assigned.)
- Product Leadership & Strategy
- Lead the product engineering team supporting TruGrip product and related components across the full product lifecycle.
- Define engineering priorities based on market needs, customer feedback, competitive intelligence, and operational capability.
- Drive product improvements related to performance, manufacturability, cost, and quality.
- Manage engineering roadmaps to support long-term business strategy and new product development.
- Design, Development & Technical Oversight
- Oversee product tooling, modeling, simulation, and drafting using CAD/FEA tools
- Ensure all product configurations meet applicable regulatory and industry standards.
- Approve engineering drawings, specifications, mills of materials, and technical documentation.
- Lead root-cause analysis and engineering countermeasures for product issues, field failures, or customer complaints.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner with Manufacturing and Foundry Engineering to ensure designs align with casting, machining, and assembly capabilities.
- Support Sales and Customer Service with technical expertise, product training, and customer-facing engineering solutions.
- Work with Quality to develop testing protocols, inspection standards, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Collaborate with Supply Chain and Procurement on raw materials, tooling, and vendor capabilities.
- Testing, Compliance & Quality Assurance
- Manage product validation tests, performance testing, and third-party certifications.
- Ensure products maintain compliance with all current industry standards and agency requirements.
- Lead design reviews, process validations, and product audits.
- Team Leadership
- Coach, develop, and mentor engineers, designers, and technical staff.
- Project & Budget Management
- Oversee engineering project schedules, milestones, and deliverables.
- Manage departmental budget, capital requests, tooling investments, and project resources.
- Ensure timely execution of product releases, engineering changes, and continuous improvement initiatives.