The Sr. Product Engineer/Product Engineer will be responsible for Driving re-engineering programs and new product introductions in addition to leading factory validation, product assessments, tests, and inspections in coordination with Atlanta SSC Product Engineering team, suppliers, sourcing leaders and service providers.
Integrate all available supplier, factory and product data and analyze metrics and reporting to effectively monitor quality, service, cost, and risk components of each process. Monitor the implementation of continuous improvement and corrective/preventative action plans throughout each process.
MAJOR TASKS, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
1. 40% Assign assessment, test, evaluate, verify and report compliance with product definition, specifications feature sets and operation of vendor and factory products for re-engineering and new product introductions;
2. 15% Support PLR and OTB activities by providing direction to suppliers regarding product requirements, expected testing and training in THD onboarding processes;
3. 15% Support new product development activities acting as liaison between strategic suppliers/sourcing teams and Atlanta SSC associates and representing manufacturing interests during product development;
4. 10% Evaluate and document cost / benefit tradeoffs between prevention, detection, and failure response activities. Write technical documentation for engineering product planning.
5. 10% Inspection of work to service providers, based on predetermined selection criteria, a review of all technical requirements, and service provider capabilities. Develop / validate test and inspection plans designed to assure quality of factories and products based on a review of all applicable safety standards (such as American National Standards Institute or Underwriters Laboratories), industry trends, and historical performance.
6. 10% Analyze and interpret assessment, test, and inspection results, determine root cause of failures and non-conformities, and drive continuous improvement and best practices.
