Product Development Engineer

Job description

Primary Duties & Responsibilities: - Engineering prototyping with advanced composite materials, including design input, equipment programming, equipment operation, pathfinder machining, assembly and inspection - Develop and improve production methods for ceramic-based composite materials - Perform equipment programming in the assigned area of responsibility (MasterCAM, PC-DIMS, Calyspo, MX, others) - Generate PC-based outputs on standard platforms (Agile, Oracle, Cumulus, Creo, Solidworks, others) - Continuous improvement via participation in Lean/Kaizen, ISO, 8D and other related activities - Interface with outside entities (customers, tooling suppliers, equipment vendors, toll manufacturers and test labs) - Transfer successful products to Manufacturing, including writing documentation, specifying equipment, conducting training, and monitoring results Education & Experience: - BS in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent engineering education) - 0 to 5 years of experience in advanced machining field Skills: - Experience machining of advanced materials (ceramics, metal matrix composites, other) - Broad experience with machining methods, including milling, turning, diamond grinding,...