Sauna 360 Sr Product Engineers work on design, development, and testing of new sauna rooms, heaters and controls. They collaborate with cross-functional teams in the United States and Europe including: manufacturing, supply chain, sales, marketing, customer service and quality, to ensure product performance and customer satisfaction. Their role involves creating solutions for current and future products, influencing form, performance, and customer experience. 

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Participate in all phases of product development, from research and design to production and commercialization. Developing new sauna and steam products, including 3D CAD modeling and prototyping. Analyze and implement solutions for product, process, design, or other technical challenges.Manage, plan, schedule, document, assess risk, and coordinate cross-functional teams and resources necessary to complete project tasks/sub projects.Leader of projects, contributing significantly to overall objectives.Drives discussions and decisions on overall project objectives with managers and other functional leadersDevelops and presents reports summarizing technical analysis and business cases to peer group and management audiences.Leading cross-functional teams to address challenges and deliver solutions. Continuous Improvement of processes using lean principles for manufacturing, inspection, and quality.Conduct manufacturing and product/process qualifications and validations.Performs other duties as assigned by Sr. Director, Engineering and Product.

RELATIONSHIPS AND CONTACTS

Extensive contact with Production, Materials, Customer Service, Management staff (especially the Engineering Department and Quality Manager on an ongoing basis).

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor’s degree in engineering from four-year college or university. Preferably Mechanical or Electro-Mechanical Engineering. 10 + years’ engineering experience required with product development or manufacturing in addition to formal education. Strong aptitude in process improvement, problem solving, technical execution and project management. Experienced knowledge of lean, manufacturing, design, and quality systems. CAD experience required. Experienced with Global teams.

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

Experience as design or project lead of a cross functional engineering teamExperience delivering products from planning ideation through commercialization using a gated design review processExperience with 2D and 3D CAD modeling in AutoCAD, Inventor, or equivalent softwareAbility to lead or work with cross-functional teams.Assume responsibility for work outcomes and results of other workersAbility to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to effectively communicate technical information to technical and non-technical audiences.Knowledge of statistical process control, process capability, and lean manufacturing principles.Experience with wood profile designs or an understanding of how different wood species and compositions react in certain conditions a plus.

WHAT YOU'LL GET

At Sauna360 Inc. a Watkins Wellness/Masco company, we believe that everyone should ‘Feel good. Live well’. We offer employees the opportunity to join a dynamic, growing industry leader with an outstanding and well-deserved reputation for leadership and commitment to our employees, customers and community. Our employees are eligible to receive exceptional health and wellness benefits, paid time off, profit sharing, 401k match, education assistance, and much more. We are proud of the people we are and the products we make — products that make a difference to the health and well-being of others.

We offer competitive compensation determined by each individual's relevant experience, skills and education. The anticipated base pay for this position is between $100,000 - $110,000 annually.

Our core values: always Ethical, endeavors to be Transparent, embraces Inclusion, welcomes Diverse backgrounds and perspectives, Accommodating, believes in Work-Life Balance, puts Safety First, Accountable, values Relationships, Passionate, Team Player, and Goal Driven.

Company: Watkins Manufacturing

Full time

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