Job Title: Sr. Product Engineer

Location: Cadillac, MI

Business Unit: Avon Protection

Purpose of Position:

Technical specialist of the SCBA products and accessories with the skills to successfully program manage and launch new and improved products and to continually improve the performance and cost of the protection products.

Essential duties and/or Functions:

• Translate customer requirements into performance specifications and ultimately products which meet those requirements
• Successfully launch new products to meet defined performance parameters using APS APQP process (GAINS)
• Lead teams through the APQP process (APQP subject matter expert)
• Create and support RFC documentation to implement approved changes.
• Identify performance and/or cost improvements on current products and justify using PAF processes.
• Work with new and existing suppliers to develop new products or improve current products as required.
• Subject matter expert on preventative design tools such as DFMEA and CAE
• Provide improvement ideas on working practices of department.
• Support other departments on technical issues.
• Deputize for the Technical Manager when required.
• To support the team as necessary to support the targets set.

Required Minimum Qualifications:

• BS Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• 5+ years in a Product Design position using APQP methodology
• Advanced Excel, MS Project, MS Office
• Manage multiple projects/time management. Fact based decision making. Logical methodology of work. Leadership capabilities.
• Disciplined problem solving experience
• Strong technical writing skills
• Working knowledge of statistical methods and the application to product design and process control
• DFMEA development

Preferred/Desired Skills or Experiences:

• Pneumatic system design
• Basic electromechanical design experience
• SolidWorks

Internal Relationships:

Procurement, Supplied Air Value Stream, Product Management, Functional Heads, Sales Team, Certification Team

External Relationships:

US DoD, Commercial Customers, Suppliers, Test Houses

This job description is not intended, and should not be construed, to be an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with this job. While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the job requirements, management reserved the right to modify, add or remove duties from particular jobs and to assign other duties as necessary.

Responsibilities of this position may include direct and/or indirect physical or logical access to information, systems, technologies subjected to the regulations/compliance with U.S. Export Control Laws.

U.S. Export Control laws and U.S. Government Department of Defense contracts and sub-contracts impose certain restrictions on companies and their ability to share export-controlled and other technology and services with certain "non-U.S. persons" (persons who are not U.S. citizens or nationals, lawful permanent residents of the U.S., refugees, "Temporary Residents" (granted Amnesty or Special Agricultural Worker provisions), or persons granted asylum (but excluding persons in nonimmigrant status such as H-1B, L-1, F-1, etc.) or non-U.S. citizens.

To comply with these laws, and in conjunction with the review of candidates for those positions within Avon that may present access to export controlled technical data, Avon must assess employees' U.S. person status, as well as citizenship(s).

The questions asked in this application are intended to assess this and will be used for evaluation purposes only. Failure to provide the necessary information in this regard will result in our inability to consider you further for this particular position. The decision whether or not to file or pursue an export license application is at Avon's sole election.

Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without a sponsorship for employment visa status (e.e. H1B status).

The anticipated salary range for candidates who will work in Cadillac, MI is $90,000 to $125,000 annually. The final salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to the type and years of experience within the job, type and years of experience within the industry, education, etc.

EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability