New Product Development Engineer

Who We Are

Every decision we make rests on whether or not we're bettering the lives and experiences of the people inside and outside of our walls. It's the way we innovate and rethink the possibilities of our products and services, it's the way we foster and build relationships with our team members and our customers and it's the way we prioritize our social impact initiatives to serve the communities we live, work and play in. With a rapidly expanding group of over 11,000 team members and a diverse portfolio of best-in-class brands - we've proven, time and again, by putting people first, our company's possibilities are truly endless.

Why We are Different:

At Lippert Components, Everyone Matters. We are striving to make lives better through meaningful relationships with our co-workers, our customers, and our communities. LCI team members feel a deeper sense of purpose at work, and we continue to build a better work environment by aligning our cultural and business strategies with the needs of our many team members. We measure success by how we touch the lives of people inside and outside our walls.

What You will Get:

1. A company culture where everyone matters
2. Healthcare + Dental + Vision + 401k with Employer match
3. Career development and mentoring
4. Tuition Reimbursement
5. Annual flu immunization
6. Holiday, personal and vacation days
7. Local and national discounts
8. Wellness offerings

Summary/Objective:

New Product Development Engineer will focus on new product development and aid in maintaining existing products. Primary responsibility will be to develop products to specific external customer specifications from concept stage to production-ready. In addition, support of existing production products through VAVE and Continuous Improvement efforts will be required. Working closely with an internal cross-functional team as well as external customers and suppliers will be essential.

Duties and Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions:

• * Innovate new products for evaluation by marketing, sales, engineering, manufacturing and management
• * Layout and design of new products utilizing CAD (Creo & AutoCAD)
• * Create test plan, provide documentation, and oversee testing of new products and concepts
• * Generate and maintain part drawings & BOMs and assist with procurement of parts and supplies needed for construction of new products
• * Provide necessary documentation to R&D technicians to allow them to fabricate product model for testing
• * Research new materials for both new and existing products
• * Estimate costs of implementing new materials, systems and technologies and their potential cost savings and/or opportunities for market share growth
• * Provide necessary technical documentation to prototype and tooling departments
• * Recommend changes in designs to comply with product feasibility studies
• * Assist manufacturing engineering and production in development of new processes
• * Some hands-on work required (machining, fabricating, assembly, etc)
• * Occasional travel to boat shows, customers, and vendors

Working Conditions:

• Primarily working indoors, office environment.
• May sit for several hours at a time.
• Prolonged exposure to computer screens.
• Repetitive use of hands to operate computers, printers, and copiers.
• Travel to customer or other Lippert facilities may be required
• Floor time at customers or other Lippert facilities may be required which may include walking, kneeling, crouching, sitting, standing

Qualifications:

• Computer Skills: Advanced skill level in CAD software, preferably Creo and AutoCAD; proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
  
  
• Organization Skills: Ability to handle and work on multiple tasks at the same time
  
  
• Cross-functional team skills: Work with and effectively communicate with other departments including Sourcing, Tooling, QA, NPD Engineering and Manufacturing
  
  
• Communication Skills: Ability to communicate within a team setting; ability to maintain a professional & pleasant demeanor
  
  
• Physical, Mental and Visual Skills: Ability to analyze information to solve complex problems and to maintain attention to detail and accuracy
  
  

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

This is a full-time position, and the expected work hours are 40+ hours per week, Monday through Friday.

Travel:

Infrequent travel to customers and other Lippert plants.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• A Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering or related engineering field or equivalent experience in an engineering R&D position
• 5-10+ years of experience in a R&D engineering or similar position
• Proficiency in 3D CAD (preferably Creo)
• Willing to relocate to within commuting distance of plant location
• Working knowledge of electronics and controllers desirable
• FEA experience desirable
• Industrial design/concept sketching experience a plus

Salary-75,000-100,000 annually

Additional Eligibility Qualifications
None

AAP/EEO Statement LCI provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected category.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance:

Must be able to pass EVerify

Lippert provides equal employment opportunity to all team members and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, citizen status, protected veteran status, military service, marital status or any other legally protected category as established by federal, state, or local law. This policy governs all employment decisions, including recruitment, hiring, job assignment, compensation, training, promotion, discipline, transfer, leave-of-absence, access to benefits, layoff, recall, termination and other personnel matters. All employment and personnel-related decisions are based solely upon legitimate, job-related factors, such as skill, ability, past performance, and length of service with Lippert.

Lippert's strong commitment to equal employment opportunity requires a commitment by each individual team member. Compliance with the letter and spirit of this policy is required of all team members. Violations of this policy should be immediately reported to your leader or to any member of leadership. Team members who violate this policy will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.

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