Product Development Engineer

As an innovation leader, we look for ambitious, forward-thinking, open-minded and well-rounded individuals to join our global team. Located in ourElizabethtown, KYoffice, you will be responsible for the design, development, and performance testing of power transmission belting used in industrial and mobility applications. The right candidate will become a member of an experienced team, executing projects globally to drive expansion of the power transmission business.

• Direct work responsibilities will include:
  
  
  
  • Product BOM management
  • Creation of lab orders for product testing
  • Analyzing product test results
  • Organizing and monitoring builds of test materials
  • Benchmarking of products in industry
  • Experimentation to enhance product design
  • Forensic analysis
  
  
  
  
• Interaction with a cross-functional global team (including operations, quality, material development, process engineering, commercial, etc.)
• Apply core engineering and Six Sigma skills such as problem solving, SPC data collection and analysis, FMEA, DOE, etc.
• Applies broad knowledge of principles and practices in a specific practice area.
• Works on multiple projects of moderate size or portions of major projects.
• Designs a complete project, system, component, or process.
• Prepares complete project documents.
• Designs and conducts experiments, and analyzes and interprets data.
• Independently evaluates, selects, and adapts standard techniques, procedures, and criteria.
• Formulates and solves problems.
• Impacts a range of customer, operational, project or service activities within own team and other related teams; works within broad guidelines and policies
• Explains complex, difficult and/or sensitive information; works to build consensus

• Acquires general knowledge of principles and practices of related fields, and ability to function on multidisciplinary teams.
• Has knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; is aware of the competition and the factors that differentiate the company in the market

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• Acts as a resource for other team members; may lead projects with limited risks and resource requirements

• Minimum of 5 years R&D experience or 1-3 years R&D experience specific to Gates product lines preferred
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering, mechanical, chemical or materials science preferred.
• High level interpersonal and leadership skills; must be able to influence and collaborate across multiple levels within the company, and with suppliers.
• Strong technical, analytical and problems solving skills.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Highest values on safety in personal work practices and consideration in design of processes and equipment.
• Experience with DFSS (Design for Six Sigma), Design of Experiments, FMEA, SPC, and Weibull is beneficial.
• Experience with CAD is also beneficial.
• Up to 15% travel allotment
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship.
• Excited to work in the office with great teammates!

PAY & BENEFITS

• Full-Time
• Medical, Dental, Vision insurance and other voluntary benefit options: benefits beginonthe first day of the month immediately following your date of hire
• Eligible for 3 weeks of paid vacation + 11 holidays (10 scheduled & 1 floating) + 8 sick days. All vacation days are accrued
• 401(k): 3% company contribution and additional 3% company match
• Tuition Reimbursement