The Product Engineer will reside at the manufacturing plant and will report to the Engineering Manager.  The position will be responsible for new product development.  The position will involve direct communication with the Application engineering team to create the best solution for the opportunity by applying knowledge of engineering principles to develop, design, and validate product.  This role requires product development expertise, design capabilities utilizing software, understanding of data analysis tools, excellent communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects working with several stakeholders.  At times, this individual may be required to directly interface with the customer to support the application team and/or a specific project. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIESResponsible for understanding the customer's requirements to design, develop, and validate a solution using engineering methods (such as FEA, DOE, etc) to meet or exceed customer's performance requirements.Will collaborate with outside vendors that include prototype, heat treatment, surface treatment, sorting, stamping, etc during the part development process.Creates the manufacturing proposal and component costing using the divisional cost worksheet.Lead the project through the P1 and P2 phases of the APQP process.Support part proliferation activities to ensure a successful new business kickoff (ex: PDC, MDR, ECN).Generate and/or make changes to CAD drawings for new and existing products.Represent the product engineering team at technical sales visits, trade shows, and conferences.Provide technical training opportunities to us in internal and external customers and suppliers.Support customer launch and post launch improvement activities to reinforce the trusted advisor trait.