Product Design Engineer (2400)

DESIGN ENGINEERING SCORECARD

FUNCTION:

Design engineers are the bridge between our customers (typically boating industry OEMs) and operations. They must have strong mechanical aptitude and intimate knowledge of manufacturing processes. Additionally, they greatly benefit from interpersonal skills and aesthetic design skills. Interpersonally, our designers are uniquely positioned to function in a sales capacity with customers. We encourage the building of relationships with key customers and frequent engagement. Furthermore, transitioning designs to the operations team is a highly interactive process requiring skills in change management, communication, and logistics. Competencies in aesthetic design are an excellent add-on for design engineers. The ability to deliver sketched concepts, computer generated renderings, and aesthetically engaging designs to customers is a big value-add.

OUTCOMES:

• Visit customers’ or host them for a tour (with approval) at least 6 times a year
• Call on at least one customer weekly, and talk about something specifically non-work related
• Attend one industry Expo or Conference every year.
• Win and design two million dollars worth of recurring annual projects each year
• Find one 2 second improvement (fix what bugs you) every day and share with the rest of the engineering team via photo or video.
• Identify, purchase and implement one significant piece of technology, software, hardware, or equipment per year
• Engage in continuing education for CAD (or other) software
• Innovate manufacturability and advocate for internal customers during the design and prototype phases of new projects.
• Diagnose quality issues and design processes to prevent repeat occurrences
• Ensure work instructions (video or text) are in place for new projects
• Respond to all communication from external customers within 4 work hours