Job description

igus is an industry leader in the production of polymer components and assemblies. For over 50 years, we have been dedicated to creating products of the highest quality, while keeping them affordable. What started in a small double garage in Germany has expanded to a worldwide operation consisting of over 4,500 employees worldwide across 35+ countries, and we’re still growing to this day. Join our talented team and start a new career path today!

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

As a Project/ Product Engineer you will be responsible for our product and business area system assembly Readychain® and Readycable®. Together with customers, you design/ configure ready-to-install energy chain systems that are individually tailored to an application or machine. You will demonstrate your organizational talent in coordinating and prioritizing a number of simultaneous projects in different statuses. Smart and creative process consulting for clients is part of what you do to reduce their costs and/or improve their technology.

With communicative skills you lead price negotiations, new product introduction, manufacturing, and customer support.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist with configuration/ design of Readychain®/Readycable® products
• Perform detailed review of customer drawings to identify best manufacturing approach with cost-effective component selection.
• Interfacing with the electronics and material suppliers as required to solicit competitive material quotes, and internally with sales and engineering
• Calculate material and labor cost, tooling and test requirements, and pricing in support of product quotation requests
• Develop/ document assembly drawings and manufacturing processes
• Coordinate with multiple teams New Product Introduction First Article builds and First Article Inspections
• Communicate with sales and/ or customers to ensure their technical needs are being met
• Interact with quality, sales, and/ or customer with product technical/ quality issues
• Provide support to the manufacturing teams in resolving technical issues related to the product, assembly process, and tooling
• Work closely with Process Engineering for continuous improvement of techniques, process documentation, tooling, assembly aids, etc
• Coordinate and execute Engineering Change Orders, Waiver/ Deviations, and Documentation Change Orders with assistance from multiple Operations Teams

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Must be able to sit and/or stand for long periods of time

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering is required
• Knowledge of wire harnessing processes, tooling and industry standards preferred
• Strong technical skills: able to present technical concepts; provide customers with hands-on technique using our products
• Self-starter; motivated, team focused and results driven
• Strong communication, organizational, and time management skills
• Proficient in the use of MS Office

JOB SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS:

• Best Manufacturing and assembly practices/ techniques
• ERP – Item Master, Bill of Materials, and Assembly Routings
• Requires demonstrated knowledge of manufacturing engineering discipline, theories, practices and principles.
• Requires knowledge necessary to perform the job function such as an understanding of the engineering change order process, product development process, value engineering etc

SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• Strong Product technology, change management, problem solving, communication skills, customer orientation, personal effectiveness, team skills, and quality.
• Working knowledge of CAD tools is a plus
• Requires additional knowledge of systems and software necessary such as MS Visio, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

We Provide:

• Competitive base salary with annual performance increases and bonus opportunities
• Complete benefits package: medical, life, dental, long term disability insurance, 3% safe harbor retirement company contribution
• 20 Paid Time Off days per year, plus 9 holidays
• Subsidized lunch on-site

igus is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $65,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 5x8
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• No nights
• No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Rumford, RI 02916: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: One location

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