Senior Product Engineer

Your Role

• Are you ready to make an impact and work with a company that values your expertise, ideas, and career growth?
• You'll be at the forefront of shaping our organization's success.
• This isn't just a job - it's a career move where you'll thrive, learn, and enjoy coming to work.

Responsibilities

Drive Technical Execution for Released Products

• Serve as the technical lead/SME on high-impact and highly technical product engineering initiatives such as:
• Complex product changes, e.g., design optimization and material substitution requiring customer notification.
• Perform root cause analysis utilizing tools (e.g., 8D, 5 Whys, Pareto) to solve complex engineering challenges.
• Transfer lessons learned to NPI teams to improve design for injection molding, design for assembly and manufacturing readiness.
• Provide technical support to customers, as well as a wide array of internal customers, including Sales, Quality, Marketing, Manufacturing, Tooling, Purchasing, and Design Engineering.
• Independently lead project teams ensuring good cross-functional communication and effective project execution
• Continuously improve product engineering workflows and process tools to optimize effectiveness and efficiency.
• Proactively identify and implement design, material, or process improvements to enhance quality, performance, and profitability.
• Participate in the identification and prioritization of retool opportunities and drive successful cross functional project execution.
• Assess business risks and prioritize tasks among multiple projects.
• Adhere to all safety regulations.
• Demonstrate support of CPC/Dover core values.
• Perform other job duties as assigned to meet business needs.

Drive Changes Through Formal Change Control Processes

• Identify necessary engineering changes to support product performance and business goals.
• Comprehensive engineering evaluation of potential engineering changes to identify risk to product performance, supply, and business impact of proposed engineering changes.
• Create and/or revise 3D CAD models and engineering drawings.
• Initiate and execute Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) to revise specifications, drawings, and BOMs in Windchill PLM and Oracle ERP systems.
• Contribute to risk assessments, validations protocols (IQs/OQs/PQs), and documentation updates for change control.

Essential Supervisory Responsibilities

• Mentorship and informal leadership within the Product Engineering team. Dependent on future business growth, may supervise or manage a small team of product engineers and/or designers as assigned.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field required
• 7+ years of experience in an engineering setting required
• Effective communicator - able to present technical content to internal and external stakeholders
• Advanced modeling capabilities using PTC Creo CAD
• Demonstrated hands-on mechanical aptitude
• Innate technical ability and curiosity
• Ability to apply sound engineering logic to solve complex problems, to properly assess risks, and make decisions
• Ability to work independently and to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams
• Strong but respectful verbal communication style
• Strong aptitude for dealing with multiple priorities
• Ability to manage and drive complex projects, articulate the strategy, and driving decision making.

Preferred Qualifications

• M.S. in Engineering (Mechanical, Manufacturing, Plastics, or related field), and/or M.B.A.
• Knowledge of product lifecycles, and Voice of Customer (VOC)
• Working knowledge of injection molded thermoplastic components, mold design, and the influence of molding process parameters.
• Working knowledge of plastics joining technologies
• Working knowledge of PTC Windchill
• Experience performing DFMEA, PFMEA and process DOEs
• Design of fluid handling components
• Cleanroom and/or controlled environment manufacturing experience
• Technical writing experience

Travel

• Up to 5%

Growth & Development

We invest in you. Whether you're looking to expand your skills, take on new challenges, or advance your career, we're here to support you. We offer:

• Mentorship, hands-on training, and career development opportunities to help you reach your full potential.
• Tuition Assistance to support continued education, plus scholarship programs for children of eligible employees.
• A Co-Op and intern program in partnership with several universities for hands-on industry experience.
• Recognition programs that celebrate your contributions, from employee loyalty awards to peer-to-peer recognition.

Because when you succeed, we all succeed.

Work/Life Balance

We get it - work is important, but so is life outside of it. That's why CPC ensures you have the time and flexibility to live, recharge, and give back. Our programs include:

• Multiple paid-time off programs, including vacation, sick time, company-paid holidays, bereavement leave, and paid volunteer time to support causes you care about.
• Paid Parental Leave so you can focus on what matters most.
• Wellness support, including access to in-person and online advisors for mental, financial, and overall well-being.

We believe that a balanced, fulfilled team creates the best workplace.

Benefits & Compensation

At CPC, we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, financial security, and overall well-being, including but not limited to:

• Health & Wellness:
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision coverage starting day one for you and your family.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) contributions for eligible plans.
• Company-paid Long-Term & Short-Term Disability and Life Insurance for added security.
• Onsite gym & wellness programs to help stay active and healthy.
• Financial Benefits:

o 401k plan with automatic employer contributions starting on day one, plus profit-sharing to invest in your future.

• Referral bonuses - get rewarded for connecting talented friends and family to CPC job openings.
• Pay Range: $108,000.00 - $122,000.00 / year
• This range is the pay scale for this role in Minnesota. Individual compensation is based on skills, experience, and qualifications related to this position.
• Bonus Eligibility: Yes

Join Us

If you're ready to be part of an innovative team that values connection and collaboration, we want to hear from you!

Pay Range: USD 108000 - 122000 Annually This position is eligible to earn a discretionary bonus based on performance metrics and other criteria outlined in our applicable bonus plan. We consider several job-related, non-discriminatory factors when determining the pay rate for a position, including, but not limited to, the position's responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, a candidate's education/training, the position's location, and the key skills needed for the position. Pay is one of the Total Rewards that we provide to compensate and recognize employees for their work.