Product Engineer (Manufacturing/Electronics Industry)

Meritec is seeking talented team players who are committed to pushing the boundaries of interconnect technology performance and innovation. Join us and connect your career to the future.   

Job Summary

The Product Engineer performs standardized assignments involving a sequence of related operations, having substantial variety and complexity, using knowledge of processes, technologies, designs and components for new product launch. This position will support engineering, quality and manufacturing to effectively translate new and current product requirements and processes to the manufacturing floor. Additional responsibility includes identifying, developing and delivering improvement solutions for existing product while maintaining or improving quality standards. Dynamic position of 70% Current Product Maintenance, 30% New Product Development. 

Location

Position is full-time, onsite in our Painesville, Ohio manufacturing facility. 

Duties and Responsibilities

• Collaborate with sales/product management to design and develop new products based on customer specific requirements. Create drawings and communicate with customers to ensure drawing/document approval is achieved. 
• Drive the engineering change process by providing engineering drawings and following the engineering change process through completion.
• Complete BOMs and Routers for all new parts and revise for current parts as necessary.
• Ensure complete and efficient new product transfer to production floor by active participation in design reviews and validations in collaboration with process engineers. 
• Actively participate in process/test development to ensure successful new product launch. 
• Actively participate as a team-member transferring products from prototype to production stages.
• Collaborate with prototype lab to produce prototypes for customer approvals. 
• Drive engineering changes through completion, per the requirements from design/production/quality teams.
• Assist in design and creation of tooling and fixtures as necessary.

Education and Experience 

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering required.  
• Minimum of 2 years' experience in Mechanical or Electrical product development required.
• Working knowledge of Solidworks required.
• Experience and demonstrated aptitude in all phases of design, testing and operations of electronics manufacturing a plus.
• Knowledge of basic machine shop equipment (mills, lathes, etc.) Machine programming experience a plus.
• Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams).
• Excellent communication skills (both written and oral).
• Ability to interact professionally with all company functions including Engineering, Quality, Production, and Customer.
• Self-motivated, innovative, creative, and resourceful.
• Ability to meet multiple project deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Must be US Citizen or permanent US resident.

 Benefits

• Healthcare benefits

• Fully paid life insurance 

• Health Savings Account with company contribution

• 401(k) employer match 

• On-Site Fitness Center

• Paid Vacation and Paid Holidays

• Tuition Reimbursement 

• Growth and Development Opportunities 

• Positive culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion

Meritec (a Qnnect Company) is well-established, growth-oriented, signal integrity leaders and preferred vertically integrated manufacturer of high-performance electrical and electronic interconnect embedded systems and connectors with over fifty-years of innovation, serving world-wide markets with cost-effective solutions. 

Qnnect and its affiliated companies are affirmative action/equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, work related mental or physical disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information. 

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.