Job Description

Employer: Robertshaw Controls Company

Job Title: Senior Product Development Engineer

Location: 1222 Hamilton Parkway, Itasca, IL, 60143

Job Duties: Design, develop, and manage activities for a specific product or group of products from product definition and planning through production, release, and end of life; serve as the central resource with design, process, manufacturing, test, quality, and marketing as the product moves to production and distribution; involved with each product lasts throughout all stages of a product’s lifecycle including modifications, upgrades and maintenance of the product of product line. Additional responsibilities include:

• Create models from concepts based on customer’s specifications and fulfills company’s goals and scope of work.
• Problem solve using creative solutions to existing OEM appliance products.
• Crafts detailed mechanical designs and personally develops and/or oversees the development of prototype models by third-party vendors.
• Works closely with project team members involved in other engineering disciplines (e.g., Software/Firmware Engineering, Electronic Design Engineering) to ensure compatibility of design.
• Assists with design verification; reviews design with internal team and/or customers and ensures customer and internal requirements have been met.
• Recommends design modifications to existing products to enhance performance, add desired functionality/features, reduce cost, etc.
• Oversee and is responsible for ensuring product validation; may write test requirements and conduct testing, as necessary.
• Work with third-party suppliers to gather production tooling cost estimates; qualifies that final production tooling meet requirements.
• Work with internal Agency Engineers or external certifying body representatives to ensure product design is in compliance with necessary safety requirements.
• Investigate product failures and make recommendations to address issues.
• Confer with manufacturing personnel during design to ensure the design can be easily manufactured and assembled and works with manufacturing personnel to address part shortages, material replacements, design variations, etc.
• Develop and adheres to time schedules that are in line with the master project plan; identifies risk factors (e.g., product design, timeline, cost) and makes project team members (e.g., other Engineers, Project Manager, Product Manager) aware of possible challenges and potential solutions.
• Develop and apply best practices in mechanical design engineering techniques, processes, and policies.

Requirements: Bachelor’s degree or its foreign equivalent in Mechanical Engineering and (3) three years of progressively responsible, post-baccalaureate experience in a related field.

Specific Skills or Other Requirements: Additionally, the applicant must have experience with the following: 

1. CAD Software,
2. Product Design, 
3. FEA Analysis, 
4. CFD Analysis, and 
5. Statistical Analysis.

Rate of Pay: $90,106.00/year

Benefits: Our current benefits include comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision Plans, 401(k) Match, PTO & Paid Holiday Schedule, Legal and Life Insurance, and Tuition Assistance. Benefits listed may vary depending on the nature of your employment and/or work location.