Staff Mechanical Product Engineer (Platform)
Core
Staff Mechanical Product Engineer serving as the primary design engineering presence on the production floor to bridge design intent and production execution, resolving nonconformances and driving systemic improvements.
Role type
Staff individual contributor mechanical product engineer (platform)
Builds
Production-ready mechanical parts and assemblies across multiple sites
Domain
Defense, aerospace, and automotive manufacturing
Required skills
Mechanical design and analysis, GD&T interpretation, Material Review Board (MRB) processes, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), ISO 9001 quality systems, Configuration management, Multi-site manufacturing support, Engineering change order (ECO) processes, Product lifecycle management (PLM), Tolerance analysis, FEA, Hand calculations
Preferred skills
NX, FEMAP, Teamcenter, Welding, Machining, Sheet metal, Injection moulding, Composites, Additive manufacturing, Maritime domain expertise, First Article Inspection, Continuous improvement methods (8D, 5 Whys, Lean, Six Sigma)
Technologies
NX, FEMAP, Teamcenter, PLM tools
Responsibilities
Serve as primary design engineering point of contact on the production floor, Represent design authority at Material Review Board (MRB), Resolve production process-blockers and design ambiguities in real time, Provide rapid-response engineering support and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for nonconformance resolution, Identify and escalate systemic design issues to core Design Engineering teams, Support translation of design intent into production-executable work across multiple sites, Collaborate with Manufacturing Engineering on work instruction development and tooling validation, Own resolution of EBOM discrepancies and provide input on PLM workflows, Identify patterns across nonconformances and lead engineering root cause analysis, Build repeatable playbooks for standing up production of new product variants, Track and report key metrics on disposition turnaround and repeat-discrepancy rates, Participate in Production readiness reviews and design reviews (P&DFMEA, DFM/A/T)
Seniority
Staff, hands-on individual contributor