Product Development Engineer Job Listing at Kelly Services in Palatine, IL (Job ID US3584160_BH9894731)

Description

Product Development Engineer

Kelly® Engineering is hiring a Product Development Engineer for a minimum 6–9-month contract with a client located in Palatine, IL. If you are passionate about shaping the world we live in and are ready to reengineer your future, trust the experts at hiring experts.  

Overview 
 
Our client develops electromechanical consumer products that incorporate the use of IoT technology. Due to growth, they're adding a Mechanical Engineer to their Product Development team.

As part of the team, you'll focus on design, prototyping, design validation, and testing for new products. This will include:
 

• Lead fast paced, complex electro-mechanical NPD projects from concept to completion. 
• Create and refine design solutions to meet product requirements. 
• Develop solutions through requirements decomposition, Design Failure Mode Effect Analysis (DFMEA), and Design Verification Plan and Report (DVP&R). 
• Document designs using Solidworks, drawings, and bills of material. 
• Optimize product cost.  
• Create and execute test plans related to project work. 
• Support prototype creation to validate designs including hands-on testing and iterative learning. 
• Ensure that products are designed to meet all performance specifications and regulatory requirements. 
• Work collaboratively with Quality, Manufacturing, Product, Sales, and Global Suppliers. 
• Perform basic IP searches. 
• Support non-NPD initiatives including the resolution of quality issues, cost reductions, and productivity initiatives. 
• Develop unique and innovative solutions for unmet customer needs and/or new features to maintain product leadership. 

Qualifications of the successful Product Development Engineer

• BS in Mechanical Engineering is a hard requirement
• Prefer 5+ years' experience with consumers product development or mechanical design of electronics for rugged environments or led at least 1 NPD project from concept through manufacturing launch.
• Strong proficiency in Solidworks
• Tolerance analysis, DFMEA, DVP&R, PPAP, Design for Assembly, Design for Manufacturing, Design for Reliability. 
• Six Sigma or Sigma Science. 
• Design for Regulatory and approval procedures. 
• Flexible schedule to align with other program resources. 
• Flexible to travel as needed or deemed necessary (domestic & international). 

 

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

Why Kelly® Engineering?

Your engineering skills are in demand, but how do you find the right fit? Easy. At Kelly Engineering, our team creates expert talent solutions to solve the world's most critical challenges. We connect you with leading organizations where you can collaborate on innovative projects, work with cutting-edge technologies and accelerate your growth. Whether you prefer the variety and flexibility of short-term projects or are looking for a long-term opportunity, we're here to guide you to the next step in your engineering career.

About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we're obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it's about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It's the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It's the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California's state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

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