senior product development engineer resume example

• Manage a team of engineers within the seating product development group. 
• Oversaw team project timelines and deliverables.
• Manage a team diverse team of engineers varying in age and experience. 
• Manage and maintain the team budget. 
• Perform performance evaluations.
• Act as mentor for young Engineers coming through the ECDP program.

ECDP/ Internship Program Involvement.

• Acting as manager/mentor for 2017 internship program.
• Acted as mentor for 2016 internship program.
• Frequently act as peer mentor for ECDP and nternship participants.
• Involved with campus recruitment at UW-Platteville.

• Lead engineering efforts to design a seating expansion for Ignition 2.
• Manage the testing and engineering needs of product from prototype to production.
• Work closely with operations to develop a process that will meet the needs of our Design firm while also allowing for success at the production cell.
• Manage and review designs from suppliers and design firm.
• Prototype backs in preparation for tooling.
• Assume full engineering responsibility once tooling has begun
• Bring all chairs through full BIFMA testing and manage any changes that are needed.
• Complete all specification sheets, BFIMA certifications, environmental certifications prior to launch.
• Leverage lessons learned from Solve Reactiv.

Ignition 2 Development/Launch: Engineering Lead

• Set aggressive timeliness to meet key dates/milestones within project life cycle.
• Developed a deep knowledge of plastic part design, design for manufacturing, and tooling capabilities of injection molding. 
• Worked continuously with supplier to design a product that not only meets the aesthetic needs of our design team but also eases complication for tooling and production.
• Deepened knowledge about the life cycle of a new product, pilot testing, design for tooling, Creo surface modeling, Creo simulate, and BIFMA test requirements.

• Engineering lead for Build tables launch.
• Led engineering efforts for design, development, and implementation of Build tables.
• Total time from development to launch was 5 months.
• Leveraged design and packaging from existing product lines.
  
• Broadened knowledge of BIFMA 5.5 test requirements. 

• Utilized Creo Simulate to evaluate cause of CQR data and update part design accordingly.
• dramatically reduced flexzone quality complaints.

• Designed a solution to a major CQR issue.
• Led a 3P event and rapid prototyping to arrive at a creative solution.

• Work directly with suppliers and manufacturing to implement solutions that satisfy both internal and external customers.
• Manage multiple projects while maintaining aggressive deadlines.​​

• Assigned as product engineer on team to move Smartlink production from Florence AL to the Muscatine Campus.
• Implemented design changes to accommodate manufacturing capabilities.
• Leveraged existing parts used at new production facility to alleviate plant complexity. ​
  

• Worked with team to resolve major CQR issue with Volt seating and implemented correction.
• Tracked all units that needed fixing and helped supervise the correction of those units throughout multiple DCs
• Data tracking through daily CQR tracking to determine issues that need immediate attention.

• Investigated solutions to CQR complaints for 5900 seating.
• Implemented new gluing standard after an extensive test plan and cost justification were developed.
• Worked with the plant to move/optimize cell layouts for multiple seating lines.
• Utilized 6S and lean manufacturing training to improve productivity and material flow.

• Worked with NPI team to launch Flock 2 at Paoli.
• Involved developing cell layouts, poka-yoke systems for part delivery and assembly, material flow, and returnable packaging.
• Led cross functional team consisting of members from Paoli, machine build, and Hon in a 2 day 3P event to design a build station for the Soothe recliner.

• Designed and implementing solution to a severe issue with mesh tearing on clarity seating.
• Helped develop the HNI mesh bump test.
• Implemented solution to Clarity seating and reduced CQR data.