<p>Job Title: Product Engineer III</p> <p>Location: Ashland, OH</p> <p>About the Company:</p> <p>IPS Corporation is a global, market-leading provider of solvent cements, adhesives and specialized plumbing products for a broad range of construction, industrial, and manufacturing applications. Established in 1954 as the original inventor of solvent cement for PVC pipe applications, IPS has grown dramatically over the past 70+ years. Today with its three operating companies, WeldOn, IPS Adhesives and Diversified Products, we have 13 manufacturing plants and 20 distribution centers supporting sales to a diverse set of end markets in 85 countries.</p> <p>Our leading brands include AB&A, Arjay, Christy's, Floodstop, Guy Gray, Integra, Roof Top Blox, SciGrip, Studor, Test-Tite, Tough Pans, TruBro, Water-Tite, and Weld-On.</p> <p>About the Diversified Products Division:</p> <p>IPS Corporation's Diversified Products division is an industry leader in residential and commercial roofing products and the plumbing industry's pioneer. We have sustained a superior reputation among plumbers, roofing distributors and contractors for high quality products, committed service and industry expertise. We were first to introduce plastic recessed washing machine and ice maker outlet boxes and continue to be a pioneer in our industry. For more information and to view our product catalog visit www.ipscorp.com</p> <p>About the Role:</p> <p>We are searching for a reliable, innovative Engineer to provide industrial engineering and product design support at our 16 person Ashland, Ohio site focused on a variety of pumps and pump-related products. Reporting to the Site Operations Manager, you'll be responsible for ensuring health, safety, and quality codes are followed, training workers in the responsible use of machinery, troubleshooting equipment and improving production efficiencies, and leading various new product development projects for our industry leading company.</p> <p>The successful candidate will have 5- 7 years in mechanical or electrical engineering and should also have a thorough knowledge of stage gate NPD processes, project management, manufacturing processes, excellent problem-solving skills, and the ability to streamline production processes to ensure that the company's operational and financial targets are met.</p> <p>Essential Duties and Responsibilities:</p> <ul> <li>Develops novel, practical, and high value product/process design and redesign concepts that support efforts to best serve customer needs and create a competitive advantage for the Company. </li><li>Uses Engineering knowledge and judgment to determine the feasibility of product designs, considering costs, time limitations, manufacturing process capabilities and other relevant technical and economic factors. May also engineer/design manufacturing process equipment for assembly operations. </li><li>Mentors less senior engineers </li><li>Develops sufficient expertise and knowledge of products that are recognized by internal and external persons as a subject matter expert. </li><li>Capable of end-to-end, cross functional management of product development projects. </li><li>Utilizes solid CAD modeling software for product design and analysis, including dimensioning and tolerancing; utilizes PDM software to catalog product technical data. </li><li>Interfaces with Sources of Supply and internal resources to ensure product designs can be manufactured with respect to quality, quantity, functionality, and cost requirements. </li><li>Completes standardized product documentation packages (drawings, bills of materials and specifications), to communicate design intent clearly and completely to Manufacturing and/or Supply Chain. </li><li>Analyzes test data and reports to determine if designs meet functional and performance specifications. </li><li>Possesses an understanding of the causal relationships of product design to performance and product cost and can modify product designs accordingly. </li><li>Ensures designs conform to applicable industry and business standards, Codes, and regulations. </li><li>Performs ongoing evaluations of Product Engineering processes and practices for Continuous Improvement opportunities. </li><li>Makes effective, clear, and concise presentations to technical and nontechnical audiences. </li><li>Authors/co-authors technical reports, papers, articles, patents, and presentations. </li><li>Learns and applies IPS Business System tools and adapts a kanban mindset in approaching business decisions </li><li>Willing to travel up to 10% to customer sites for VOC feedback and collaboration </li></ul> <p>Education and Experience Requirements:</p> <p>We're looking for a teammate who thinks and acts like an owner, leads with humility, and values learning as much as winning. There is no perfect candidate, so please consider applying even if you don't have all the qualifications listed below. We're looking for strong candidates from all walks of life.</p> <ul> <li>Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering; Master's degree preferred (in any related discipline) </li><li>Professional Engineering license preferred </li><li>10+ years of manufacturing experience conceptualizing and developing inventive new products </li><li>Experience within the Pump industry is strongly preferred. </li></ul> <p>Critical Competencies:</p> <ul> <li>Knowledge and understanding of the design of pumps and pump parts, assemblies and their associated tooling and processes is strongly preferred </li><li>SolidWorks CSWE certification is strongly preferred. </li><li>Exceptional analytical and critical thinking skills; uses data, logic, and facts to make reasoned decisions and recommendations. </li><li>Significant mechanical aptitude required - knowing which mechanical principle(s) apply in any given situation. </li><li>Strong analytical abilities with a passion for data-inspired decision making. </li><li>You have experience managing and growing product lines in the context of strong longstanding competitors and smaller upstarts entering the space. </li><li>You lead by example, with humility, and with conviction in your point of view. </li><li>You are organized and detail-oriented with experience managing multiple projects simultaneously. </li></ul>