Lead Product Development Engineer

As a Lead⠀Product⠀Development⠀Engineer⠀within the⠀Hardgoods⠀category,⠀you'll use⠀your⠀exceptional⠀skills and⠀knowledge⠀of⠀products⠀and⠀processes⠀to bring⠀innovative⠀designs to⠀completion.⠀Your focus⠀will be to⠀develop⠀quality,⠀on-time,⠀cost⠀efficient⠀products⠀that are⠀an⠀accurate⠀reflection⠀of⠀Revelist’s⠀position⠀as an⠀industry⠀leader.

This⠀position⠀reports to⠀the Sr.⠀Director⠀of⠀Hardgoods⠀and allows⠀you the⠀flexibility⠀to work a⠀hybrid⠀schedule,⠀3 days in⠀the office⠀in Irvine,⠀CA and⠀from your⠀home⠀office.

As the Lead Product Development Engineer you will have an opportunity to:

• Strive to⠀create the⠀most⠀innovative⠀and market⠀leading⠀hardgoods⠀product⠀possible.⠀Products⠀will be⠀evaluated⠀for⠀success⠀using the⠀following⠀criteria:⠀Innovation,⠀function,⠀fit,⠀comfort,⠀relevance⠀to brand⠀identity,⠀technology⠀utilization,⠀quality,⠀aesthetics,⠀timely⠀completion,⠀manufacturability⠀and⠀realized⠀margins.
• Lead⠀Marketing⠀and Design⠀teams to⠀brainstorm⠀innovative⠀market⠀leading⠀ideas and⠀concepts.
• Prepare⠀and⠀present⠀project⠀information⠀to the⠀Design and⠀Marketing⠀teams for⠀review and⠀decision⠀making.
• Review⠀and⠀prioritize⠀performance⠀and style⠀to⠀properly⠀incorporate⠀them into⠀products.⠀Visualize⠀performance⠀and⠀styling⠀goals and⠀create⠀solutions⠀to achieve⠀them.
• Perform⠀and⠀oversee⠀CAD work⠀both⠀internally⠀and with⠀Vendor as⠀appropriate⠀from⠀concept⠀through⠀production.
• Working⠀with⠀Design and⠀the⠀vendor,⠀create and⠀evaluate⠀functional⠀prototypes⠀to verify⠀design⠀intent.
• Create⠀and⠀maintain⠀project⠀documentation⠀such as 3D⠀CAD files,⠀engineering⠀drawings,⠀spec⠀sheets,⠀bill of⠀materials,⠀project⠀schedules,⠀etc.
• Manage⠀project⠀scope and⠀schedule⠀to meet⠀project⠀deliverables⠀and⠀deadlines.
• Create⠀and lead⠀the⠀implementation⠀of best⠀practice⠀for the⠀engineering⠀and⠀development⠀of⠀Hardgoods⠀products.
• Develop⠀cost⠀analysis⠀of design⠀proposals,⠀conduct⠀vendor⠀quotations,⠀track⠀project⠀costs to⠀meet⠀product⠀design⠀goals⠀under the⠀guidance⠀of a⠀manager.
• Deeply⠀understand⠀applicable⠀safety⠀standards⠀and⠀evaluate⠀designs⠀and⠀solutions⠀to meet⠀them.
• Visit⠀vendor’s⠀manufacturing⠀facilities⠀to sample⠀and⠀commercialize⠀intended⠀product⠀design.⠀Study⠀vendor’s⠀development⠀techniques,⠀production⠀processes⠀and⠀technological⠀capabilities⠀to enhance⠀professional⠀knowledge,⠀further⠀vendor⠀relationship⠀and assist⠀in the⠀innovation⠀of product⠀design/development
• Communicate⠀internally⠀and with⠀international⠀factories⠀and⠀vendors;⠀both⠀verbally⠀and in⠀writing⠀critical⠀and⠀pertinent⠀information⠀that is⠀needed in⠀the⠀development⠀process.
• Find⠀and⠀development⠀new vendor⠀partners⠀that can⠀bring⠀value to⠀Fox⠀products
• Research⠀and⠀evaluate⠀new⠀materials,⠀manufacturing⠀processes⠀and trends⠀that may⠀be used⠀for⠀product⠀innovation.⠀Guide them⠀from⠀research⠀through to⠀mass⠀production.
• Manage⠀and Mentor⠀Design &⠀Development⠀engineers⠀to achieve⠀the goals⠀above.
• Work⠀cross⠀functionally⠀to manage⠀CAPEX⠀tooling⠀budget and⠀run⠀NPV’s⠀for all⠀hardgoods⠀projects.
• Manage⠀costing⠀for the⠀hardgoods⠀team,⠀build⠀quote⠀packages⠀for⠀product⠀and⠀tooling⠀costs,⠀conduct⠀vendor⠀quotations,⠀track⠀project⠀costs to⠀meet⠀product⠀design⠀goals.

You have: (Provide a bullet point list of the qualifications that are necessary for someone to fill this position)

• Education:⠀4-year⠀degree in⠀Mechanical⠀Engineering⠀(BSME) or⠀equivalent⠀work⠀experience
• Experience:⠀7 - 10⠀years⠀minimum⠀consumer⠀product⠀development/engineering⠀experience.
• An⠀enthusiastic⠀and⠀positive⠀attitude⠀with a⠀passion⠀towards⠀MX, MTB⠀and Action⠀Sports.⠀Must be⠀very⠀creative,⠀forward⠀thinking,⠀an energy⠀giver -⠀not a⠀taker.
• CAD⠀experience,⠀preferably⠀proficient⠀in⠀Solidworks.
• Experience⠀engineering⠀injection⠀molds,⠀working⠀with⠀plastic⠀parts and⠀3D⠀modeling
• Knowledge⠀of⠀plastics,⠀textiles,⠀and⠀embellishment⠀techniques