Product Engineer

Colder Products Company (CPC) is the leading provider of quick disconnect couplings, fittings and connectors for plastic tubing. At CPC, we believe that fluid handling should be safe and easy. We engineer our connection solutions to improve the overall functionality and design of  equipment and processes for the life sciences, industrial, and chemical handling markets. Special features of our products include precise hose barbs for superior grip, built-in shutoff valves for preventing spills, and easy-to-use, push-button thumb latches for quick connecting and disconnecting. CPC is a Dover company based in St. Paul with global offices and operations in Europe and Asia.

Do you want to share your passion for collaboration and dedication to customers? Are you looking for your next challenge? Join us in partnering with our customers to create the best connections in the world.

This is an amazing opportunity to contribute to a growing organization. Your role as a Product Engineer will allow you to serve staff and leaders and help provide creative solutions to drive CPC's short- and long-term goals. You'll join a creative and passionate team of individuals. This role offers plenty of opportunities to grow your skills and expand your knowledge!

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support for existing/released product lines
• Effectively facilitate project teams, ensuring good cross-functional communication
• Assess business risks and prioritize tasks among multiple projects
• Serve as the engineering subject matter expert
• Establish and maintain a visual management tool to provide project status
• Work with project teams to develop project budgets, resource allocations and timelines
• Provide technical support to customers, as well as a wide array of internal customers including:  Sales, Quality, Marketing, Manufacturing, Tooling, Purchasing, and Design Engineering
• Participate in the identification and prioritization of retool opportunities
• Review and disposition inspection data
• Maintain engineering standards and specifications; create and update specifications as required
• Respond to design related CAPAs
• Author new procedures and work instructions to support Continuous Improvement culture
• Initiate and execute engineering change orders, including CAD model/drawing creation and modification
• Manage product structures/BOMs in ERP system
• Other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications

• Minimum years of experience
• 2+ years of experience in an engineering setting
• Minimum education level
• BS in Engineering or equivalent discipline from an ABET-accredited institution
• Proficiency in solid modeling and creation of detailed drawings in CAD
• Demonstrated hands-on mechanical aptitude
• Innate technical ability and curiosity 
• Ability to apply sound engineering logic to solve complex problems, to properly assess risks, and make decisions accordingly
• Ability to work independently and to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Demonstrated ability to work successfully in cross-functional teams
• Strong but respectful verbal communication style
• Strong aptitude for dealing with multiple priorities

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced modeling capabilities using PTC Creo CAD
• Working knowledge of injection molded thermoplastic components, mold design and the influence of molding process parameters
• Working knowledge of plastics joining technologies
• Manage difficult complex program management, understand the strategy, and driving decision making process
• Knowledge of product lifecycles, and VOCs
• Working knowledge of PTC Windchill
• Experience performing DFMEA, PFMEA and process DOEs
• Design of fluid handling components
• Cleanroom and/or controlled environment manufacturing
• Technical writing

Travel        

• Up to 5%

Physical Demands

• Must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. While performing the duties of this job, sitting is regularly required; use of hands and fingers, and talk or hear. Reaching is frequently required with hands and arms. Occasionally required to stand, walk, and/or stoop.

Work Environment

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

CPC Culture
Here are CPC, we are committed to respecting and valuing people, collaborating, and having high ethical standards. We have a passion for creating the best connections in the world.

Mentorship & Career Growth
Our team is dedicated to supporting and empowering new team members. Our team has a wide range of experience levels and tenures. We are focused on building an environment that supports knowledge-sharing and mentorship.

Work/Life Balance
Our team puts a high value on work-life balance. Finding the right balance between your personal and professional life is important. We offer a Monday-Friday schedule. Our business hours are from 8am-4:30pm. We also provide paid holidays and PTO.

We consider several job-related, non-discriminatory factors when determining the pay rate for a position, including, but not limited to, the position’s responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, a candidate’s education/training, the position’s location, and the key skills needed for the position.  Pay is one of the Total Rewards that we provide to compensate and recognize employees for their work.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, genetic information, or any other factors prohibited by law.