Product Engineer, Operations

About the position

Join our Operations team at Helen of Troy and make an immediate impact on our trusted brands: OXO, Hydro Flask, Osprey, Honeywell, PUR, Braun, Vicks, Hot Tools, Drybar, Curlsmith, Revlon and Olive & June. Together, we build innovative and useful products that elevate people's lives everywhere every day. Look around your home, and you'll find us everywhere, in your kitchen, living room, bedroom, and bathroom. We are already making your everyday lives better. We are powered by knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and forward-thinking people committed to developing a culture of inclusion. Whether you are just starting your career or in need of a challenge, we recognize, develop, and empower talent!

Responsibilities

• Support lifecycle management and continuous improvement activities for currently produced products.
• Conduct lab testing of product samples, prototyping, maintaining CAD & documentation, developing/improving processes, and collaborating with manufacturing partners.
• Review and update CAD & documentation of existing products in preparation of creating new production tooling.
• Execute test plans to prove design functionality, durability, manufacturability, and reliability of parts from new tools.
• Create prototypes to validate changes.
• Design experiments to test finished products and individual components.
• Design and build test apparatuses to suit specific needs.
• Record, file, share, and present test results.
• Communicate with and guide international manufacturing partners.
• On-board new manufacturing partners by communicating and reinforcing company processes, requirements, and expectations.
• Collaborate with project managers, quality team, manufacturing engineers, and product teams to ensure product and project goals are met.
• Identify and implement product improvements and cost-savings initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in either Mechanical Engineering, Product Design, or relevant industry.
• 2+ years of demonstrated hands-on experience in a professional product development/engineering environment.
• Experience with CAD (SolidWorks or Creo), prototyping, and 3D printing.
• Previous exposure to product manufacturing: plastic injection, sheet metal work, silicone molding, and die-casting.
• Experience with Asian and North American manufacturing and sourcing.
• Ability to travel internationally/domestically (up to 15%).
• Proficiency in MS Suite: Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Nice-to-haves

• Molded part design.
• Experience working in the consumer goods realm.

Benefits

• Salary + Bonus
• Healthcare
• Dental
• Vision
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• 401(k) with company match
• Basic Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability (STD)
• Long Term Disability (LTD)
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Charitable (volunteer) Leave
• Educational Assistance