Product Development Engineer - Mechanical

Freudenberg Group
  • Plymouth, MI
  • Autofill and Review
24 days ago

Job Description

Working at Freudenberg: We will wow your world!

Responsibilities:

  • Lead the development of new products from concept through prototype validation, applying structured engineering and innovation methodologies.
  • Translate customer needs and market opportunities into technical requirements, product concepts, and differentiated engineering solutions.
  • Design, model, prototype, test, and refine products and systems using sound engineering principles and data-driven decision making.
  • Define and execute validation plans, collaborating with laboratory and technical teams to verify product performance and reliability.
  • Partner with materials, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and commercial teams to ensure designs are robust, manufacturable, and cost-effective.
  • Leverage digital engineering tools, coding, automation, and AI-assisted workflows to improve productivity, accelerate design iterations, and enhance engineering outcomes.
  • Manage technical projects, risks, and deliverables while effectively communicating recommendations and results to customers, leadership, and cross-functional stakeholders.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Robotics Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
  • 5+ years of experience in product development, new product engineering, mechanical design, or a related engineering function.
  • Exposure to coding, engineering automation, Python, AI-enabled engineering tools, or digital engineering workflows, with a passion for leveraging emerging technologies to improve engineering effectiveness.
  • Demonstrated success leading products from concept through design, prototyping, testing, and validation.
  • Strong proficiency with 3D CAD, engineering analysis, technical documentation, and product development processes.
  • Solid understanding of engineering fundamentals, problem solving, design trade-offs, tolerance analysis, root cause investigation, and data-driven decision making.
  • Experience working in a manufacturing environment and collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop innovative products.

The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Freudenberg-NOK General Partnership

Numbers & Facts

LocationPlymouth, MI

Skills

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  • Leadershipunmatched
  • Manufacturingunmatched
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  • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
  • Product Developmentunmatched
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  • Product Testingunmatched
  • Productivity Managementunmatched
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  • Prototypingunmatched
  • Python Programming/Scripting Languageunmatched
  • Roboticsunmatched
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  • Software Engineeringunmatched
  • Supply Chainunmatched
  • Team Playerunmatched
  • Technical Leadershipunmatched
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  • Testingunmatched
  • Tolerance Analysisunmatched
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