Senior engineer: product

The Senior Product Engineer is responsible for leading the development, enhancement, and lifecycle management of products within the assigned product line. This role combines deep technical expertise with strong customer and market understanding to translate application requirements and measurement technology needs into innovative, reliable, and manufacturable product designs.

The Senior Product Engineer develops a detailed understanding of customer problems through direct customer interaction, market research, competitive analysis, and collaboration with sales, marketing, and operations teams. Using best engineering practices, the engineer drives product performance, quality, and continuous improvement while supporting strategic business objectives.

Product Development & Engineering

• Lead the design, development, validation, and continuous improvement of products within the assigned product line.
• Translate customer application requirements and measurement technology needs into effective product designs and technical solutions.
• Apply sound engineering principles and best practices throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Develop product specifications, design documentation, test plans, and engineering change documentation.
• Evaluate product performance through laboratory testing, field evaluations, and customer feedback.
• Support new product introduction activities, including prototype development, testing, manufacturing transition, and launch support.
• Drive root cause analysis and corrective actions for product performance or quality issues.

Customer & Market Understanding

• Gain detailed understanding of customer applications, operational environments, and measurement challenges.
• Interact directly with customers, sales teams, distributors, and industry contacts to identify unmet needs and emerging market opportunities.
• Analyze competitive products, technologies, and industry trends to support product strategy and innovation.
• Provide technical support and product expertise for key customer opportunities and application challenges.
• Collaborate with product management and marketing to define product roadmaps and value propositions.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with manufacturing, quality, sourcing, and operations teams to ensure product manufacturability, reliability, and cost targets are achieved.
• Support regulatory, compliance, and certification activities as required.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership across engineering projects.
• Participate in design reviews, risk assessments, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Technical Leadership

• Serve as a subject matter expert for assigned technologies and applications.
• Recommend improvements in engineering methods, tools, and processes.
• Lead complex engineering projects with minimal supervision.
• Balance technical, commercial, and operational considerations in decision-making.

Requirements

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Physics, or related technical discipline required.
• Master’s degree preferred.

Experience

• 7+ years of product engineering or product development experience in industrial, instrumentation, sensing, controls, or related technical industries.
• Experience working with measurement technologies, sensors, instrumentation, or industrial products preferred.
• Proven experience translating customer application needs into successful product solutions.
• Experience with product lifecycle management and cross-functional project leadership.

Required Skills & Competencies

• Strong understanding of engineering design principles and product development processes.
• Appreciation of both customer application requirements and measurement technologies relevant to the product line.
• Ability to identify customer problems and translate them into practical engineering solutions.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to interact effectively with customers and cross-functional teams.
• Experience with competitive analysis and market evaluation.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Proficiency with engineering tools, CAD systems, and data analysis methods as applicable.

Preferred Attributes

• Customer-focused mindset with strong commercial awareness.
• Curiosity and initiative in understanding emerging technologies and industry trends.
• Ability to lead multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Collaborative leadership style with mentoring capability.
• Commitment to continuous improvement and engineering excellence.