Lead Project Engineer (Boa Technology) in Denver

Job Title: Lead Project Engineerbr/
Company: Boa Technologybr/
Location: Denver, CObr/br/

In this position you will be responsible for overseeing the development of all new products from Product Brief handoff to the product’s transition to mass production. You will serve as the link between multiple active projects, the different phases of an individual project and various people involved at those times. In addition, you will take ownership of the development of the processes and tools necessary to support the product development cycle and the growth anticipated within it.br /
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Essential Duties and Responsibilities:br /
• General Engineering Departmentbr /
Take ownership of New Product Development Process/Structure from the product brief handoff to transition to mass production period within the product development cyclebr /
- Process Standardization – Develop a complete and functional Design Manual that will standardize both the processes and tools used throughout the segment of the product development cycle defined abovebr /
- Product Standardization – Develop a complete and functional set of Design Guidelines that will direct the development of new product expanding on known technologybr /
Take ownership of all internal testing programs br /
• Laboratory Testingbr /
• Manage all personnel involved – Laboratory Technicians/Engineersbr /
• Maintain Program Budgetbr /
• Oversee and direct the development of the processes and tools necessary to fully qualify new product against defined design requirementsbr /
• Field Testingbr /
• Manage all personnel involved – Field Testing Coordinatorsbr /
• Maintain Program Budgetbr /
• Take ownership of the development and continuous improvement of the processes and tools necessary to fully qualify new product in accurate field environmentsbr /
Facilitate the transfer of project ownership to Manufacturing and Quality at the end of the product development cyclebr /
Support the development and growth of the design team and other design engineersbr /
Provide clear definition and communication of project prioritization br /
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• Project Ownership/Oversightbr /
Maintain Ownership of higher complexity projects requiring extensive testing and long-term planningbr /
Master Schedule Ownershipbr /
Individual Project Schedule Construction/Oversightbr /
Project Risk/Complexity Assessment br /
Timing/Priority Definitionbr /
Go/No Go Inputbr /
Product Brief Reviewbr /
Coordinate tooling scheduling and prioritizationbr /
Facilitate and support project communication with Ryderbr /
Direct component failure analysis and resolutionbr /
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• Technical br /
Design Reviewbr /
- Manufacturabilitybr /
- QC Needsbr /
- Installation br /
- Functionalbr /
Technical Requirement Definition – Creationbr /
Testing Requirement Definition – Creationbr /
- Lab Testsbr /
- Field Testing br /
Data Review, Analysis and Presentationbr /
- Lab Resultsbr /
- Field Resultsbr /
- FEAbr /
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• Manufacturing/Quality Supportbr /
Prototype QC Creation Supportbr /
QC Timing Definitionbr /
QC Inspection Definitionbr /
Ryder Implementation Support (prototype)br /
Factory Training supportbr /
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• Customer Support and Interactionbr /
Facilitate the growth of the company’s relationship with brand partners by supporting the joint efforts in product developmentbr /
- Support custom product development programsbr /
- Support brand product testing effortsbr /
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• Personal Growth and Developmentbr /
Pro-actively seek out methods for growth both personally and professionallybr /
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Supervision Received:br /
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Reports directly to and receives general supervision from the Director of Product Developmentbr /
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Qualifications:br /
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Education Experience:br /
• Bachelors Degree in Engineering Minimumbr /
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Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:br /
• Superior judgmentbr /
• High level of ownershipbr /
• Team oriented, flexible, and open mindedbr /
• Proficiency in Microsoft Project, Excel, Word, and Outlookbr /
• General PC proficiencybr /
• Excellent diplomacy skills—written and oral are required. br /
• Experience in Asian manufacturing and travel a plusbr /
• Experience in sporting goods design and manufacturingbr /
• Knowledgeable in processes for plastic injection molding, part decoration, and small metal partsbr /
• Management experiencebr /
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and Accessbr /
• Solidworks proficiency is a plusbr /
• Extremely good at detail planning and executionbr /
• Highly organizedbr /
• Ideally would have a passion for the outdoors and related activitiesbr /
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Physical Demands:br /
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Primarily sedentary work with occasional standing, walking, lifting, moving, and traveling to other departments or work area. Requires ability to use hands, fingers and arms for keyboarding, filing, telephone work, and operating office equipment greater than 75% of the time. Requires ability to push, pull, move and/or lift up to 10-20 lbs 0-25% of the time. Also requires:br /
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1. Working in a standard on-site business office environment br /
2. Continuous use of PC equipment including keyboard, mouse, and printerbr /
3. Frequent use of telephone and conference equipmentbr /
4. Frequent use of copier and FAX equipmentbr /
5. Occasional needs to work during scheduled off-hours (e.g. holidays, weekends, and evenings) in order to meet project commitments.br /
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Visual/Hearing Requirements: br /
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Requires adequate hearing to receive detailed oral information over the phone and in-person. Requires ability to convey detailed spoken information to internal and external customers individually and in groups, both over the telephone and in-person. Requires adequate visual acuity to use a computer screen and read written documents.br /
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Environmental Conditions: br /
Normal office environment.br/br/

bHow to Apply/bbr/br/

Please send resume and cover letter to a href=mailto:jeannette@boatechnology.comjeannette@boatechnology.com/abr/br/

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