Product Performance Engineer

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

As Dextra Manufacturing Product Performance Engineer, you will be accountable for product performance projects as well as the improvement of existing products to enhance Dextra Manufacturing innovation edge and product performance capabilities.

You will be responsible for:

Product Performance/Certification (70%)

• providing guidelines and training to after-sales service engineers, sales staff, and customers on preparing test specimens
• investigating product issues and communicating findings, advice, and solutions to sales staff, customers, and regulatory agencies using root-cause analysis methods
• writing reports on sample preparation and investigations including root cause analysis
• supporting Dextra customers on-site and/or remotely on product certification projects by providing instructions and consultations
• monitoring tasks related to sample preparation such as cutting rebars, preparing bar ends, assembling splices, and identifying samples for investigation projects
• supporting the preparation of splice samples both locally and abroad as needed and operating the bar end preparation machines in accordance with Dextra documentation where necessary
• verifying compliance statements in commercial documentation
• preparation and control of technical documentation in coordination with other functions
• documenting and developing standard solutions/methods to frequently raised issues in a FAQ system for the different product ranges.
• gathering information on reinforcing bar mills
• supervising and coordinating participation in academic research programs

Product Development (30%)

Support in development, prototyping and industrialization of new products (C.R.P., Bar Systems and Site Equipment)

• supporting the evaluation of the impact of changes to products, raw materials, manufacturing processes, reinforcing bars, or performance requirements on product compliance
• supporting the preparation and provision of test plans to validate the performance of product development studies
• providing recommendations and proposals for product design or manufacturing based on research and experimental testing as a result from product performance investigations
• supporting risk analysis and management to minimize project risks

Qualification Requirements:

• Bachelor or master’s degree in mechanical engineering, Industrial Engineering, or other related Engineering disciplines
• 3+ years of relevant experience in product design/ industrial engineering, with experience in project management
• Experience working in similar role, leading product investigations is an advantage
• Knowledge of CAD application, Microsoft Office and Microsoft Project
• Excellent written and verbal communication skill
• Strong creative thinking and problem solving
• Self-initiative