Senior Product Engineer

Company Overview

JB Poindexter (India) Private Limited is a subsidiary of J.B. Poindexter & Co. Inc. a privately held diversified manufacturing company forecasting $2.4B in annual revenue and 8,000 team members in 2024. The eight operating subsidiaries, covering over 50 locations, are engaged in the production of commercial truck bodies, step-vans, utility trucks, funeral coaches, limousines, pickup truck bed enclosures, precision machining, and expandable foam plastic packaging. For more information, visit

JB Poindexter (India) Private Limited is the captive shared services unit of the J.B. Poindexter & Co. Inc. The company, wholly owned by J. B. Poindexter & Co., Inc. & is headquartered in Houston, Texas, USA.

Overall Responsibilities:

The Senior Product Engineer provides design solutions for products and sets up product specifications to meet business goals.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Product development: Working closely with design, test, manufacturing, and quality engineering team members to provide support
• Product specifications: Establishing product specifications to meet organizational goals
• Test programs: Developing test programs, hardware, DVP&R
• Support product design direction with structural computational analysis (FEA)
• Data analysis: Analyzing statistical data for new and sustaining products
• Product release documentation: Generating and managing product release documentation
• Cost reduction: Driving cost reduction activities
• Product issues: Working on resolutions to product issues using data analysis
• Train, and mentor other Engineers and supporting staff
• Ensure APQP compliance during engineering development activities, as well as interface deliverables.
• Manage access to OE CAD data via various avenues including SEMA and direct contact with OEM representatives.
• Utilize and coordinate robust product designs practices within Engineering.
• Interface with customers to obtain technical requirements and engineering specifications (QFD and related activities).
• Support safety initiatives, policies and procedures to ensure plant operations are safe and consistent with company standards and help reduce accidents and injuries.
• Exemplify and foster teamwork within the company. Promptly respond to concerns, issues, and suggestions and acts to ensure positive employee relations.
• Ensure full compliance with all applicable requirements and specifications imposed by the company, the customer and/or the industry.
• Other duties as assigned or needed.

Characteristics and skills:

• Experience with concept to completion stage gate methodology.
• Must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Must be a self-starter capable of working both independently, as well as part of a team.
• Work requires willingness to work a flexible schedule.
• Work may require occasional weekends and/or evening work.
• The ability to travel is required - estimated 10%. Valid drivers license.
• Critical thinking, analysis, and creativity.
• Understanding of Product Data Management systems and workflow
• Experience in presenting gate reviews, gate packages, senior leadership product development reviews in a disciplined and detailed product development process.
• Must be able to balance team and individual responsibilities, giving and receiving feedback, while supporting efforts to succeed.
• Generating creative solutions and being able to translate concepts and information into images.
• Must have strong computer skills and be proficient with Microsoft Office software and related packages.
• Must have strong analytical skills and be well organized, an excellent problem solver, motivator, and decision maker.
• Working knowledge of truck and vehicle accessories, plastics technology, fiberglass manufacturing would be a plus along with project experience in the automotive, OEM, construction, industrial, or vehicle/equipment/aftermarket industry.

Educational and other requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering discipline
• 10-years minimum experience in product engineering
• Good administrative, interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work with a wide variety of individuals
• Familiar with quality systems and quality requirements
• 10 years' experience with ANSYS software
• Experience developing DFMEA's and DVP&R's
• Six Sigma experience highly desirable
• CAD experience a plus (especially SolidWorks)
• Experience with lean principles (5S, kaizen, value stream mapping, demand flow etc.)
• Good mechanical, analytical, and technical skills.
• A true "collaborative" leader that embraces the idea that he/she is the "go-to" person.
• Must be an initiative-taker capable of working both independently, as well as part of a team.

Code of Ethics:

JB Poindexter (India) Private Limited, requires the highest standard of ethics in all business dealings, with customers, suppliers, advisors, employees, and authorities. This position shall actively ensure that his/her own activities and those of all employees within the project meet this obligation. JBPCO critical standards and procedures related to expected conduct are detailed on the company website. This position is expected to be familiar with these policies and ensure that they are implemented in all areas of control.