Manager Product Development Engineering

The Opportunity: The role of the PDE Manager is built upon demonstrating a high level of business/role acumen and assuming responsibility for end-to-end ownership of their roles, while serving our customers.  This is a high growth, high visibility role with the opportunity to have frequent communication with senior management.  Optimizing product cost (10%)Collaborating with our cross-functional teams and building costsWorking with Asia counterparts, in live VC’s, to brainstorm multiple cost scenarios and reductionsParticipating in Kaizen’s to cost reduce itemsEnsuring scheduled deadlines are met (10%)Attending on-site CR’s, in Asia     Attending on-site meetings in Asia as needed  (CR, Debug, Value Engineering, etc)Evening meetings with Asia, often multiple times per weekConstructing toy prototypes (25%)Modeling physical prototypes in Solidworks or CREOBuilding rapid prototypes for design validationKit-bashing existing items and making modifications by handOptimizing toy performance during development (15%)Hand modeling improvements to validate performance impact prior to tooling modificationsMaking modifications to existing multi-year items to increase consumer experience, improve star ratings, and/or reduce costEnsuring adherence to quality and safety regulations (5%)Working with Quality partners on the Product Requirements DocumentUsing gauges to evaluate product performanceCreating and reviewing functional specifications (5%)Cross functional facilitation on verifying the documentManaging and training employees (30%)Managing a team of four to five employees, providing day-to-day guidance, support, and performance feedbackActing as the team’s Digital Mentor, driving adoption of digital tools and best practices across the groupSupporting employee development through onboarding, training, and regular coaching conversations