Product Development Engineer

Lead belt and belt system PD projects and provide support to other functions & departments as PD team member,formulation slection,component slection, construction development and ownership to improve belt functional and durability performance
Develop belt specifications to define materials and process steps for building prototype belts, define DFMEA and product DVP to meet the project requirement book and develop test plans and procedures, define product requalification plan (product audit plan).Coordinate with controlling for the belt cost calculation Define the sample mold size and belt profile dimensions & geometry for specific belt sections, length, and pitch; prototype tooling definition and ordering Requesting new development from R&D central function(product platform development, material platform development) Development projects management-Ensure project plans are defined to reach the PD project targets,regularly review status of projects for timeliness and completion of requirements, assess product requests from PDM with feasibility studies Work with MatPE & PPI to ensure a successful product launch and stable production process.Production trials up to verified and approved design (Gate 50). Support of localization activities (materials-PD and processes-MatPE & PPI), support MatPE PI & PPI through Gate 90 for new constructions Evaluate returned failed belts from customers and competitor belts to identify opportunities for belt construction improvements; market specific product benchmarking in strong cooporation with market organization Work with Material Platform / Material Process Engineering to define specifications and test procedures for raw material suppliers (cord, fabric, coating, rubber, thermoplastics, etc.). Assist in the development of new alternative material suppliers and support audit if necessary Define with Test Department necessary new test methods to check product quality, submit request for prototype belt testing by physical and dynamic labs, evaluate the test results, documentation of test results for discussion with application engineering and/or internal customer