Sr. Product Development Engineer
New Bearing Products Group August 2019-May 2020Supported intercompany transfer of design and test responsibilities of plastic components: -Member of team that established correlation between part performance and design geometry/materials-Directly involved in drafting of drawing guidelines, test specifications, and root DFMEAAdvanced Development Group October 2015-August 2019Supported creation and testing of new clutch concepts:-Created 3D engineering models and drawings of components and test rig tooling and worked with internal and external machine shops to procure-Conducted basic FEA analysis-Assembled test rigs, collected performance data, and optimized clutch designs-Collaborated with attorneys and team members to draft patent applications-Mentored university student co-ops Product Design Group July 2005-October 2015Developed products to meet customer specifications:-Interfaced with application engineers, salespeople, marketing and manufacturing personnel, and suppliers to ensure designs met customer specifications and were both production and cost feasible-Responsible for creating 3D engineering models and drawings for proposal, prototype, and mass production radial, drawn-cup bearing assemblies-Conducted design review and production hand-off meetings-Performed bearing life calculations-Submitted test requests detailing test specifications and wrote final test reports-Evaluated product engineering change requests
