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The role works closely with manufacturing, testing, and global engineering teams to deliver robust, production-ready products.\nMain Tasks\nLead the design and development of air/liquid filtration system products, conceptualizing complex mechanical designs, components, and assemblies to meet internal/external specifications, cost, and timelines\nMaintain a high level of accountability and responsiveness in customer communication, ensuring customer satisfaction and positioning the company as the preferred choice for technical engineering solutions\nCollaborate with cross-functional teams to evaluate product designs, determine feasibility, and minimize costs for development and manufacturing while ensuring strong design for manufacturability (DFM)\nWork closely with operations to align product designs with production strategies, understanding and optimizing process capabilities and manufacturing requirements for mechanical components\nCoordinate Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) activities for product design validation, analyzing results to optimize performance, reliability, robust manufacturing, and cost\nCollaborate with Testing to establish validation methods, interpret results, and recommend design improvements and corrective actions based on test outcomes\nWork with Global Business and Technology Solutions (GBTS) for engineering and CAD tasks including support for 3D modeling, engineering drawings, and design documentation\nActively participate and support Kaizen/DLS workshops and contribute to annual objectives related to product design and development improvements\nComplete required tasks for each Gate as per the program management development process including required engineering deliverables and design release documentation\nSupport development and release of engineering drawings, design documentation, and Bills of Material (BOM) to ensure accurate product release into manufacturing\nRequired Qualifications\nEducation\nBachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or closely related engineering discipline\nExperience\nMinimum 3 years of experience in mechanical product design and development\nDemonstrated ownership of product development from concept through production release\nExperience creating and releasing engineering drawings and managing engineering change processes\nRequired Technical Skills\nProficiency in 3D CAD modeling tools such as NX, Creo, CATIA, or similar platforms\nStrong knowledge of GD&T (ASME Y14.5)\nExperience performing tolerance stack-up analysis\nExperience creating and managing Bills of Material within engineering or ERP systems such as SAP\nExperience in Design Failure Mode Effects Analysis (DFMEA)\nStrong problem-solving and analytical skills\nAbility to collaborate across global engineering teams\nAvailability for 10-20% domestic travel\nPreferred Experience\nExperience designing industrial equipment, automotive components, or fluid handling products\nExperience designing plastic injection molded, stamped metal, or cast mechanical components\nExperience with filtration systems or fluid system components\nFamiliarity with filter manufacturing processes\nExposure to program or project management within product development programs","description_format":"text","description_chars":3795,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":3,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-24T14:29:16Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"US","licensed_sponsor":true,"evidence":"H-1B filings in 12 months: 2 · green card filings: 1","filings_12m":2,"filings_prev_12m":3,"green_card_filings_12m":1,"median_offered_wage_usd":85833,"route":null,"cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-10-03T21:08:04+00:00","sources":["US Department of Labor: LCA disclosure data (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3)","US Department of Labor: PERM disclosure data (green cards)"],"filings_for_role_12m":0}],"liveness":{"score":31,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":1,"p_active":0.684,"p_room":0.45,"age_days":18,"expected_fill_days":12,"reasons":["conf:2","velocity","win:tail","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-03T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/mann-hummel-lead-product-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/mann-hummel-lead-product-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-04T01:42:39Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":2238,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":2762,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-05T00:00:00Z"}}}