Product Design Engineer - New Product Development (4+ yrs full product lifecycle ownership exp. req.)
Location: near Sugar Hill, GA
Salary: $100,000 – $120,000+ (DOE) + Discretionary Bonus + Benefits
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k w/ match, Holidays, PTO
Job Type: Full-Time | On-Site
Typical Hours: Monday-Friday, 40 hours/week
Start Date: ASAP
Sponsorship is not available
Relocation assistance negotiable
Product Design Engineer - New Product Development Description
Our client is looking for a Product Design Engineer to join their team near Sugar Hill, GA. In this role, you will own physical product development projects from initial requirements and concept design through testing, validation, and market launch, balancing function, usability, appearance, durability, cost, and manufacturability. You will also resolve production and quality issues on existing products and mentor junior engineers through drawing reviews, knowledge sharing, and technical guidance. Our client is looking for someone with demonstrated product design experience and ownership of the full development lifecycle, including detailed design, material selection, prototyping, and manufacturability for consumer and end-user-facing goods. The product category is flexible; what matters is knowing how to turn an idea into an intuitive, well-designed product people want to use. You will develop new products, improve existing designs, solve production challenges, and see your work become tangible products used in real-world applications. This is an opportunity to join a growing, family-owned company with a collaborative engineering team, varied product portfolio across material and applications, and a newly upgraded facility.
Product Design Engineer - New Product Development Responsibilities
• Lead new product development from requirements through production launch
• Build and refine product concepts using calculations and 3D design tools
• Balance performance, usability, appearance, durability, and cost
• Create production-ready models, assemblies, drawings, and specifications
• Select materials and manufacturing processes
• Coordinate prototyping, testing, validation, and design reviews
• Partner with suppliers on feasibility and manufacturability
• Lead design reviews and drive decisions through documented action items
• Support pilot builds and resolve post-launch quality or production issues
• Improve existing products and provide guidance to junior engineers
• Manage multiple development projects and priorities
Product Design Engineer - New Product Development Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree required
• 4+ years of physical product design and development experience required
• Consumer and/or end-user-facing product design experience required
• Full product lifecycle ownership from concept through launch required
• Detailed design, material selection, DFM, and validation experience required
• 3D CAD modeling software and technical drawing proficiency required