Project Engineer I - New Product Development (Outdoor Power Equipment)

About the role

The Project Engineer I supports the cross-functional execution of new product development (NPD) programs for outdoor power equipment (OPE). Working under the guidance of experienced project leaders and engineering leadership, the role translates customer and business needs into clear product requirements, maintains project plans and risk visibility, coordinates technical deliverables and supports products from concept through production. It also builds project leadership capability.

Key responsibilities

• Support development and maintenance of product requirements, engineering specifications and critical-to-quality (CTQ) measures, and help identify where requirements challenge performance, cost, quality or schedule.
• Support scoping of systems, subsystems and deliverables, document decisions, assumptions, open questions and scope changes, and track deliverables and schedule risks.
• Maintain work breakdown structures, action trackers, milestone plans and project documentation, and support project risk reviews.
• Coordinate prototype builds, testing, design reviews, pilot builds and release activities with functional owners.
• Support product cost tracking, competitive benchmarking, design trade-off analysis and value engineering, and work with Design Engineering, Quality, Sourcing, Manufacturing, Compliance, Reliability and suppliers.
• Ensure compliance with internal standards and applicable UL, ANSI, CSA and ISO expectations.
• Facilitate project meetings, record decisions and owners, and communicate project information through written updates and presentations.

Required profile

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Electrical or Manufacturing Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• At least 1 year of experience in engineering, product development, manufacturing or project work; internships and co-op assignments count.
• Working knowledge of engineering fundamentals, drawings, product testing and structured problem solving.
• Ability to organize technical information, maintain action trackers and communicate clearly across functions.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, results-driven product development environment.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with outdoor power equipment, power tools, consumer products or electromechanical systems.
• Familiarity with NPD stage-gate processes, DFMEA, CTQ development and design verification.
• Experience supporting prototype or pilot builds and working with global suppliers.
• Basic proficiency with project scheduling, data analysis and Microsoft Office tools.

Up to 10% travel (international and domestic).