Product Engineer

Job Summary:

This entry level/early career professional, product focused position performs established technical tasks at the sub-system and/or component level for current and future products within a given business unit or corporate area. This involves work across many steps in the product life cycle. Because of the product centered nature of this position, they are very often a central point of coordination and decision making between product line engineers, customer teams, systems engineers, purchasing, suppliers and manufacturing.

Key Responsibilities:

Investigates product problems, understands causal mechanisms, recommends appropriate action, owns problem resolution and documents results with guidance from more experienced team members. Main focus will include working in business processes of Product Preceding Technology (PPT), Value Package Introduction (VPI) or Current Product Support (CPS) and executing technical processes such as Engineering Standard Work (ESW), iDFMEA, Failure Incident Review Group (FIRG) while using tools such as 7-step problem solving, design review checklist and other specialized tools required to support the processes and enable high quality decision making. Obtains input from stakeholders such as technical managers, project leaders, other product and manufacturing engineers and supplier partners to deliver information and recommendations that lead to quality product decisions. Applies academic knowledge and existing experience to take action and make decisions that progress projects forward without sacrificing project quality expectations. Examples of these decisions include day to day project details, analysis or test work instruction details, coordination across discipline areas that are necessary to make quality progress. Owns problem resolution for moderately complex components, products, systems, subsystems or services with technical complexity and ambiguity increasing as experience is gained in the role. Provides independent execution of established work processes and systems, while still developing technology or product knowledge; engages with the improvement of systems and processes. Involves minimal direct management of people, but could involve the coordination and direction of work amongst technicians and/or temporary student employees. Contributes effectively toward team goals, exhibits influence within a work group and continues to develop proficiency in the competency areas critical to success in the role.

Role Summary

This role will serve primarily as a Product Support Engineer supporting RMEP’s transition and launch of three Class 1 VPI products. The engineer will provide technical product leadership across manufacturing transformation, VPI builds, safe launch, and production issue resolution, ensuring product requirements are understood, implemented, and validated before and throughout launch.

NBS / Manufacturing Transformation

Provide product technical requirements to Manufacturing Engineering teams leading RMEP transformation projects and ensure new or modified manufacturing equipment meets product requirements and can assemble all applicable product configurations. Participate in equipment validation, identify product-related gaps before launch, represent Product Engineering in PFMEA activities, and provide product-level technical guidance during Manufacturing Safe Launch.

Launch / VPI Build

Provide Product Engineering leadership during VPI builds and launch activities. Lead development and implementation of short-term or temporary resolutions for product design issues affecting production and recommend, initiate, and when appropriate, lead projects for permanent design solutions. Prioritize and drive resolution of immediate product issues affecting engine production and serve as a primary Product Engineering representative during quality crisis-management activities. Ensure product risks are technically assessed and understood before engines are released to customers. Coordinate with Design, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Operations, and other stakeholders to drive issues to resolution.

VPCRs / Design Changes / Technical Documentation

Develop and complete VPCRs associated with product design issues and coordinate with appropriate engineering functions to ensure design concerns are documented, addressed, and progressed toward resolution.  Assist with developing the new engine build standard for the new B7.2 product and maintain documentation for all active engine configurations.

Skills Required for Success

Successful candidates will have the ability to understand complex engine configuration structures and broad knowledge of engine systems, components, and assembly processes. Strong technical problem-solving, troubleshooting, and communication skills are required, along with the ability to lead cross-functional issue resolution. The role requires someone who is self-motivated, able to work independently, and comfortable managing and reprioritizing work in a fast-paced launch environment with frequently changing priorities.

Work Location

This role requires 80–100% on-site presence at RMEP in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, particularly during critical VPI build, launch, and production activities.

College Job type : Entry Level Full-Time

Subfunction : Product Engineering

Degree level : Bachelor's

Educational Program : ME

Start date : December 2026