Project Engineer

Join our Engineering team at Helen of Troy and make an immediate impact on our trusted brands: OXO, Hydro Flask, Osprey, Honeywell, PUR, Braun, Vicks, Hot Tools, Drybar, Curlsmith, Revlon and Olive & June. Together, we build innovative and useful products that elevate people's lives everywhere every day.

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Position: Project Engineer

Department: Engineering

Work Location: Marlborough, MA, Hybrid (work 3 days onsite)

Hybrid Schedule: At Helen of Troy, we embrace a flexible hybrid work model designed to support collaboration and productivity. For roles eligible for hybrid work, our standard schedule includes in-office collaboration from Tuesday through Thursday, with the option to work remotely on Mondays and Fridays. Any updates to this model will be communicated in advance. Please note that hybrid eligibility and schedules may vary based on business needs and manager expectations.

What you will be doing:

The Project Engineer’s primary responsibility is to deliver innovative electromechanical consumer products and bring them from initial concept through to production. This position works with a global cross-functional New Product Development team (US, Mexico, China, and UK) while working closely with Industrial Designers, Project Management and Product Developers to understand the market needs and deliver market leading product designs that balance costs, schedule, performance and reliability.

Once you have successfully defined a product alongside the cross functional team, you will work closely with our manufacturing partners to bring your design to shelf at our major retail partners.  

• Interpret feedback from product marketing and consumer research to develop a clear design specification that will be used to define the detailed design and intent of the product.
• Work with APO (Asia Pacific Organization) team to manage the OEM's through detailed design, evaluation, pilot builds, reliability testing, agency testing and product launch.
• In conjunction with Quality team, supports DFMEA and Safety reviews to identify and design out or mitigate causes of failure.
• In conjunction with compliance team, support all compliance testing efforts and ensure timely results.
• Work with the legal team to ensure all products follow the patent review and clearance process.
• Apply engineering practices based on tests and theory to provide design direction that meets all project requirements including but not limited to reliability, cost, performance and schedule.
• Organize and facilitate technical product design reviews and maintain issue/action item lists.
• Develop Value Analysis/Cost Analysis and quality improvements opportunities, prioritize and then develop a plan for implementation.
• Use Creo (Pro-E) software along with prototyping skills to coordinate the pre-development concept phase of the project.
• Create breadboard models, refine proof of concept prototypes and complete assembly layouts.
• Test and troubleshoot in the lab with unique proof of concept testing and standardized test methods.
• Collaborate with Industrial Design and Marketing Team to deliver products that maintain cosmetic intent while meeting all functional requirements.
• Study competitive products to benchmark against new product designs.

Skills needed to be successful in this role:

• Ability to work in a fast paced and rapidly changing environment while handling multiple projects.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated strong ability to convey technical concepts effectively through both written and verbal communication.
• Creative yet practical problem solving with strong mechanical aptitude.
• Positive approach; strong team player; strong work ethic; high integrity; sense of urgency; self-motivation and driven for results.  

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or BSMET from an accredited college or university.
• 3+ years’ experience in a consumer product development or high-volume consumable manufacturing environment.  
• Experience using Pro-Engineer (Creo) to design consumer appliances or other 3D CAD software.
• Basic understanding of plastic injection molding and consumer appliance manufacturing processes.
• Some background in electromechanical product design and consumer product testing.
• Experience with product and feature based cost analysis, and estimation.
• Hands-on fabrication and prototyping skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project).
• Requires a flexible work schedule with the ability to participate in evening conference calls.
• International and domestic travel (Boston, MA + Edgewater, New Jersey) required up to 5-10% (Southeast Asia)
• Authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis

Preferred Qualifications:

• Basic understanding of mold flow simulation.
• Solid experience reading, understanding, and working with intellectual property matters.
• Consumer appliance experience with UL, ETL, CSA, and European compliance standards.
• Technical research experience
• Understanding of DFMEA principals with experience identifying and resolving potential failures
• Experience creating RFQ's and managing external subject matter experts (SME's)
• Experience researching and benchmarking competitive product performance and features

Benefits: Salary + Bonus, Healthcare, Dental, Vision, Paid Holidays, Paid Parental Leave, 401(k) with company match, Basic Life Insurance, Short Term Disability (STD), Long Term Disability (LTD), Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Charitable (volunteer) Leave, and Educational Assistance.

Wondering if you should apply? Helen of Troy welcomes people as diverse as our brands! Have the confidence to come as who you are because your point of view, skills, and experience will make us stronger. If you're eager to share new ideas and try new things, we want to hear from you.