About Careertakes

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Role Overview

This is an entry-level Product Engineering role supporting new product introduction (NPI) and production qualification in a high-volume imaging and printing manufacturing environment. The Product Engineer will work across R&D, manufacturing, supply chain, and tooling teams to ensure product and process requirements are met, drive root-cause investigations, and enable successful transfers to high-volume sites.

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What You’ll Do

• Understand product and manufacturing process requirements and partner with R&D to define quality goals.
• Develop and characterize quality systems and test methods using DOE and other statistical approaches to control risk and verify product performance.
• Refine product and process specifications based on test data and variation analysis (material, process, assembly).
• Support NPI transfer activities with high-volume manufacturing counterparts (including Southeast Asia sites).
• Triage prototype and production parts, lead root-cause analysis, and drive corrective actions.
• Partner with cross-functional teams (fab, tooling/equipment design, product engineering, printer teams) to resolve product issues.
• Use data connectivity and part-tracking systems; work with IT to ensure accurate cross-factory data retrieval.
• Retrieve and analyze critical process/product data (scripting tools experience helpful).
• Support DFM and Development Effectiveness efforts to reduce launch risk.
• Document results, deliver clear reports, and conduct knowledge transfer.

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Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, or Materials Engineering.
• Experience: 0–2 years in product engineering or related engineering roles (systems interactions, writing systems engineering, or similar).
• Leadership & Collaboration: Ability to work across organizations, influence cross-functional decisions, and contribute effectively on engineering teams.

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Desirable / Preferred Skills

• Strong fundamentals in physics and core engineering materials (polymers, metals, ceramics, elastomers, films).
• Experience with DOE, test method development, or lab characterization workflows.
• Familiarity with Design for Manufacturability (DFM) principles.
• Experience with CREO 3D/2D or similar CAD tools.
• Strong written and verbal communication, presentation, and documentation skills.
• Comfortable contributing in a fast-paced industrial R&D environment.

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Compensation & Benefits

The pay range for this role is $65,600 to $101,000 USD annually (United States candidates). Additional pay opportunities (bonus and/or equity) may apply. Pay varies by work location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Confidential Client offers a comprehensive benefits package, which may include:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Generous paid time off policies, including parental leave, paid holidays, and additional vacation/sick leave (US overview)

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Work Schedule & Location

• Employment type: Full time
• Shift: Shift 1 (no premium)
• Location: Corvallis, OR (on-site / manufacturing and lab-based responsibilities)

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About the Client

This role is with a Confidential Client operating in the Engineering sector focused on imaging and printing technologies and high-volume manufacturing. The client values cross-functional collaboration and invests in development and qualification to deliver high-quality products.

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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