Product Design Engineer

Littelfuse is one of America’s Best Mid-Sized Companies (Forbes) and has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Illinois (Best Companies Group) for 11 consecutive years. With its global headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Littelfuse is a leading, global manufacturer of electronic components serving more than 100,000 end customers across industrial, transportation, and electronics end markets. We have more than 17,000 employees with operations in 15 countries. From semiconductors to sensors… switches to fuses and more… we produce billions of electronic components that help our customers empower a sustainable, connected, and safer world. In 2021, Littelfuse had net sales of $2.1 billion.

Reporting to Sr. R&D Engineering Manager, you as a Product Design Engineer will be responsible for design, develop and modify products, make design recommendations to fulfill the requirements, will manage customer requirements for new products, coordinate activities within R&D functions as well as cross-functionally (Technical marketing & sales, purchasing, manufacturing).

About the job:

• New product development of low-voltage electrical products.

• Participate in the introduction of new product designs into production.

• Evaluate existing product lines and identify design modifications for cost reduction and/or performance Improvement.

• Interface with Customers to define applications and fuse requirements and identify product design opportunities and solutions.

• Designs, develops, modifies and evaluates standard techniques, procedures and criteria to meet project requirements for new product development or enhancement.

• Analyzes equipment to establish operating data, conducts experimental tests and evaluates results.

• Determine root cause analysis and testing activities to successfully meet requirements of project.

• Responsible for planning, implementing and managing compliance of manufacturing and production processes with internal and external safety, quality and regulatory standards requirements.

• Gather and manage customer requirements for new products, coordinate activities of all R&D functions as well as cross functional.

• Lead technical concept development activities in RFI/RFQ phase of the project.

• Develop alternative design and architecture options, perform root cause analysis and testing activities to successfully meet customer and project requirements.

• Provide technical support to external and internal customers (technical marketing, sales, manufacturing).

• Act as core team member within cross-functional and global teams in NPD projects.

• Work by automotive standards and methods (IATF, A-SPICE, APQP, FMEA).

About you:

• University degree in Engineering field (preferably in Electronics Engineering)

• Two to five years of experience.

• Knowledge of engineering practices.

• Experience with global manufacturing companies preferred.

• Advanced knowledge in MS Office.

• Strong analytical skills.

• High attention to detail.

• Fluent in English (verbal and written)

• Excellent time management and process management skills.

• Self-starter and team player with good communication skills.

• Able to learn and apply new concepts.

• Knowledge of automotive methods would be beneficial.

• Knowledge of DoE, Six-Sigma, LEAN, and Agile is a plus.

Littelfuse strives to empower associate growth and development in a culture of ongoing collaboration and respect for diverse global perspectives and expertise. Our Core Values — Customer Focus, Teamwork, Results-Driven, Integrity, and Innovation — support us on our mission to improve the safety, reliability, efficiency, and performance of our customers’ products and systems. We are an equal opportunity employer that takes pride in giving every associate the means and courage to make a difference — everywhere, every day.

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