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Published 9/5/25 12:00AM
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Product Development Engineer

Remote, Volunteer can be anywhere in the world
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  • Details

    Commitment Details:
    4-12 Hours Weekly on a Flex Schedule (can include evenings & weekends) The more time you devote, the greater your impact will be.
    Recurrence:
    Recurring
    Volunteers Needed:
    4
    Cause Areas:
    Environment & Sustainability, Health & Medicine, Science & Technology
    Good For:
    Public Groups, Age 55+
    Other Requirements:
    - Desire to Align with Org that Works for EVERYONE - Determination to Make a BIG Difference in Meaningful Ways - Willingness to LEARN New Systems - Willing to Take ACTION to Achieve Goals - Commitment to Put in the Effort/Time to BE THE HERO!

    Description

    Product Development Engineer

    Job summary

    We are looking for a Product Development Engineer to join our Professional Volunteer Success Team to advance new product development of innovative products that work to help solve global issues. As an experienced Product Development Engineer, you will have the opportunity to apply engineering fundamentals to technical challenges and navigate ambiguity to resolve problems to identify and define solutions.

    Responsibilities

    Understand the end use of products, determine fitness-for-use of materials, and effectively advance the specification development of new and derivative products

    Work hands-on with prototype generation, material evaluation, and experimental design and execution

    Drive the development and refinement of new test methods and characterization techniques in partnership with other functions

    Identify critical uncertainties, designing targeted experiments, enable new prototype builds, define and assessing fitness-for-use, and drive commercialization and scale-up

    Understand and evaluate the performance of relevant competitive product alternatives

    Requirements:

    Bachelor's degree in a science or engineering field with a minimum of 3 years of experience in process, product, or new product/ materials development post-graduation

    Solid knowledge of engineering fundamentals and ability to apply this knowledge to product development and challenging technical problems

    Demonstrated ability to document, communicate, and present technical bodies of work

    Demonstrated ability to effectively interact and influence cross-functional teams, as well as work independently all while adapting to a changing environment

    Demonstrated ability to incorporate creativity in technical problem-solving and critical thinking

    Demonstrated ability to work hands-on in all aspects of project work including developing prototypes and/or test methods

    Understanding Materials Engineering and Programming is a plus

    Location

    Remote
    Volunteer can be anywhere in the world
    Associated Location
    NEW YORK, New York, US

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