Product Engineer – Football

Riddell is searching for a Product Engineer with a passion for football and a passion for product creation.  Do you find yourself closely examining a product or taking it apart to learn how it works?  Do you get excited at the thought of solving challenging problems?  Do you find satisfaction in building and creating things?  Do you want to help design world class products that are worn by elite athletes and seen by millions every week?  If you are intrigued, send us your resume.

The ideal candidate should have strong ideation skills with proven experience developing hard good products, ideally team sports protective products.  As part of the Riddell Research and Development Team you will play a role in designing and developing world class protective products that are at the forefront of advanced technologies such as Smart Helmets, Additive Manufacturing and 3D Scanning.

As a Product Engineer, you will…

• Establish creative concepts for opportunities not yet identified in the market.

• Effectively communicate ideas and translate those ideas into models and working prototypes.

• Verify and validate design intent through virtual and/or physical test methods.

• Assist the Riddell Test Lab with various testing procedures such as NOCSAE, Tensile, Compression-Deflection, Taber and others.

• Analyze, document and maintain test results on an ongoing basis.

• Create and maintain design documentation such as engineering drawings, product and material specifications, bill of materials, etc. to assure quality in product designs

• Produce accurate and complete document packages to ensure design intent is carried through commercialization.

• Collaborate with other departments and teams both internally and externally to provide new solutions and ideas to improve product quality, product performance, and improve manufacturing processes.

• Find opportunities and solutions in ambiguous environments and be comfortable with complexity.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

• 3 years of work experience

• Has demonstrated high proficiency in parametric modeling of complex parts/surfaces with Solidworks, Creo, or Rhinoceros 3D

• Hard good product development/design experience

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:

• Experience with Lab equipment and testing protocols, preferably football helmet testing.

• Ability to work in a cross-functional team environment

• Mechanical Aptitude – ability to perform professional mechanical engineering assignments of a wide variety and complexity under general direction

• Fostering Innovation – looking beyond the norm in developing new products, practices and embracing necessary change

• Effective Communication - Clear communication to internal and external customers in multiple formats

• Project Management – strong organizational skills, acute attention to detail to ensure timely delivery of projects.