Fabricated Product Engineer

The Fabricated Product Engineer serves as a technical leader responsible for the development improvement industrialization and lifecycle management of WireCos fabricated products and related manufacturing processes. This position works cross-functionally with Product Management Commercial Manufacturing Quality Supply Chain Research and Development and other engineering teams to deliver safe reliable manufacturable and cost-effective product solutions.

The Fabricated Product Engineer executes technical roadmaps for new and existing wire rope products fabricated products including product design material selection prototyping tooling and equipment requirements manufacturing process development testing qualification implementation and ongoing product support. The role translates customer requirements industry standards product performance expectations and manufacturing capabilities into practical engineered solutions.

Using a deep understanding of WireCo products fabrication methods manufacturing processes customer applications and evolving industry needs this position provides technical leadership and support to Principal Engineers manufacturing facilities commercial teams suppliers and customers.

The Fabricated Product Engineer must exhibit the behaviors of the WireCo Business System (WBS):

• Teamwork - welcomes an environment of inclusiveness and healthy debate that reflects our teams strength
• Accountable celebrates our successes learn from failures avoid excuses and own the outcomes of our efforts
• Self-Aware demonstrates an understanding of our strengths and needs considering how our actions impact others
• Noble Intent acts in the interests of others approaching our work with integrity to ensure the best outcome
• Determined takes initiative share ideas and find solutions to win and achieve our goals
• Transparent promotes open and honest communication and constructive feedback for clarity and truth
• Curious seeks knowledge and outside input to test our way of thinking challenging the status quo

Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead the development modification qualification and implementation of crane fabricated products and related manufacturing processes.
• Deliver new and improved products in alignment with WireCos strategic plan product roadmaps and end-market strategies.
• Manage engineering activities through WireCos stage-gate or product development processes to identify mitigate and manage technical manufacturing quality cost and schedule risks.
• Translate customer requirements application needs industry standards and manufacturing capabilities into product specifications engineering designs drawings bills of material and process requirements.
• Develop and evaluate fabricated product designs involving components such as wire rope assemblies end terminations fittings attachments hardware coatings and other value-added product configurations.
• Perform engineering calculations and analyses to validate product performance design integrity manufacturability safety and compliance with applicable requirements.
• Develop prototypes test plans inspection criteria and validation protocols for new and modified products.
• Coordinate laboratory field and production testing; analyze results; document conclusions; and recommend design or process improvements.
• Provide technical oversight for tooling fixtures equipment work instructions routing and manufacturing process requirements associated with fabricated products.
• Support the transfer of new products and processes from development into full-scale production.
• Partner with manufacturing teams to improve product quality process capability throughput safety cost and consistency.
• Investigate product process and field-performance issues using structured problem-solving and root-cause analysis methods.
• Identify and implement appropriate corrective and preventive actions and verify their effectiveness.
• Establish and promote sound engineering standards design practices testing protocols documentation requirements and data-analysis methods.
• Create review and maintain engineering drawings specifications technical reports bills of material product master data and related technical documentation.
• Support product cost-reduction value-engineering standardization material-substitution and continuous-improvement initiatives.
• Evaluate raw materials components suppliers and manufacturing technologies to ensure they meet technical quality and performance requirements.
• Provide technical support to customers and commercial teams regarding product selection product capabilities applications installation use troubleshooting and performance.
• Participate in customer meetings field evaluations product demonstrations and technical training as needed.
• Maintain knowledge of advancements innovations regulatory requirements industry standards and competitive developments related to fabricated products and their applications.
• Represent WireCo as assigned on industry boards councils standards committees technical working groups and at conferences.
• Cultivate effective working relationships with raw-material suppliers equipment manufacturers external customers commercial team members operators manufacturing leaders Quality Supply Chain and other engineering groups.
• Support intellectual-property activities by documenting inventions protecting confidential technical information and assisting with patent or trade-secret reviews when applicable.
• Manage multiple engineering projects and priorities while meeting established technical cost quality and schedule commitments.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications :

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering Manufacturing Engineering Materials Engineering Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• At least five years of relevant engineering experience or at least three years of relevant engineering experience with a related postgraduate degree. August 2026
• Experience developing improving or supporting fabricated assembled or manufactured products.
• Experience with product design prototyping testing validation qualification and product lifecycle management.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing processes engineering drawings bills of material specifications tolerances and process documentation.
• Demonstrated experience investigating product or process failures performing root-cause analysis and implementing corrective actions.
• Strong analytical problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to analyze test and manufacturing data and make sound evidence-based engineering recommendations.
• Ability to communicate technical information clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional collaborative and multi-site environment.
• Strong organizational and project-management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications ERP or product-data systems and laboratory or testing equipment routinely used in an engineering environment.
• Ability to read write and communicate fluently in English.
• Ability and willingness to travel to WireCo facilities suppliers customer locations and industry events as business needs require.
• Must be able to lift push and pull up to 50 lbs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Post-graduate degree in Engineering or related technical discipline.
• Experience with wire rope cable rigging assemblies lifting products fabricated metal products or related industrial applications.
• Experience with fabrication processes such as cutting swaging socketing splicing welding machining forming coating assembly or proof-load testing.
• Experience using computer-aided design software and engineering drawing-management systems.
• Experience with finite element analysis statistical analysis design of experiments or other engineering-analysis tools.
• Knowledge of applicable industry codes regulatory requirements and product-testing standards.
• Experience with project management intellectual-property management engineering change management or master-data management.
• Lean Manufacturing Six Sigma or formal problem-solving certification.
• Experience working within an ISO 9001-certified quality management system.
• Experience with project management intellectual property management master data management and/or Six Sigma certification.

Additional Information :

Tools Systems and Equipment

• Standard office equipment including computers keyboards telephones and multifunction copier.
• Engineering software ERP systems product-data systems and document-control systems
• Laboratory measurement inspection fabrication and product-testing equipment.
• Personal protective equipment including safety glasses hearing protection gloves and steel-toed safety shoes. 

Additional Information

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.
• Employment is contingent upon successfully completing a post-offer background check.  A criminal conviction will not be an automatic bar to employment.
• Must be willing and able to pass a post-offer drug screen and physical (if required)
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disability

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time