Product Management Engineer

SSAB is one of the largest North American producers of steel plate and coil, serving many industrial markets including energy, construction, agriculture and transportation.  SSAB operates five state of the art facilities strategically located in key regions across the U.S. 
SSAB has nearly 1,200 highly skilled employees in the U.S.  Jobs at SSAB range from machine operators and sales people to advanced engineers and corporate professionals in HR, finance and more.  SSAB offers challenging careers and comprehensive benefit program designed to keep employees and their families healthy and secure.

Job purpose

 

This position is responsible for design and creation of products to exceed customer expectations for the benefit of the company brand.

 

Duties and responsibilities

 

• Develop and maintain the product portfolio for Hardox, Strenx, Raex and distribution offer to ensure long-term competitiveness and cost efficiency.
• Take part of the creation of the annual Product offer plan and execute the relevant parts.
• Develop the grades to fit short and long-term targets; this can include, short-term cost savings measures on certain grades to long-term development of completely new grades.
• Drive the development of product quality and core properties; this can include, harmonizing product properties between mills and process routes, such as surfaces, residual stresses, mechanical properties, chemical composition, etc.
• Constant market analysis of competing products to determine and establish customer needs and requirements; to include, market trends and conditions.
• Identify customer problems and create functional prototypes offering a solution.
• Coordinate prototype submissions with relevant personnel for approval; to include, overseeing the mass production of successful prototypes.
• Analyze feasibility, costs, and return on investment for product ideas.
• Manage the budget requirements for projects.
• Foster relationships with Sales, Technical managers, Customer and Product Support, Quality and Marketing

 

Qualifications

 

Required Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, or a related field from an accredited College or University, or an equivalent combination of education & experience
• 5+ years of proven experience as a product engineer in the industry is valued
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate with internal and external customers, extremely organized

• Very good understanding of the entire product development cycle and possess current knowledge of technical advancements to implement during the engineering phase

• Excellent computer proficiency (MS Office – Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, while maintaining a positive attitude and providing exemplary customer service
• Ability to work independently and to carry out assignments to completion within parameters of instructions given, prescribed routines, and standard accepted practices
• Strong analytical skills, exceptional judgment, dependable, excellent teamwork skills, good time management skills, able to delegate, creative, problem-solving, hardworking & persistent, professional competence, proactive
• Maintains good public relations by displaying an attitude of dedication, courtesy and professional competence that will be recognized as such by customers
• Portfolio of successful past projects required
• Hands-on attitude with analytical mindset, creative and passionate about creating solutions to customer problems
• Current/active driver’s license

 

Preferred Education & Experience:

• Master’s Degree in Engineering, or a related field from an accredited College or University, or an equivalent combination of education & experience
• 5+ years of proven experience as a product engineer in the industry

 

Working conditions

 

Travel 10% of time to trade shows, customer seminars, other SSAB sites, including International Travel

SSAB's vision is a stronger, lighter and more sustainable world.
SSAB's values form the guiding principals of our company. 
They shape our culture and characteristics.  They serve as a compass for our actions and behavior, and describe what we stand for.  Values guide us daily in making the right choices and doing the right things.

SSAB's values are:

• Driven - Together we create value
• True - Do what is right
• Ahead - Future in mind