Golf Pride is currently seeking a Project Engineer - OEM. For five generations, Golf Pride® has been the global leader in golf grips. Throughout our history, Golf Pride® has believed in the importance of developing the best performing, most innovative grips for the world’s best golfers and amateurs alike. As the only brand that touches every golfer, we are obsessed with the connectedness of the hands to the club, and this inspires every Golf Pride employee in everything we do. Combine that passion with the resources of Eaton, a $20B global leader that powers businesses worldwide, and it makes for an exciting place to work.

Golf Pride® Grips, #1 golf grip brand worldwide, aims to further strengthen our product innovation team, and the global brand, with the assistance of a passionate Project Engineer – Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) for North America.

The role will lead R&D activities to generate innovative solutions for Swing and Putter Grip products for the leading brands in the Golf Industry today. The position will leverage the global COE infrastructure that includes design, tooling, material development, process development and testing to achieve product development goals, and collaborate cross functionally to maintain an efficient communication channel for all active programs.

The experience and relationships gained have the potential to support multiple future career paths such as Product Research, Product or Engineering Management.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $65250.0 - $95700.0 a year. This position is also eligible for a variable incentive program. Relocation assistance is provided.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

What you’ll do:

Lead - Lead North America Original Equipment Manufacturing (NA-OEM) Swing and Putter grip development activities delivering our internal On Time Delivery (OTD) to Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) goals.

Speed - Accountable for an increase in speed of NA-OEM product development by leveraging Global Innovation Center resources, standardized procedures, and cross functional knowledge sharing and transparency.

Accountable - Responsible for the timely delivery of Customer Design Freeze and the efficient transfer of project documentation to the plant-based teams.

Risk Mitigation - Lead risk management of all associated NA-OEM programs to effectively identify design/ process/material issues in advance to allow predictable launch timing to meet OTD to SOP metrics.

Program Management - Embrace Eaton Pro-Launch product development disciplines including stage gate reviews for all major milestones. Ensure a clearly defined Product Brief exists for every project.

Change Management - Support Global Engineering Standards for information management, Enovia based change management disciplines. Drive conformance to global standards including documentation standards, product design standards, drawing standards, tooling design standards, material recipe standards, process standards, and testing standards.

Communications - Support global communication practices that accurately and regularly communicate project status and change in priorities, highlight issues and CTQ's to support customers both internal and external. Facilitate the efficient transition of products into manufacturing as Pilot validated designs ensuring products launch on the agreed Start of Production Date.

Finance - Always work within Innovation budget limits. Forecast future budgetary needs and report spending monthly.

Customer Service - Provide technical support to the OEM customer base, building relationships with key external engineering personnel. The main objective is to provide a trusted point of contact between engineering departments to facilitate the expedited delivery of programs that meet specific customer requirements while working within current manufacturing capabilities.

You are a good fit for this role if you are:

• A team player – you love working with teams around the world and creating a shared purpose and solution.

• A learner – you are inquisitive and a fast learner, always looking for an innovative solution to a consumers need.

• A planner – you think through a problem from all angles and then diligently plan the avenues of attack.

• A strategist – you enjoy strategy development and deployment.

• A networker – you like building internal and external relationships.

• A communicator – when you speak people are interested in what you have to say.

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited institution.

• Two or more (2+) years of experience working within an R&D or product development environment.

• Demonstrated experience working with Tier 1 customers.

• One or more (1+) years of experience working with compression and injection molding processes, Polymer Science, and data management including internships and co-ops.

• Currently reside within a 50-mile radius of Pinehurst, NC OR have the ability to relocate within a 50-mile radius of Pinehurst, NC within three (3) months of job offer.

• Ability to work in the U.S. without company sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Mechanical Engineering experience.

• Three or more (3+) years’ experience managing multiple (20+) programs at any time.

• Three or more (3+) years’ experience as either a project engineer (generalist) or depth of experience in Mechanical Design, Material Science and or Systems Engineering.

• Three or more (3+) years’ experience working for a multi-national company, and the ability to effectively communicate with and support global teams.

• Working and/or practical knowledge of golf clubs and the interaction between components

Position Criteria:

• Ability and desire to travel up to 25% domestic with one to two international trips per year.

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