Yankee Candle/Newell Brands 25 Greenfield Road South Deerfield, MA 01373 Company Description: Salary Range: Location: Per Year SOUTH DEERFIELD MA Job Type: Category: Full Time Engineering Education Level: Work Experience: Bachelor's Degree Preference: Required Preference: Nice to have Skills/Certifications/Licences: Description: The Sustaining Product Engineer will participate in the engineering efforts for existing in-market projects after production launch. This position will work to ensure the product meets or exceeds expectations from a cost, timing, and specification standpoint while working with Marketing, Industrial Design, Manufacturing, Quality, Co-packers, Fragrance Team, Regulatory and Supply Chain. Key Responsibilities: • Quickly reacts to in-market needs, including root cause analysis, to drive issue resolution • Supports cost savings, regulatory updates, BOMs updates and raw materials qualification initiatives • Recommends and presents solutions and opportunities to encourage ideation and technical sharing • Assists in developing detailed project plans including cost, timing, and resource requirements • Applies understanding of product specifications, material selection, manufacturing processes, cost constraints, regulatory and legal landscape (intellectual property) to drive high quality, sustainable, and efficient development • Applies statistical methodologies throughout the product development process to influence product design • Partners with Quality to ensure ongoing Design conformance for any in-market product changes • Leads DFMEA and/or PFMEA activities, and resolves high risk items prior to execution • Creates test methods based on risks identified in the DFEMA, and analyzes test results to inform design decisions • Writes and maintains technical specifications and documentation for the development and implementation of products changes • Recommends tools and techniques for automating, simplifying, and enhancing product testing • Utilizes understanding of diverse types of manufacturing equipment to influence product development • Supports supplier development and selection to ensure technical capabilities • Summarizes complex technical concepts in simple, clear language appropriate to the audience to gain alignment • Some travel may be required Requirements: Minimum Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Material, Software or Chemical Engineering required • 2-5 years of product development experience preferred • Strong knowledge of problem solving techniques and methodologies • Previous hands on prototyping/design validation model building knowledge preferred • Demonstrates Strong Static/Dynamic analytical skills • Previous CAD modeling experience (Creo preferred) a plus • Candidate must be able to work as a team player and have demonstrated leadership ability • Strong interpersonal, communication and project management skills • Excellent presentation skills required, along with superior organization and attention to detail Newell Brands (NASDAQ: NWL) is a leading global consumer goods company with a strong portfolio of well-known brands, including Paper Mate®, Sharpie®, Dymo®, EXPO®, Parker®, Elmer’s®, Coleman®, Marmot®, Oster®, Sunbeam®, FoodSaver®, Mr. Coffee®, Graco®, Baby Jogger®, NUK®, Calphalon®, Rubbermaid®, Contigo®, First Alert®, and Yankee Candle®. For hundreds of millions of consumers, Newell Brands makes life better every day, where they live, learn, work and play.