This position will participate in cross-departmental teams or projects. This position also may be called on to interact with customers. This individual also may interact with others within their profession and within the industry.

Duties and Responsibilities

The primary role of the Associate Product Manager is to assist the Product Management group in the duties below.

Product Strategy & Life Cycle:

• Develop the long-term product strategy and lifecycle plan.
• Understanding business concepts and models (PEST, SWOT, Porter’s Five Forces, etc.) used for strategic planning and development would be beneficial
• Develop a well thought-out, cohesive strategy and create content for the executive team to review and discuss for final approval.
• Successfully manage a new product through the process by providing the described deliverables and achieving the criteria.

Product / Segment Market Analysis

• Research and understand market conditions and competitive positions.
• Comfortable estimating and making educated assumptions to create market forecasting of volume and financials based on data and good judgment.
• In-depth analytical skills for making rationale assessments of the market, customers, and competitors.

Financials

• Understand, calculate, and apply basic financial concepts (examples: gross margin, EBIT, etc.) for a product line.
• Able to evaluate financial decisions such as capital expenditures (NPV).

Business Case Development

• Create a business case addressing company fit, financials, barriers to market entry (commercial and technical), value proposition fit with the customer, and time to market.
• Conduct primary research on competitive products.

Voice of Customer

• Conduct primary research with customers, to understand their job sites, their business environment, etc. Participate in installations, conduct time studies, and make observations of installation practices that can drive product evolutions or other solutions Unirac can bring to market.
• Use both quantitative and qualitative methods to gather and evaluate customer feedback.

Product Value Proposition / Positioning / Marketing

• Determine value proposition and customer fit, how much unique / differentiated value is generated by the product line.
• Collaborate with Marketing to develop messaging and collateral.
• Collaborate with Sales & Marketing to develop Go-to-Market launch strategy.

Technical Literature

• Support the creation of technical literature by working with the various technical teams and marketing to create the content and publish the necessary technical documentation of the product.

Intellectual Property

• Basic working knowledge of Intellectual Property concepts (patent infringement, patentability of a product, etc.)
• Collaborate with patent agent on an initial assessment of the organization’s freedom to operate and patent ability of invention.

Product Training

• Develop and provide effective product training to Sales and the broader organization.
• Assist Sales in creating product training programs for customers. Conduct hands on product installation training for sales and with customers.

Job Competencies:

• Knowledge – General business acumen and business financial understanding
• Knowledge – Market analysis and market intelligence and business case development
• Skill – Excellent verbal, written and presentation communication skills
• Skill – Project management – planning, organizing, prioritizing, implementation
• Skill – Time management to include prioritizing, adaptable scheduling and flexibility and the handling of multiple tasks
• Skill – Critical, analytical thinking, tactical and strategic problem solving
• Ability – To comprehend and participate in product strategy & life cycle management that includes market analysis, business case development, go-to-market strategy, through to end of life
• Ability – To perform market research, gather and distill customer feedback, develop forecasting, and perform competitive analysis
• Ability – To perform financial calculations and analyses
• Ability – To work in cross-functional teams, determine direction, keep members accountable, maintain open communication and achieve desired outcomes

Technology and Software Required:

• Intermediate knowledge of MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and MS Project
• Minimum to Maximum Education/Certification Requirements:
• Minimum Associate’s Degree Maximum Bachelor’s Degree

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to climb roofs and walk on various terrains
• Periodic lifting / moving up to 50 lbs of material

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $30,000.00 to $40,000.00 /year

Work authorization:

• United States (Required)

Additional Compensation:

• Bonuses

Work Location:

• One location

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Retirement plan
• Paid time off
• Flexible schedule

This Job Is Ideal for Someone Who Is:

• People-oriented — enjoys interacting with people and working on group projects
• Adaptable/flexible — enjoys doing work that requires frequent shifts in direction
• Detail-oriented — would rather focus on the details of work than the bigger picture
• Achievement-oriented — enjoys taking on challenges, even if they might fail
• Dependable — more reliable than spontaneous

This Job Is:

• A job for which military experienced candidates are encouraged to apply

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

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Product development engineers apply principles of engineering to evaluate new and existing products, utilizing state of the art tools and physical testing methods. Creativity is fostered by a product development process that includes many points of internal and external feedback to ensure that design goals are accurate, and the final products are a success. As a Senior Product Development Engineer, you will be expected to provide project and technical leadership (meeting project schedule targets and product functional, performance, and cost requirements). A Senior PD Engineer is also expected to provide leadership and guidance to less experienced engineers.

Duties and Responsibilities

New Product Design and Development:

• Innovate, conceive, design, engineer and develop new products and/or improve existing products.
• Calculate and design for optimized system-level costs for new products
• Create prototypes in the conception and development of new products and document results in engineering and/or test reports
• Investigate new technologies, tools, and processes and make recommendations for adoption as appropriate

Product Engineering:

• Engineer products in accordance with appropriate regulatory requirements and associated standards, such as model building and electrical codes, ASCE 7, aluminum or steel design manuals, ASTM standards, etc.
• Select appropriate materials for applications, considering strength, deflection, cost, finish, corrosion, friction, etc.
• Engineer products considering techniques such as design for manufacturability, assembly, reliability
• Develop product acceptance criteria and test plans.
• Document product designs, engineering, test results and engineering changes in engineering reports

Project Management and Technical Leadership:

• Technical leadership including identification and application of appropriate engineering analyses and methods
• Develop and lead on-time execution of product development project plans
• Ensure goals, schedules, cost targets, and budgets are met
• Maintain working knowledge of customer requirements and competitor trends
• Create presentations and present engineering designs and changes
• Coordinate, communicate, interact and provide technical support to other functional groups in the execution of product development projects
• Ensure goals, schedules, cost targets, and budgets are met

Skill Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in mechanical, structural engineering or similar /8+ preferred
• At least 5 years new product development experience preferred
• Engineering analysis – Structural design, strength and cost optimization, material selection, and FEA analysis
• Proficiency in new product development processes
• Innovative, think creatively, be hands-on and mechanically inclined
• Ability to generate concepts and create physical, testable prototypes
• Expert Proficiency in CAD and 3-D modeling, Inventor preferred
• Solar PV and UL2703 code application experience and knowledge preferred

Educational Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Structural, Civil Industrial Engineering or similar required, Master of Science in Engineering preferred

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions

• Office environment, manufacturing shop, test lab, and in-field environments
• Sitting, standing, and bending required (standing desks are provided so more or less standing can be accommodated within the office environment)

Reports To

Director of Product Development

Job Type: Full-time, Exempt

Job Type: Full-time

Experience:

• relevant: 5 years (Preferred)

Additional Compensation:

• Bonuses

Work Location:

• One location

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Retirement plan
• Paid time off
• Flexible schedule

This Job Is Ideal for Someone Who Is:

• Dependable — more reliable than spontaneous
• People-oriented — enjoys interacting with people and working on group projects

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

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Responsibilities / Duties:

• Design assets for printed documents, company website, and email and social media.
• Implement and maintain brand design standards.
• Consistently maintain company webpage materials, providing releases of information, etc.
• Create brochures, presentations and adhere to brand guidelines.
• Design, develop and maintain company website.
• Creation of visual presentations utilizing PowerPoint
• Ability to multi-task, juggling multiple priorities simultaneously and change priorities in a moments’ notice.
• Provide additional administrative support as needed.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge – Graphic design principles and methodologies
• Knowledge – Advertising and Marketing principles
• Skill – Strong graphic design skills
• Skill – Visual communication methods
• Skill – Time management to include prioritizing and re-prioritizing, adaptable scheduling and flexibility and the handling of multiple tasks
• Skill – Create, maintain, store and track print and digital Marketing collateral
• Ability – To be detail oriented and follow through
• Ability – To work collaboratively and independently
• Ability – To think creatively and incorporate concepts into design or products
• Ability – To work on a fast-paced and dynamic environment

Minimum Educational Requirements:

• Associate degree
• A minimum of 3 years of related graphics and art experience developing visual information and graphic art products for print, exhibit, webpage design, digital, audio/visual and online media
• Understanding of typography principles and previous design portfolio management;
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite’s Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign Programs is REQUIRED
• Excellent graphic design skills, people skills, decision making, self-motivation and pro-activity

Physical Requirements / Working Conditions:

• Sitting – 80% of the time
• Standing, walking, bending – 20% of the time (standing desks are provided so more or less standing can be accommodated.

Travel Requirements:

None

Job Type: Part-time

Salary: $18.00 to $20.00 /hour

Experience:

• Graphic Design: 3 years (Required)

Work Location:

• One location

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Retirement plan
• Paid time off
• Flexible schedule
• Professional development assistance

Working days:

• Monday
• Tuesday
• Wednesday
• Thursday
• Friday

Typical start time:

• 8AM

Typical end time:

• 5PM

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

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