Product Design Engineer
OhmiteBrownsville, Texas, United States
Posted September 16, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
Ohmite Manufacturing Company, a Heico Companies LLC subsidiary, has been a leading provider of high‑current, high‑voltage, and high‑energy resistive solutions for over 92 years. The company offers a full range of resistor constructions—wire‑wound, wire element, thick film, and ceramic composition—alongside complementary products such as heat sinks, shunts, heaters, and current‑sense devices. Ohmite’s commitment to custom manufacturing, continuous technology evaluation, and rapid product availability supports critical applications in industrial, medical, military, and aerospace sectors worldwide. Its global distribution network and long‑standing reputation for reliability distinguish Ohmite as a trusted partner for sophisticated circuit designs that demand precision and durability.
Job Description
As a Product Design Engineer, you will provide support for our military line in the New Product Introduction (NPI) through the sustainment phases of the Product Life Cycle. You will collaborate with other staff and departments to create highly functional products that are profitable and meet user needs.
Requirements
- Collaborate with other staff and departments on the product design, research and development, marketing, and manufacturing teams
- Assessing a design brief to gauge the design requirements
- Conducting and/or using research on user experience and needs, current market trends and general functionality
- Developing solutions that solve user problems
- Determining whether a design solution is user-friendly, cost effective and environmentally friendly
- Creating multiple iterations of design prototypes using computer-aided design tools
- Conducting rigorous usability tests and modifying the product based on the test results
- Evaluating design solutions against industry standards and regulations
- Documenting the design process and presenting progress reports to all relevant stakeholders
- Partner with the marketing, engineer and design teams to bring the product vision to life with prototypes and mocks
- Ensure that various stages of product development are completed on time by leading, organizing and requesting constant updates from cross-functional teams
- Collect, analyze and report on data and make adjustments to development plans as needed to facilitate a successful new product rollout
- Represent the voice of the end consumer throughout the development process
- Ensure that high standards of reliability, quality, usability and measurement are adhered to throughout each phase of product development
- Understand all design principles associated with the assigned product
