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Product Definition Engineer

TAD PGS, Inc.

Norwich, NYContract$40–55/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$40–55/hr
Location
Norwich, NY
Schedule
Contract
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Product Definition Engineer develops weight-optimized mechanical packaging solutions that meet customer requirements while considering cost, reliability, manufacturing, and maintainability. Projects primarily involve high-speed permanent magnet alternators and temperature sensors. The role owns product definition from project launch through production, supports design documentation and reviews, and contributes to product improvements, manufacturing support, research and development, and field issue resolution.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Mechanical Packaging Design, nice to haveTolerance Stack-Up Analysis, nice to haveEngineering Drawing Practices, nice to haveASME Y14.100, nice to haveGeometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing, nice to haveASME Y14.5-2009, nice to haveRotating Machine Design, nice to haveTemperature Sensor Design, nice to havePackaging Principles, nice to haveAnalysis Functions, nice to haveCross-Functional Collaboration, nice to haveOral Communication, nice to haveWritten Communication, nice to haveInterpersonal Skills, nice to haveLeadership, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering or Equivalent, requiredHigh School Diploma or Equivalent With 7+ Years Design Experience, requiredLegal Authorization to Work in the U.S., required

Benefits

401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Medical Insurance

Full job description

We have an outstanding Contract to Hire position for aProduct Definition Engineerto join a leading Company located in theNorwich, NYsurrounding area.

Pay Rate: $40- $55 per hour

The Product Definition Engineer (PDE) will be responsible for developing unique, weight optimized , mechanical packaging solutions that meet customer requirements while considering aspects such as cost, reliability, manufacturing, and maintainability. The PDE will also be responsible for documenting designs utilizing the latest drafting standards.

Projects will predominantly be designing high speed permanent magnet alternators and temperature sensors.

Job Responsibilities:

The Principal Duties & Responsibilities will include the following:

  • Overall ownership and accountability of product definition for assigned projects from launch through production.

  • Perform detailed tolerance stack-up analysis.

  • Develop complete drawing packages and lead drawing reviews.

  • Prepare presentations and present at reviews.

  • Have a thorough understanding of Engineering Drawing Practices ASME Y14.100.

  • Have a thorough understanding of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) ASME Y14.5-2009.

  • Interpret and clarify customer technical expectations.

  • Develop low-cost solutions and meet unit cost targets.

  • Define and maintain technical compliance to customer requirements.

  • Develop design concepts for technical proposals.

  • Develop fixtures and tooling.

  • Legacy product improvements and manufacturing support.

  • Internal research & development.

  • Resolution of field issues.

Basic Hiring Criteria:

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent (or High School Diploma or equivalent with at least 7 years of Design experience).

  • Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required.

Desired Qualifications:

  • Experience in rotating machine design and development.

  • Experience in Total Air Temperature (TAT), Exhaust Gas Temperature (EGT), Resistive Temperature Detector (RTD) and Thermocouple (TC) design, packaging principles, and analyses functions .

  • Ability to influence and seamlessly work cross-functionally in a matrix organization.

  • Strong oral and written communication skills.

  • Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.

  • Able to communicate with all levels of internal and external customer organizations, including upper management.

Benefits offered vary by contract. Depending on your temporary assignment, benefits may include direct deposit, free career counseling services, 401(k), select paid holidays, short-term disability insurance, skills training, employee referral bonus, and affordable medical coverage plan, and DailyPay (in some locations). For a full description of benefits available to you, be sure to talk with your recruiter.

Military connected talent encouraged to apply.

VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

  • The California Fair Chance Act

  • Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance

  • Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers

  • San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

How this job compares

Set against the 7,638 open Mechanical Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$40–55/hr
  • US median$45–59/hr377 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $47.50/hr, is 10% below the US median midpoint ($53/hr) — in the middle half of Mechanical Engineer hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 306 open Mechanical Engineer jobs in New York and 7,638 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
Experience
This posting asks for at least 7 years of experience; Mechanical Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (6,364 postings).
Education
5,219 of the 7,638 open Mechanical Engineer jobs (68%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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