Job Description

Title: Product Engineer
Company: Global Power Components – www.globalpowercomponents.com
Location: Milwaukee, WI (onsite 5-days/week)
Hire Type: Direct Hire

Global Power Components is a privately held, financially sound, growing manufacturer of UL heavy gauge steel fuel tanks, trailers, large generator enclosures, and modular metal enclosures for housing fully equipped electrical distribution and control equipment. As a result of our continuing expansion and continued organizational growth, we are looking for a motivated Product Engineer to join our team.

Internal Manufacturing Product Definition
• Own the integrity of the released product definition within PLM prior to handoff to Manufacturing Engineering.
• Ensure EBOM, CAD models, drawings, configuration rules, and revision levels are complete, consistent, and aligned before release.
• Define and maintain standard product configurations to minimize custom variation and manufacturing complexity.
• Serve as the technical authority for how the product is defined, structured, and controlled within manufacturing systems.
• Partner with Manufacturing Engineering during MBOM development to ensure intent is preserved and discrepancies are resolved.
• Drive continuous improvement of product data governance and release quality processes.

Product Definition & Configuration Management
• Own product definition beyond design intent, including configuration, assembly structure, and documentation readiness.
• Ensure product configurations align with customer requirements, commercial agreements, and internal standards.
• Maintain alignment between design documentation, product structures, and released configurations.

Engineering Change Ownership (ECR / ECN)
• Own the initiation, coordination, and execution of Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) and Engineering Change Notices (ECNs).
• Manage front-end change requests originating from Sales, PMs, Manufacturing, Quality, or site feedback.
• Coordinate cross-functional review and approval of ECRs and ECNs with Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, Quality, and other stakeholders.
• Ensure approved changes are properly implemented, documented, and communicated across all affected teams.

Process Discipline & Continuous Improvement (Product Engineer–aligned)
• Enforce structured engineering release and change control processes to ensure product definition integrity prior to manufacturing handoff.
• Monitor product data quality within PLM, identifying recurring issues in revisions, configurations, effectivity, and documentation completeness.
• Identify systemic gaps in product definition workflows and drive corrective improvements to prevent downstream manufacturing disruption.
• Develop and maintain product-specific governance standards, release checklists, and validation criteria.
• Support continuous improvement of PLM–ERP integration processes to improve alignment, traceability, and change accuracy.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, and IT to strengthen release quality gates and reduce change-related risk.
• Support onboarding by reinforcing product data governance standards, system usage expectations, and configuration control discipline

Equal Opportunity Employer/Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled
Global Power Components is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Global Power Components is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

About Global Power Components

Global Power Components has been manufacturing power generation accessories since 1996. We offer competitive pricing, quality products, on time delivery and the best customer service possible. Whether you need a custom E-House, generator enclosure package, fuel tank or trailer our professional staff of engineers, electricians, and metal fabricators will make it happen. Global Power Components is located in Milwaukee, WI. our 400,000 sq. ft. facility has expanded our capabilities and enabled us to perform new services for our customers. With easy on/off access to Highways 94 and 43, shipping your product is never an issue. Since the relocation, Global Power Components has improved its on-time shipping to an astounding 97%. With our new facility, no project is too large and with our 75-ton crane, no project is too heavy. Global Power Components has developed into a family of employees that dedicate themselves to our customers and services. Our company is diversified in several industries to provide the security, experience, and confidence our customers deserve. However, we are small enough to ensure competitive prices, short lead times, and the ability to flow with last second design changes. For more information, visit us online at www.globalpowercomponents.com For your next custom project, think GPC.

Industry

Manufacturing & Production

Company Size

201-500 employees

Headquarters

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Year Founded

1996

Website

globalpowercomponents.com

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