Product Engineer

ABOUT DARMANN

Since 1983, Darmann has been revolutionizing the abrasive products industry with innovation while elevating manufacturing precision and productivity. Our abrasive tools, renowned for their unmatched quality, consistency, and performance have proven to be essential within the automotive, bearing, medical implant and semiconductor industries. Darmann is proud to be an employee-owned company where we work together to solve the industry’s toughest challenges.

JOB SUMMARY:
The Product Engineer is responsible for becoming an abrasive product expert to allow them to provide a high level us support to customers, prospects, and Darmann’s outside sales team. The Product Engineer is a valued part of the customer service team and will be responsible for salesforce support of house accounts, producing engineering drawings for new parts, and processing orders and quotations to support the department’s needs.

AN EMPLOYEE-OWNED COMPANY – THIS CAN INCLUDE YOU*

Our Employee Stock Option Program (ESOP) means that every employee can become an owner of the company over time, through hard work and a commitment to excellence. Our ESOP grants each team member shares in the company. These shares are tied to our growth over time and support employee retirement planning beyond our 401(k) match of up to 6%.

PROFIT SHARING

At Darmann, being Employee-Owned also means employees share in our successes. When we have a successful quarter, a percentage of profits are distributed to our employees. After all, our employees are the ones who make us who we are! When Darmann wins, we all win.

DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop and maintain a solid working knowledge of all company products
• Develop an understanding of superfinishing and grinding principles and applications.
• Provide technical product support for customers and outside-sales personnel.
• Gather and analyze all pertinent data required for new application development.
• Work closely with production department to ensure manufacturing feasibility of new product designs.
• Produce CAD drawings for abrasive tools.
• Produce product quotations and proposals.
• Enter new product orders and monitor on-time delivery with the production department.
• Interact regularly with overseas divisions on technical and service related issues.
• Interact regularly with outside vendors that supply ancillary products for resale.
• Provide direct inside and outside (visiting) sales support for select customers assigned by Sales & Customer Service Management.
• Work on administrative and marketing projects as assigned by Sales & Customer Service Management.
• Travel for the first year is likely to be limited, approximately 10% but there is a development track to become a Sales/Applications Engineer with up to 50% travel.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

• Experience selling or using grinding or superfinishing tools
• Self-disciplined, self-motivated, can take initiative.
• Dynamic/Flexible - able to keep pace with a rapidly growing small company.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Desire to learn and grow with the company.
• Working knowledge of engineering drawings and tolerances.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• This is an onsite position in Clinton, MA
• Overnight travel approximately 10%

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE

• Bachelors degree in engineering or equivalent
• Strong computer skills (CAD, Windows, MS Office).
• Ability to speak Spanish, French, or Chinese is a plus (though not required).

BENEFITS

• Company subsidized health, dental and vision insurance
• 401(k) - up to 6% match
• Quarterly profit sharing (at all levels of employment)
• 10 paid holidays (includes one floating holiday – all levels of employment)
• PSL/Sick Leave (up to 40 hours per year)
• Company sponsored ESOP shares – equity in the company at every level of employment
• Paid Time Off (start with 2 weeks and earn up to 4 weeks of PTO over time)
• FSA (Flexible Spending Account available)
• HSA (Health Savings Accounts available)
• STD (Short Term Disability)
• LTD (Long Term Disability – available)
• Group Term Life Insurance (employee paid with group discounted rates)
• AFLAC (employee paid insurance policy to help with treatment costs of illness and health events)
• MetLife Legal Plan (group discounted rates)

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Darmann provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

* Individual employee participation in the Darmann ESOP program is subject to the satisfaction of eligibility requirements. Share allocation is proportionate to the employee’s compensation and follows a vesting scheduled reviewed at time of onboarding.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• Describe your computer skills related to CAD and MS Office products.
• List languages with which you can comfortably communicate (English, Spanish, French and Chinese):
• Please describe the necessary personality traits, and your comfort with those traits, to being an effective salesperson .
• Please explain your working knowledge of engineering drawings and tolerances.
• Please share your desired salary range.

Ability to Commute:

• Clinton, MA 01510 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Clinton, MA 01510: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person