ProductDevelopmentEngineer

Please Note: If you are a current Spin Master employee with access to Workday, apply to this job via the Workday application. Are you a kid at heart looking to build a career with a leading global children's toy, entertainment and digital gaming company? At Spin Master, our unwavering commitment to open mindedness, integrity and innovation is a great part of what has made us an industry leader. How do we stay ahead of the pack? By hiring the best and brightest minds—and that’s why we want you! ## ## Job Description: **What will you work on?** The Product Development Engineer (PDE) will be responsible for driving the technical execution of global toys and games portfolios, from concept through production, and ensuring performance, cost, quality, and schedule adherence. The PDE will work closely with large cross-functional teams (Design, Marketing, Engineering, Quality, Packaging, etc.) to manage development throughout the entire product lifecycle. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, leading technical development of products, defining product specifications, identifying risks and opportunities to pre-empt development hurdles, providing escalation management, and working with stakeholders to balance business, design, and technical objectives. The person in this role will be expected to operate in a highly dynamic environment, and consistently drive towards solutions to obtain results. **How will you create impact?** * Collaborate with GBT (Design and Brand teams) to provide technical and cost assessment on new concepts * Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure milestones and integration are on-track * Provide mechanical, material, electro-mechanical, and/or mechatronic engineering expertise throughout the product development lifecycle * Lead Collaborate on prototyping and proof-of-concept builds to de-risk and test new mechanisms, key features, and/or gameplay feasibility * Work with manufacturing partners on details of component design to optimi