Product Development Engineer & Compliance Coordinator

Join Our Team! Meco Corporation is seeking an innovative, technically skilled, and detail-oriented Product Development Engineer & Compliance Coordinator to join our Outdoor Living Group! This position plays an important role in bringing new products to market, from initial concept and design through prototyping, testing, manufacturing, and successful product launch.

We're looking for someone who enjoys combining creativity with practical engineering solutions, solving technical challenges, and collaborating with teams to develop products that meet customer expectations.

In addition to product development responsibilities, this role coordinates product compliance activities across our grill and furniture product lines, helping ensure products meet applicable regulatory, industry, and customer requirements.

The ideal candidate will bring strong engineering knowledge, hands-on manufacturing experience, excellent project management skills, and a passion for continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities Product Development & Engineering Lead assigned product development and innovation projects through the entire product lifecycle, from initial concept through production readiness and launch.

Translate consumer insights, customer feedback, market trends, and competitive research into innovative product concepts and measurable design requirements.

Develop and maintain detailed 3D CAD models, assemblies, 2D engineering drawings, technical specifications, bills of materials (BOMs), tolerances, and other engineering documentation.

Evaluate product concepts for feasibility, functionality, manufacturability, safety, cost-effectiveness, quality, and overall customer value.

Apply engineering principles and design-for-manufacturing and assembly (DFM/DFA) practices to optimize product performance and production efficiency.

Identify opportunities for value engineering, product improvements, cost reductions, and enhanced manufacturing processes.

Coordinate the development of prototypes, product samples, tooling trials, and pilot production builds with internal teams and domestic or international suppliers.

Develop and execute product testing and validation plans to evaluate durability, mechanical performance, stability, thermal performance, safety, packaging, and overall product functionality, as applicable.

Analyze testing results, troubleshoot technical challenges, identify root causes, and coordinate corrective actions.

Work closely with Manufacturing, Quality, Sourcing, Sales, Marketing, and other departments to ensure successful product development and production launches.

Support production startup activities and resolve design-related issues to ensure products meet established performance and quality standards.

Project Management & Cross-Functional Collaboration Manage multiple product development projects simultaneously while maintaining established schedules, budgets, priorities, and quality expectations.

Coordinate project requirements, resources, mile...