Product Design Engineer
Hotstart designs, manufactures, and delivers thermal management solutions to customers in a variety of industrial equipment markets. We are seeking a Product Engineer for our Design Engineering team in Spokane, Washington. This role serves as the technical owner for assigned product lines, leading cross-functional projects and initiatives that improve product performance, reliability, manufacturability, compliance, cost, and customer value.
Primary Position Responsibilities:
- Own assigned product lines throughout their lifecycle, including initial release, improvements, engineering changes, reactivations, new or custom configurations, and obsolescence.
- Manage and lead cross-functional engineering projects from concept through validation, release, and implementation, managing scope, priorities, and action items.
- Identify and implement product improvements that enhance product performance, reliability, quality, manufacturability, safety, and cost competitiveness.
- Define and communicate engineering requirements through specifications, redlines, design reviews, testing, and technical guidance while supporting product documentation and engineering data management.
- Investigate production, supplier, customer, and field issues; perform root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
- Support Sales and customers with product selection, application, testing, troubleshooting, and optimization.
- Collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, IT, suppliers, and other stakeholders to improve products and processes.
- Participate in prototype builds, laboratory and field testing, regulatory activities, and occasional travel.
Desired Qualifications, Skills, and Attributes:
- BS or MS degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
- 2+ years of relevant product, design, sustaining, or manufacturing engineering experience.
- Proficiency with 3D CAD software and engineering documentation practices; SolidWorks experience preferred.
- Knowledge of change management, BOMs, ERP/PDM systems, root cause analysis, and design validation.
- Project management experience, including planning, prioritization, and cross-functional coordination.
- Knowledge of circuits, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and thermodynamics preferred.
- Experience with industrial equipment, electromechanical products, manufacturing processes, DFM/DFA principles, supplier changes, or regulatory compliance and standards preferred.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.
- Self-starter with strong technical judgment, project leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Reasonable accommodations available for disabled individuals to foster success in essential functions.
Hotstart Inc. is a world leading manufacturer of industrial engine preheating systems and thermal management products.. Established in 1942 and ISO 9001:2015 certified, we have grown to over 250 employees in a modern manufacturing facility. The company provides a 100% premium-free benefits package highlighted by medical, dental, vision and life insurance; 401(k) with contribution matching and profit sharing, and educational assistance. Email resume to careers@hotstart.com. Hotstart is a drug-free, equal opportunity employer - M/F/Veteran/Disability.
| Employment Type | Full-Time |
|---|---|
| Pay Type | Salary |
| Starting Pay | $83,000–$95,000 per year |
| Date Posted | September 30, 2026 |
| Valid Through | October 21, 2026 |
| Location | Corporate & Manufacturing Headquarters 5723 E. Alki Ave., Spokane, WA 99212 USA |