PWC

Mechanical Engineer_Senior Associate

PWC$77K — $202K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in product development and manufacturing processes.
  • Expertise in CAD software such as NX, SolidWorks, or CREO.
  • Strong background in high-volume consumer electronics and NPI cycles.
  • Experience in risk assessment, mitigation planning, and managing cross-functional teams.
  • Proficient knowledge of materials, manufacturing techniques, and standards in product design.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze product development lifecycles to identify bottlenecks and improve processes.
  • Develop strategies to enhance speed to market and reduce costs.
  • Implement lean manufacturing principles and optimize supply chain integration.
  • Provide technical guidance on product design and manufacturing processes.
  • Collaborate with clients to generate insights and offer effective solutions.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
  • 401k retirement plan options with company match.
  • Generous holiday and paid time off policies.
  • Personal and family sick leave provisions.
  • Annual discretionary bonus opportunity.
Full Job Description

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Operations

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, our people in operations consulting specialise in providing consulting services on optimising operational efficiency and effectiveness. These individuals analyse client needs, develop operational strategies, and offer guidance and support to help clients streamline processes, improve productivity, and drive business performance.

In product development and manufacturing at PwC, you will specialise in improving product development and manufacturing processes. You will work closely with clients to analyse product development lifecycles, identify bottlenecks, and develop strategies to enhance speed to market, reduce costs, and improve quality. Working in this area, you will also provide guidance on implementing lean manufacturing principles, optimising supply chain integration, and leveraging digital technologies.

Focused on relationships, you are building meaningful client connections, and learning how to manage and inspire others. Navigating increasingly complex situations, you are growing your personal brand, deepening technical expertise and awareness of your strengths. You are expected to anticipate the needs of your teams and clients, and to deliver quality. Embracing increased ambiguity, you are comfortable when the path forward isn’t clear, you ask questions, and you use these moments as opportunities to grow.

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

  • Respond effectively to the diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
  • Use a broad range of tools, methodologies and techniques to generate new ideas and solve problems.
  • Use critical thinking to break down complex concepts.
  • Understand the broader objectives of your project or role and how your work fits into the overall strategy.
  • Develop a deeper understanding of the business context and how it is changing.
  • Use reflection to develop self awareness, enhance strengths and address development areas.
  • Interpret data to inform insights and recommendations.
  • Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.

  • Background in working with multi-disciplinary teams to manage and troubleshoot several NPI cycles for high-volume consumer electronics, including onsite issue identification and resolution at manufacturing locations.

  • Broad, cross-functional understanding ofand experience with the product development cycle, including timeline estimates,product execution, ability to see downstream effects of design decisions, perform risk assessment, and develop mitigation plans.

  • Ability to remain calm in the face of urgent product development requests and quickly resolve complex issues in creative, efficient, and effective ways.

  • Demonstrated ability to find compromises with high value designs that deliver maximum benefit for minimum risk and schedule impact.

  • Deep knowledge in several of the following:advanced surfacing, complex plastic injection-molding, castings, sheet metal design, additive manufacturing, rechargeable battery integration, mechanisms, IP ratings, testing, tooling, audio equipment, sensors, and cameras

  • Expertisewith one or more CAD platforms (e.g., NX, SolidWorks, CREO, etc.)

  • Proven skills in product design, material selection, and tolerance, failure, and root cause analysis

  • Experience in developing functional specifications, design verification plans, and functional test procedures.

  • Demonstrated ability to learn and utilize PDM and PLM tools (e.g.,TeamCenter,PDMworks,WindChill, Agile, Arena, etc.)

  • Broad, cross-functional understanding of product execution including ID, EE, ME/PD, and FW including consideration of design intent, product cost, transformation cost, and factory operations.

  • High levelof initiative, sense of ownership, and self-motivation

  • Willingness and ability to professionally present and defendyour and yourteam’s work, graciously accept and provide feedback, own and learn from mistakes, and have tough conversations.

  • A team player who gains satisfaction from enabling products to ship and the whole team to succeed. 

Travel Requirements

Up to 60%

Job Posting End Date

The salary range for this position is: $77,000 - $202,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. All hired individuals are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled or the posting is removed, unless otherwise set forth on the following webpage. Please visit this link for information about anticipated application deadlines: https://pwc.to/us-application-deadlines

About PWC

PwC is a multinational professional services network of firms headquartered in London, United Kingdom, operating as partnerships under the PwC brand. PwC ranks as the second-largest professional services network in the world and is considered one of the Big Four accounting firms, along with Deloitte, EY and KPMG. PwC firms operate in 157 countries, 742 locations, with 276,000 people. As of 2020, 26% of the workforce worked in the Americas, 26% in Asia, 32% in Western Europe, 5% in Middle East and Africa and 11% in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
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284,000 employees
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Founded
1998

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