I was the lead design engineer and saw the project from initial conception to mass production. My key responsibilities of this project included:

New Product Development​

• Constant communication with the team in China through prototype development and mass production quality issues

• Reviewed and provided feedback of all material selection, DFMs, EBOMs and CAD assemblies

• Designed key parts and accessories for the overall product in CAD, and communicated all design changes to the team in China

• Prototyped various touchpoints for the oven to show cross functional team

• Presented weekly project updates and builds to the executive team and president

• Worked with cross functional teams to make sure technical items are represented in user guides and to retailers 

• Owned CAD and prototypes of each upsell accessory (pizza peel, protective cover, cast iron pan)

• Brainstormed and implemented $20 in FOB cost savings through optimizing manufacturing, assembly, and material selection. Owned cost walks presented to the business in weekly updates. 

• Followed VAVE items through ECNs after the product went through mass production

Research & Development

• Built the 1st prototype to demonstrate proof of concept to the business.

• Created DOE and conducted thermal testing that dictated the temperature setpoints of each pizza function 

• Validated material selections for each cooking accessory through KPI testing and weekly communication with coating and supply chain to identify what was manufacturable

• Owner of the UI and Control flow document that dictated software logic 

• Worked with Food Science to debug any failed KPIs through extensive testing