JOB DESCRIPTION                 Effective Date:                    


TITLE:	PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT TECHNICIAN	


SUMMARY OF FUNCTIONS:

Designs, develops and improves new or existing products and performs the construction and testing of prototypes.


MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1.	Designs and/or develops new products including possible proprietary items according to product development plan.  Researches, creates and builds prototypes to satisfy product design specifications.  

2.	Continually evaluates and searches for improvements to existing products according to changing customer needs, product complaints/dissatisfaction or internal production/servicing difficulties.  Reviews adaptation of existing products for new applications or other customer markets.

3.	Assists in the planning, design and development of test requirements and any special testing equipment/apparatus to establish product and/or customer specifications; directs and performs testing of prototypes accordingly to verify product reliability and performance requirements.

4.	Creates and assists in the development of engineering documentation for new products or product changes;  documentation can include freehand sketches, detail drawings/schematics, draft bill of materials, engineering change notices, product specifications and production instructions.

5.	Performs other duties as requested by the Engineering Manager.


ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS:

Reports to Engineering Manager.  Coordinates activities with outside consultants or contractors and Manufacturing, Marketing, Sales and Customer Service.