Front End Product Engineer

Chervon is one of the world’s largest power tool and outdoor power equipment manufacturers with a rich history of innovation. Chervon’s commitment to build a better world by building better tools is evident in the products we manufacture and our green approach to manufacturing. We design, engineer and market power tools and outdoor power equipment within our brand portfolio- EGO, FLEX and SKIL and for other highly respected private brands. With world-class R&D, design, manufacturing, supply chain, marketing, sales, and service teams throughout the world, we do it all.

About Our Opportunity:

The Front End Product Engineer focuses on translating customer insights, emerging technologies, and early product ideas into working prototypes that help evaluate future opportunities in power tools and outdoor power equipment. This role is intended for an experienced, hands-on engineer who can independently move from concept to prototype, apply sound technical judgment, and influence early-stage product direction while collaborating across Product, Research, Design, and Engineering teams.

Key Job Responsibilities:

Innovation & Discovery

• Collaborate with Product Managers, User Researchers, Industrial Designers, Engineering teams, and other cross-functional partners to identify unmet customer needs and future product opportunities.

• Explore emerging technologies, components, materials, and concepts that may create competitive advantages within power tools and outdoor power equipment.

• Participate in ideation workshops, innovation sessions, and concept generation activities.

• Evaluate the technical feasibility of new product concepts through rapid experimentation, prototype development, and hands-on testing.

Rapid Prototyping & Validation

• Design, build, assemble, and test physical prototypes ranging from appearance models to functional proof-of-concept systems.

• Quickly translate sketches, concepts, problem statements, and customer insights into tangible solutions.

• Apply 3D printing, laser cutting, rapid fabrication methods, electronics prototyping, and other hands-on development techniques to efficiently create, refine, and validate prototype solutions.

• Develop mechanical, electrical, and electromechanical prototype solutions as needed to validate concepts.

• Build demonstration models, test rigs, fixtures, and experimental systems used to evaluate product opportunities.

• Plan and conduct prototype testing, analyze results, identify technical tradeoffs, and communicate findings, recommendations, and next steps to cross-functional stakeholders.

Technical Development

• Develop CAD models to support prototype construction and concept evaluation.

• Integrate sensors, motors, control systems, batteries, embedded electronics, and other technologies when appropriate.

• Research and evaluate commercially available technologies, components, and platforms for potential application within new products.

• Conduct competitor teardowns, benchmarking activities, and technical investigations.

Collaboration

• Work closely with Product Managers, User Researchers, Industrial Designers, and Engineering teams to align technical exploration with customer needs.

• Present concepts, prototypes, and findings to leadership teams and stakeholders.

• Collaborate with engineering teams in North America and internationally to advance innovation initiatives.

• Support intellectual property generation through invention disclosures and innovation documentation.

Continuous Improvement

• Contribute to innovation processes, prototype lab capabilities, engineering tools, and rapid development methodologies.

• Continuously expand technical knowledge across mechanical, electrical, software, automation, and fabrication disciplines.

• Maintain prototype documentation and test records sufficient to support learning, future iteration, and knowledge transfer.