Design Engineer

Job Title: Design Engineer

Department: Engineering

Reports to: Design Engineering Manager

FLSA Status: Exempt

Travel: Up to 20% travel may be required

Summary:

A Design Engineer is responsible for designing and developing new products, improving existing products, and ensuring that all designs meet the required specifications. The position develops product quoting and pricing in collaboration with Operations and Commercial teams.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

· Design and develop new products from concept to production Designs, plans, and directs the development of packaging, insulation and componentry related products.

· Improve existing products to meet customer needs and market demands

· Ensure that all designs meet the required specifications and standards

· Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure that designs are feasible and cost-effective

· Conduct research and analysis to identify new design trends and technologies

· Create and maintain accurate design documentation

· Participate in design reviews and provide feedback to improve designs

· Formulates the development plan and leads the activities related to the mold and tooling design and construction.

· Provides support for Innovation projects to achieve desired performance results.

· Provides support to manufacturing sites as needed to address customer satisfaction issues and maintain product quality.

· Monitors and evaluates goals while driving for standardized effective solutions to existing problems.

· Ensures continual appropriate communication with the commercial team, manufacturing sites, and suppliers.

· Ensures project objectives are met at the lowest cost while maintaining the highest level of quality and safety.

· Collaborates with Commercial and Operations teams to construct product pricing and quoting

· Evaluates designs for manufacturability

· Analyzes engineering drawing and specifications to ensure product quality

· Manage the product development from conception to defect free production

· Strive for continuous process and development improvement, focusing on quality and speed to market

· Provide process support for Innovation Center, including trials and material samplings.

· Participate in development of technical advancements, identify, and protect intellectual property.

· Conduct engineering studies to evaluate product quality

· Formulate a development plan and technical solutions to address on-going quality concerns

· Provide engineering assistance to commercial team and customers, including travel for on-site support

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education Requirements/Work Experience

· Bachelor's degree in engineering disciplines with packaging engineering preferred

· Proven experience as a Design Engineer with 4-6 years of component design experience within manufacturing environment, packaging componentry experience is preferred.

Minimum Requirements

· Understanding of Financials and Budgeting process.

· Strong knowledge of materials, manufacturing processes, and engineering principles

· Proven experience in EPS or other molded foams and injection molding processes.

· Experience with continuous improvement discipline (Lean or Six Sigma) is a plus.

· Ability to work independently and as part of a team

· Attention to detail and ability to multitasking

· Highly desirable are experience in industrial packaging applications such as large appliances, furniture, etc., along with experience in food and pharmaceuticals.

Reasoning Ability:

· Strong analytical skill set and demonstrated ability to work with cross-functional teams

to quickly analyze problems and develop effective solutions.

· Ability to quickly adapt to changes in work environment and manage competing demands.

· Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Computer Skills:

· To perform this job successfully, an individual should be proficient in CAD software (SolidWorks, AutoCAD, etc.) along with Microsoft Suite – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, TEAMS, and other data entry, Order processing systems and Database software. a plus.

Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

· Integrity: Behaves in an honest, fair, and ethical manner. Speaks openly and truthfully with team members and accepts responsibility for actions. Understands the importance of maintaining confidentiality and fosters an environment where integrity, honesty and accountability flourish. Promotes transparent and accountable actions and acts decisively against dishonest conduct. Demonstrates the ability to gain confidence of their employees and customers by respecting the confidentiality and privacy of their concerns and needs and encourages collaboration, trust, foresight and listening between team members. Considerate of others' points of view and treats others with courtesy and professionalism.

· Teamwork: Capable of being approached and easy to work with. Contributes to the success of the team, communicates clearly individually and in group settings while treating others with respect. Listens to others and works well within diverse groups. Consistently places team needs over individual needs and seeks input from people with different experiences and perspectives and recognizes the differences of opportunities to learn and gain by working together. Values and encourages unique skills and talents.

· Accountability: Takes personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of work and achieves results with little to minimal supervision. Consistently meets all deadlines and follows through on completing tasks while holding self and other accountable for actions and/or appointed responsibilities and manages one's own

performance to proactively ensure team accountability.

· Problem Resolution: Demonstrates the ability to effectively problem solve and set priorities while delivering results in a timely manner and effectively obtains results through planning and delegation.

Analyzes problems skillfully and uses data to reach solutions while demonstrating the ability to appropriately take calculated risks or escalates decisions to consult with others when appropriate.

· Communication: Creates an environment of open communication amongst team members while providing regular, consistent, and meaningful information. Actively listens carefully to others and ensures messages are understood. Demonstrates the ability to communicate information clearly, concisely, and thoroughly in a timely manner.

Has the ability to tailor communication styles to the subject matter and to the needs of the recipient. Is credible and confident through communication and presentations and persuasively presents thoughts and ideas to the audience.

· Job Knowledge: Demonstrates relevant job knowledge and essential skills, such as work practices, policies, procedures, quality assurance, and technical abilities. Demonstrates self-improvement efforts to enhance skills and knowledge with changes impacting the job while adhering to workplace rules as well as to traditional or socially expected methods of doing business following processes and procedures.

· Continuous Improvement: Consistently finds ways to improve methods, processes and/or procedures to improve quality of work and to maximize efficiency. Quickly identifies process inefficiencies and takes independent action to make improvements. Willing supports new ideas while energizing others within the workforce to embrace changes that

enhance efficiency. Understands and applies formal methods to analyze and eliminate non-value-added work and support process environments. Willingly seeks opportunities and shares different approaches to address problems while generating practical ideas and workable solutions to solve problems or address issues. Identifies and accepts failures as learning opportunities.

· Initiative: Ability to assess and initiate things independently with limited supervision required. Has the ability to manage resources to achieve results, while possessing the ability to manage multiple activities to accomplish goals. Actively seeks and does more than required or requested in the job and plans ahead for upcoming problems or opportunities and takes appropriate action when required.

· Planning & Organizing: Manages resources to ensure work is completed timely and accurately. Proactively anticipates potential problems and develops contingency plans to overcome obstacles. Anticipates deviations and plan and actively reorganizes work as necessary. Demonstrates the ability to manage time expertly to complete work ahead of schedule while utilizing available resources to complete work efficiently.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee must frequently lift and carry up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk on concrete. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, bend or twist. The employee is occasionally required to push, pull, and/or move materials.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The work environment is typical of most manufacturing environments. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to high level with ear protection required.

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by those assigned to a particular position. This document in no way states or implies that this is an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required and personnel may be required to perform duties outside their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. The Company reserves the right to change, modify, amend, add to or delete from, any section of this document as it deems, in its judgment, to be proper.

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