Design Engineer

*This role requires experience with plastics blow mold bottle designs (bottles, containers, etc.)**

**This position will have flexibility to work in one of our locations in Charlotte, North Carolina, Greater Cincinnati area, or South Florida (if bilingual)**

Essential Responsibilities:

• Create designs for rigid consumer packaging, including but not limited to plastic bottles, closures, test apparatuses, and mechanical components, in a fast-paced setting using 3D CAD software.
• Offer a creative, yet consistent and technically feasible, design that supports the customer’s brand.
• Understand the technical aspects of plastic materials and their fit-for-use in applications.
• Develop 2D drawings, standards, and templates
• Assist with creating mold specifications for specific products.
• Design ancillary tooling components for use in prototype and production environments.
• Develop and manage on-site 3D printing capabilities.
• Develop FEA testing capabilities.
• Assist with developing long-term design strategies staying ahead of the curve on technologies and how they can be applied to meet our customers’ needs.
• Work cross functionally with operations management and the business development team.

Qualifications Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, or equivalent job experience.
• 5+ years of experience designing and manufacturing blow molds
• Industrial design experience in creating photo-realistic renderings of products applicable to the market segment.
• Experience working in engineering and manufacturing environments
• Experience working both independently and, in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including formal presentations and technical papers.
• Methodical approach and able to work multiple projects or tasks concurrently.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)