What are the responsibilities and job description for the Product Design Engineer position at Interactive Resources - iR?
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)
