Senior Lead Design Engineer
Core
Lead product design and innovation for functional plastic products including cabinetry, kitchen, closet, shelving, and furniture hardware systems.
Role type
Senior Lead Design Engineer (Plastics Product Design & Innovation)
Builds
Differentiated, manufacturable plastic products for the Tenn-Tex portfolio
Domain
Industrial manufacturing / Consumer hardware / Plastic injection molding
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
SolidWorks, plastic part design, injection moulding, DFM/DFA, GD&T, tolerance analysis, patent landscape review, rapid prototyping, project planning
Preferred skills
Experience in cabinetry/furniture/consumer hardware, innovation experience with granted/pending patents, cross-functional collaboration with global teams
Technologies
SolidWorks, PDM
Responsibilities
Develop application-driven product concepts; Generate and evaluate new product concepts using customer insights; Create 3D models, assemblies, drawings and BOMs; Develop rapid prototypes and validate product performance; Apply DFM/DFA and material selection; Conduct prior-art reviews and support patent applications; Lead project planning and technical documentation
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with team supervision