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ABR Employment Services · 6 hours ago

Lead Design Engineer

Plymouth, MN

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$105K/yr - $115K/yr

5+ years exp

ABR Employment Services is seeking a Lead Design Engineer responsible for providing technical direction and leadership for the Design Engineering team. This role involves transforming customer requirements into manufacturable thermoformed plastic packaging solutions while collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure high-quality delivery.

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Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Lead and manage the based Design Engineering team, including workload planning, prioritization, and scheduling

Evaluate individual and team performance; establish development goals aligned with business and department objectives

Develop and manage performance metrics to ensure customer expectations are met or exceeded

Lead external tooling procurement and manage vendor performance against specifications and standards

Provide technical support to Account Managers and represent the organization in customer-facing discussions when needed

Lead ideation, concept development, and product design efforts for assigned projects

Oversee sample creation, testing, and approval processes

Create complex 2D and 3D CAD models for products and tooling based on customer requirements and project assumptions

Apply strong knowledge of plastics, thermoforming, and manufacturing processes to design solutions

Collaborate with Pricing, Process Engineering, Production, and tooling vendors to ensure tooling optimization and performance

Support process engineering and production teams during tooling development and launch

Approve parts and maintain design and specification databases

Review and initiate Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) related to design or specification changes

Support corrective actions and lifecycle production issues, including financial impact analysis

Ensure compliance with safety standards, ISO requirements, and internal work instructions

Qualification

Solidworks2D3D CAD systemsPlastics manufacturing experienceThermoforming plastics experienceProject managementLeadership skillsCommunication skillsOrganizational skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field with 5+ years of design experience (product or tooling), or Associate degree with 9+ years of design experience in the plastics industry

Proven people management and leadership experience

Strong project management background

Proficiency in Solidworks, 2D and 3D CAD systems

Experience in the plastics manufacturing industry