Design Engineer - Multiple Levels

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Date: Nov 12, 2024

Location: Mason, MI, US

Company: Dart Container

If you are looking for a challenging plus rewarding position and enjoy working in a collaborative environment where your ideas are valued, and team members are treated with respect, trust, and integrity -- then you have found your fit!

We are looking for talented Design Engineer looking to join a highly collaborative and energetic staff of engineers! As a Design Engineer at Dart, you will have the opportunity to apply design engineering knowledge and skills for moderately complex engineering projects that center around food service product formation and process. Our diverse product portfolio provides opportunities in thermoforming, paper cup and plate, injection molding and molded fiber. Design engineers can expect to oversee their work from the infancy of product model concept to tooling/mold design, followed by fabrication to installation and start up. This gives complete oversight and accountability with the satisfaction of complete accomplishment.

This position includes up to 40% domestic and international travel. For those days you are not traveling, Dart employees enjoy the flexibility of a hybrid work schedule, working 3 days in the office and 2 days from home.

Day-to-Day Role:

• Participate in and complete projects or programs of minimal size, scope, and duration

• Develop knowledge of processes, equipment, raw materials, tooling, and products

• Assist in designing products, components, assemblies, tooling, and/or equipment

• Conduct research and analysis, and recommend designs

• Create 3D models of moderately complex systems or products using CAD

• Apply Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)

• Coordinate interrelated designs

• Create parts list

• Receive and review process and product requirements, work with suppliers to obtain information and quotes, and generate specifications

• Document and track technical changes and/or improvements

• Participate in the assembly, testing, and implementation of packaging equipment or equipment upgrades

• Oversee prototyping and create samples

• Identify broad conceptual ideas and develop them into useful solutions

• Participate in troubleshooting, analysis, evaluation, implementation, and documentation of engineering solutions

• Collaborate with production personnel and other departments to gather information and draft reports, and improve equipment, processes, and products

• Recommend test parameters and participate in the testing and implementation of engineering solutions

• Recommend continuous improvement plans where efficiency, quality, safety, or service can be improved

Core Skills and Qualifications:

The ideal candidate for all levels must possess all of the following:

• Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various products

• Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications

• Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principals involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models

• Ability to learn and understand raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of products

• Ability to successfully prioritize, and organize projects, deadlines, and tasks in both team and independent environments

• Strong verbal and written skills necessary to communicate intricate job-related information

• Up to 40% domestic and international travel

• Ability to obtain and maintain a valid driver’s license and passport

• Requires a valid driver’s license and favorable motor vehicle report upon hire

Associate Level:

The ideal candidate must possess one of the following:

• Bachelor’s degree with an emphasis in engineering or related field of study, OR

• Associate’s degree and six (6) years of related engineering experience, OR

Mid-Level:

The ideal candidate must possess all of the following:

• Bachelor’s degree with an emphasis in engineering or related field of study and three (3) years of related engineering experience OR

• Associate’s degree and nine (9) years of related engineering experience

• Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of products

• Use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems

Senior Level:

The ideal candidate must possess all of the following:

• Bachelor’s degree with an emphasis in engineering or related field of study and six (6) years of related engineering experience, OR

• Associate’s degree and twelve (12) years of related engineering experience

• Advanced knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various products

• Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications

• Advanced knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principals involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models

• Advanced knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of products

• Ability to successfully prioritize, and manage large, complex projects, deadlines, and tasks with little supervision in both team and independent environments

• Abililty to mentor lower-level engineers

  Overview: Dart makes everyday products that give people the freedom to enjoy the food & drinks they love, wherever they are. From to-go containers and dinnerware to tamper-evident food packaging and even the red Solo cup, Dart products have been keeping people on the go and having fun for more than 50 years. Dart is a family-owned, family-focused company of 13,000 employees united by a shared set of values. Headquartered in Mason, MI, Dart has 30 locations in four countries.

  Benefits: Dart Container full-time employees enjoy great benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) with company matching contributions, paid vacation, paid holidays, short-term disability, tuition assistance, product discounts and more.

  Dart Container is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are subject to a drug test (excluding THC*/marijuana/cannabis) and background check at the time of offer.

  *THC testing ONLY when such testing is required by law.

  Dart Container is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all candidates for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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