Product Design Engineer

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Position Summary:

The Product/Design Engineer will be responsible for managing a full range of engineering activities in line with product design, customization, relevant processes and quality, by supplying specialist advice and support across projects and to other functions as appropriate. In addition, responsible for product development from concept to commercialization across several projects at any one time from existing product improvement to new product development to ensure customer satisfaction. Ensuring that projects are on time, in full, within specification and to budget, by managing resources to achieve the desired output within the TriMas Packaging organization and outsource manufacturing worldwide.

Primary Duties:

1. Responsible for the design, integrity, safety and market competitiveness of packaging.
2. Design packaging to meet cost targets, quality/performance objectives and safety standards.
3. Communicate with Sales team, customers, suppliers and the TriMas Packaging organization.
4. Proactively establish and execute packaging cost reductions and quality and reliability improvements to maintain or increase market share and company profitability.
5. Design, conceptualize, prototype to ensure product integrity and appeal under varying shipping and retail conditions.
6. Partner with the design team to create suitable and competitive packaging solutions.
7. Identify risks and prepare mitigation plans.
8. Ability to create packaging and point of purchase displays using CAD or physical samples to make rendering.
9. Support tool design, quality board, and standards signoff.
10. Review, optimize, and validate packaging designs based upon prototype and costing.
11. Responsible for generation and delivery of concept and manufacturing design definitions based on technical specifications, requirements and other constraints.
12. Preparation and delivery of progress reports against project plans in coordination with the TriMas Packaging project management organization (PMO).
13. Create Microsoft Project and manage Gantt chart schedule with priorities to meet established timelines.
14. Participate in developing and maintaining relevant engineering processes and procedures.
15. Create detailed timeline, specifications and bill of materials to support the project.
16. Analyze and select materials for packaging based on durability and cost effectiveness including, but not limited to, Polymers, metal, or multi-material packaging.
17. Perform required packaging testing protocols to comply with client. Work with internal and external packaging testing labs.
18. Perform laboratory tests or work with the Quality team to produce reliable and precise data to support scientific investigations.
19. Review and resolve packaging issues with suppliers as needed.
20. Understanding of supply chain systems, distribution and manufacturing environments a plus.