Product Development Engineer (Mechanical or Chemical)

Meridian Inc•Yorkville, IL

5h•Hybrid

About The Position

Aurora Specialty Textiles Group, Inc. is a global leader in coating, dyeing, and finishing of woven, non-woven, and knit fabrics. Based in Yorkville, Illinois, the company has a 140-year tradition of innovation. They are seeking to hire a full-time Product Development Engineer who will lead new product development and commercialize new products. This role involves developing and scaling up new textile products from the development lab to production, determining manufacturing processes based on customer requirements, planning and coordinating manufacturing trials, evaluating results, making adjustments to resolve problems, and communicating with Sales and customers.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (Mechanical or Chemical) required.
1-7 years related new product development job experience in manufacturing environment. Internship experience can qualify.
Attention to detail, critical thinking, and time management skills are crucial.
This is an in-person job based in Yorkville, IL. Occasional hybrid remote work may be possible after sufficient training.

Responsibilities

Lead the New Product Development process to successfully scale-up new products from Development Lab to Production.
Lead new product introductions by planning, coordinating, and running manufacturing trials and documenting results.
Provide engineering support related to process modifications and optimization for new product development, commercialization, and overall manufacturing.
Gather and evaluate data related to new product development through effective interfacing with Production, QA, R&D, Maintenance, Sales, and customers.
Determine innovative solutions to manufacturing problems related to the introduction of new products.
Determine manufacturing process and production cost of new products. Create or review cost estimates.