Sr. Design Engineer

Carboline•Baltimore, MD

2h•$70,000 - $90,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Design Engineer designs mechanical components and systems, primarily for retail dispensing sealants and aerosols. The position leads new product design and development, including ideation, coordination across disciplines, schedule generation, design-for-manufacturing analysis, mechanical solid modeling, test preparation and execution, and data analysis. The role also supports existing product improvements and related design, testing, reporting, and documentation, and coordinates with manufacturing partners in the United States and abroad. The position is based at DAP’s corporate headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland, and reports to the Director of Design Engineering in Baltimore. Hybrid work is available, with up to two working days per week out of the office. Some travel to domestic and/or global manufacturing plants and vendors is required (<10%).

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering.
3–5 years of on-the-job experience in a new product design engineering role.
3D CAD design experience and good spatial acuity for designing.
Ability to self-direct and work in a small-team environment.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to operate hand tools and various testing equipment.
Ability to work with hazardous and non-hazardous chemicals.
Proficiency with Microsoft Project and program schedule generation.

Nice To Haves

Formal SolidWorks training and experience.
Previous experience in the aerosol packaging industry.

Responsibilities

Lead project-specific design engineering efforts to bring new products to market.
Use SolidWorks 3D CAD software to model parts and create drawings and assemblies for mechanical components.
Create initial non-functional design prototypes using methods including 3D printing, both in-house and through outside partners.
Create and execute test plans, conduct functional tests of new product designs, and use laboratory equipment and hand tools to build prototypes for testing.
Analyze testing data using charts and graphs, report findings formally to the manager and possibly other departments, and file data in an agreed format and system for future retrieval.
Assist production in troubleshooting injection-molded and purchased-part issues that may cause assembly or operational problems; reference and revise purchased-part or inspection guidelines as needed.
Use Microsoft Project to generate program schedules and maintain them to reflect current status and scope changes.
Perform general laboratory tasks to maintain a clean and safe work environment, and train in the proper and safe operation of laboratory equipment.
Create accurate drawings for parts and assemblies, perform stack-ups to determine workable dimensioning schemes, and apply functional GD&T practices.
Work with purchasing to identify and qualify vendors for processes new to DAP.
Travel (<10%) to domestic and/or global manufacturing plants and vendors.