.JOB SUMMARYDesigns, fabricates, modifies, evaluates and documents molded assemblies, components, and systems to produce or improve company products and facilitate manufacturing operations. Develops data and makes preliminary sketches, layouts and notes required to present design proposals. Researches basic design factors such as ease of manufacture and availability of materials and equipment. Works with other organizations impacted by design development.May perform work in a specific sub-specialty such as Automation, Mechanical Engineering, Mold Design, or Tooling. Please see addendum for specific sub-specialty requirements. This description is designed to capture the general elements of Engineering work.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESDesign and develop complex plastic molded sub-assemblies, components, and packaging as assigned.Develop and implement changes to product design and/or the manufacturing process to achieve efficiency, quality, and/or cost improvements by participating in new product development programs.Develop requirement specifications, system concepts, CAD generated machine layouts, detail drawings, BOM's and budgets. Make layouts of complex assemblies and details of parts of devices, mechanisms and structures.Provide customer product design engineering for economic production; may participate in meetings with customers.Assess proper material, tooling, automation and equipment selection.Work with manufacturing to troubleshoot problems, upgrades, retrofits, set-ups, methods development, and the development of process parameters.Participate in product development meetings and may make recommendations to product design changes to enhance manufacturing and assembly.Conduct proof of concept experiments and design other testing requirements as needed.Develop SOP's operations and maintenance manuals.Research new technology or development tools to remain informed of current technology.Understand Lean Six Sigma tools, projects and processes and ability to incorporate these into assigned engineering projects.May assume lead role in small or sub-section of large project, as assigned.Review completed projects for accuracy, clarity and completeness.Ensure projects are compliant with all local, regional, and national regulatory requirements, codes and controls.Support all company safety and quality programs and initiatives.May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.Engineering AddendumAutomationTechnical responsibility for design and development of automation requirement specification and systems concepts and installs automation and transfer automation programs to production in a smooth and timely manner.CAD/CAETechnical responsibility for design and production of 2D and 3D representations of plastic injection molded assemblies, components, packaging and products