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Newell Brands Design Engineer, Advanced Manufacturing in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Newell Brands is a leading $8.5B consumer products company with a portfolio of iconic brands such as Graco®, Coleman®, Oster®, Rubbermaid® and Sharpie®, and 28,000 talented employees around the world. Our high-performance culture, unparalleled curiosity about the world around us, and talented people fuel our success. Our culture is enabled through our core values which guide all we do and how we win as One Newell. They are Integrity, Teamwork, Passion for Winning, Ownership & Leadership.
The primary contribution of the Design Engineer, Advanced Manufacturing includes product design for manufacturability and implementation of process improvements and cost reductions. This position is charged with providing and maintaining a capable process to provide the lowest total product cost focusing on automated processes while delivering consistent high quality product.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Product & component development for new and existing products/components, as needed to:
Use CAD to convert ideas to models and plans. Ability to use 2D & 3D software
Perform dimensional stack up analysis
Perform dimensional analysis on parts/components
Construct and test prototypes and designs
Create, review and critique product designs for cost and manufacturing
Specify requirements for manufacturing equipment
Solicit quotations, qualify suppliers, and select equipment vendors
Act as liaison between Design and Manufacturing. Work issues to cost, capacity, and timing of introduction
Pilot and debug manufacturing processes for production based environments
Recommend physical changes to manufacturing locations for appropriate equipment installation
Perform relevant engineering considerations/exercises inclusive of the following:
Make/Buy analysis and capacity evaluations
Product value analysis. Implement projects to reduce total costs
Propose, evaluate, and implement alternate processes for quality improvements, cost reductions, and capacity increases
Troubleshoot process problems
Additional duties to include but not be limited to:
Provide input to various manufacturing locations on Design For Manufacturability
Broad additional Manufacturing Engineering responsibilities may be required as dictated by AME project load
Education and Experience
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or Industrial Engineering
Strong design experience using 3D solid modeling software, which includes design, simulation, testing, and creating drawings (Solidworks or Creo preferred)
3+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering with focus on automation
Hand on experience with mechanical, pneumatic, electrical components
Knowledge and experience using plant/facility design/layout software
Designed, assembled, and test ran the newly designed fixture, tooling, or equipment
Occasional travel up to 15% between US and Mexico
_Newell Brands (NASDAQ: NWL) is a leading global consumer goods company with a strong portfolio of well-known brands, including Rubbermaid, Sharpie, Graco, Coleman, Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Yankee Candle, Paper Mate, FoodSaver, Dymo, EXPO, Elmer’s, Oster, NUK, Spontex and Campingaz. We are focused on delighting consumers by lighting up everyday moments. Newell Brands and its subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity Employers and comply with applicable employment laws. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled are encouraged to apply.