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Develop solutions to engineering problems, product testing procedures, prototyping of new designs, and engineering documentation.\nResponsibilities:\nPerforms engineering functions as directed by the Director, Research & Development. \nCreate 3D solid CAD designs, models and drawings of parts and assemblies of moderate to high complexity with minimal direction.\nWorks closely with Project Management, Operations, Sourcing personnel and selected vendors on project-related issues.\nUtilizes electronic file transfer technologies and vaulting system to share, transfer and store electronic files (CAD) along with Cloud based programs.\nSupports Engineering department in the development of new products.\nProvides Engineering support when needed for improving or cost-reducing existing products.\nWorks with Operations and Sourcing to obtain quotes and cost estimates when required.\nAttends New Product Development team meetings.\nCoordinates, assembles and modifies prototypes as required.\nPerforms engineering change requests as well as writing and publishing Engineering Letters for product development.\nAssists in new product testing specifications and procedures, working with Quality Assurance to ensure compliance with quality requirements and standards.\nAssist in the evaluation of first production samples and the modifications/improvements of designs.\nCompletes designs in accordance with product cost targets set forth by Product Management.\nWork with Director of Engineering on intellectual property filing and infringement reviews.\nPerforms 3D printer maintenance as needed.\nEnsure that all operations are carried out at the minimum cost consistent with quality standards.\nMaintains a high degree of employee motivation and morale, departmental and interdepartmental cooperation.\nMaintains neatness and orderliness in the department. Observes safety regulations and initiates action to establish new regulations whenever the need arises.\nMaintains and complies with policies, procedures and practices relating to operations of the distribution center.\nPerforms other duties as assigned by supervisor.\nAbility to read and interpret documents such as designs, drawings, production standards, product specifications, safety and environmental rules and regulations, regulatory agencies, technical procedures, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.\nAbility to write reports, business correspondence and documentation.\nAbility to effectively present information and respond to questions from customers, vendors, designers, managers, etc.\nContribute to annual departmental goals, develop procedures (best practices, drafting specifications, new product development process, and collaborative design process).\nAbility to work with mathematical concepts such as basic algebra, geometry, and to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations. 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The ability to perform basic mold flow analysis is beneficial.\nUnderstanding metal forming, rotational molding, and manufacturing assembly desired.\nCAD skills required (Solidworks required)\nProven ability to lead and contribute to cross functional teams through full NPD lifecycle\nExperience with product testing and regulatory compliance in the food service or appliance industry (NSF, UL, ETL, CSA)\nHands-on experience in prototyping, testing, and optimizing food service equipment and or hygiene products","description_format":"text","description_chars":4822,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":9,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Food & Beverages","Wholesale"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-23T17:27:10Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":95,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.946,"p_room":1,"age_days":4,"expected_fill_days":89,"reasons":["conf:3","urgency","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-28T05:59:10Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/cfs-brands-sr-research-development-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/cfs-brands-sr-research-development-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-28T16:16:55Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":22000,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-29T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2470315},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2470315"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fcfs-brands-sr-research-development-engineer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fcfs-brands-sr-research-development-engineer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fcfs-brands-sr-research-development-engineer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/cfs-brands-sr-research-development-engineer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fcfs-brands-sr-research-development-engineer"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3166231}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"cfsbrands.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3166231},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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