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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.\nJOB SUMMARY:\nDesign Engineers lead product design initiatives that deliver meaningful enhancements and value to end users. They drive product development from concept through production, applying sound engineering principles and a robust stage-gate process to ensure design intent, manufacturability, product quality, and production readiness. In this individual contributor role, the Design Engineer collaborates closely with Industrial Design, Product Engineering, Project Management, Quality, suppliers, and other cross-functional partners to deliver innovative, reliable, and manufacturable products. 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