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A privately held company headquartered in Western Chicago, Illinois, Suncast prides itself on 35 years of innovation and sustainability across a wide range of product categories with materials proudly sourced in the USA. Everything we do is supported by the strength and ingenuity of American workers and we are committed to helping families across the country make the most of their unique spaces. We utilize state-of-the-art machinery and innovative manufacturing techniques to consistently engineer products of the highest possible quality.\n\nPosition Summary:\nThe Design Engineer II is responsible for transforming product concepts into fully developed manufacturable products that align with Suncast’s quality, cost, and profitability objectives. This role requires evaluating and incorporating appropriate manufacturing processes and materials to ensure products meet target cost and margin requirements.\nDesign Engineers utilize CAD software extensively throughout the product development process and collaborate closely within a team-based engineering environment, often partnering with multiple engineers on a single project. The majority of design work focuses on injection-molded and blow-molded consumer products, with an emphasis on designing efficient, durable assemblies that typically minimize the use of mechanical fasteners. Products may incorporate metal tubing or other reinforcement materials as needed. In addition, Design Engineers support the development of products manufactured through profile extrusion processes.\nThis position combines technical design expertise, cross-functional collaboration, and manufacturing knowledge to deliver innovative, high-quality consumer products from concept through production.\n\nThe Anticipated Pay Range for This Position: $85K-$100K annually.\n\nSuncast offers a comprehensive benefits package including:\nMedical, Dental, Prescription Drugs, Vision insurance, Telehealth benefits\nGroup Term Life insurance \n401K with employer match \nPaid vacation time off \nPaid holidays\nShort- and long-term disability coverage\nHealth Savings Accounts (HSAs) & Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) for health\nPaid Parental Leave (maternity & paternity)\nTuition Reimbursement\n\nAll qualified applicants will be given equal consideration regardless of race, age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, color, religion, protected veteran status or national origin.\n\nResponsibilities:\nDevelop an overall assembled product design using solid modeling techniques and the drawings and models from the senior product designer. Meet marketing, product, and cost criteria. Use a PC-based CAD system to complete development.\nWork from the approved assembly design to develop components within the assembly.\nPerform finite element analysis at various stages of product development to determine if the design will meet performance criteria.\nReview tooling designs and production methods with the tool engineering group to develop tools for thermoplastic injection molding and profile extrusion. Suggest design modifications to improve productivity.\nReview product designs with industrial engineering and automation engineering to ensure that the proper assembly processes and equipment are developed for the product.\nWork with quality assurance department to develop appropriate tests for mechanical testing based on design intent.\nWork closely with production and other engineering groups to eliminate problems, improve productivity, and decrease costs during the first production runs.\nEnsure that the product designs meet the packaging intent during packaging development.\nEnsure the product bill of materials and the cost build-up are accurate before the first pilot or production run.\nAssist with model and prototype building. These models may be made from materials such as foam core, wood, and plastic. Processes such as RTV molds may be used.\nEstimate initial component and product cost.\nEvaluate product design and determine materials to be used. 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