Senior Design Engineer

About us: Stanley - Built for Life® since 1913. 

Stanley 1913 has fueled the human experience since the iconic Stanley vacuum bottle revolutionized the way people enjoyed food and beverage. Today, our colorful and thoughtfully designed products including the popular QuencherTM series go beyond function, elevating everyday moments with style and empowering active lifestyles. We’re a community of creators, builders and inventors who believe in creating sustainable products for a better life and world that minimize our impact on the planet. Learn more at www.stanley1913.com. 

Position Overview

Exciting opportunity to join Stanley 1913's product creation team as a Senior Design Engineer. In this role you will be part of a growing engineering community, that's focused on innovation, originality, while driving technical production development and the engineering of products that inspire consumers to create a more sustainable world. This role reports into the Senior Manager of Engineering and will work closely with cross-functional partners within industrial design, product management, production engineering, quality, and compliance to deliver consumer centric, reliable and high-quality products. Join our growing company and team! Apply today!

This role is required to be working onsite 3+ days in the office out of the Seattle, WA headquarters.

What You'll Do

Design:

• Conceptualization: Work closely with product management and industrial design to conceptualize new product ideas based on consumer / market needs.
• Human Factors: Prototype and test designs against human factor considerations.

Engineering:

• Engineering Development: Determine all aspects of product engineering such as mechanism design, material selection, manufacturing methods, assembly, and performance validation to achieve product requirements and preserve design intent. Act as primary technical project team member throughout product development process from kick-off through mass production.
• Prototyping: Create mock-ups, proof-of-concepts and high-fidelity prototypes to evaluate designs. Leverage internal and external resources to test, draw conclusions and iterate.
• Product Specification Creation: Document product design through technical specification packages, 3D / 2D engineering drawings and bill of materials; oversee change management.
• Design for Manufacturing: Collaborate with global factory teams to ensure manufacturability and understand cost drivers. Travel internationally to resolve product issues and build relationships.
• Product Validation: Collaborate with quality assurance and compliance to develop test plans against function, performance, safety, and sustainability standards. Conduct testing of prototypes and manufactured samples and carry out root cause analysis to identify and remedy failure modes.
• Intellectual Property: Identify possible infringement issues and/or protectable innovations.

Project Management / Communication:

• Timeline Adherence: Drive project schedule upkeep in collaboration with project management. Maintain transparency across multiple active projects.
• Product Cost: Drive cost engineering efforts as needed to meet retail cost and margin goals.
• Engineering Communication: Drive technical communication between project team and international factory partners to clearly communicate product needs and document design.
• Presentations: Publicly present and effectively communicate to a variety of audiences of peers and leadership throughout product development cycle.

Leadership:

• Mentorship: Provide mentorship and coaching to Associate and Staff Engineers.
• Specialization: Hold “specialist” role for the team in multiple domains.
• Oversight: Perform the role described at a proactive and strategic level with minimal guidance.
• Management: Manage interns or support in management activities.
• Process Development: Actively proposes and implements process change and refinement.

Who You Are

Technical:

• Mechanical Competence: Expert Ability to conceptualize, design, and validate mechanical systems. Expert intuition for how things work and how things fail.
• Problem Solving: Expertise in and methodical approach to problem identification, root cause analysis, and corrective action. Leverages creativity and curiosity to solve problems. Learns from failure and iterates quickly.
• Aesthetic Sensibilities: Understand and appreciate graphic, color, materiality and form of product.
• Project Management: Strong Expert organizational skills, attention to detail and on-time delivery.
• Engineering Analysis: Expertise with analysis tools: DFMEA, FEA, DOE, mold flow, tolerancing.
• Prototype Fabrication: Prototyping at appropriate level of fidelity to test and iterate quickly
• Vendor Relations: Experience collaborating with international vendors on manufacturing and issue resolution. Experience traveling to vendors to trouble shoot issues in real time, Asia preferred.
• Fosters Innovation: Looks beyond the norm in developing new product and embraces change.
• Personal Leadership: Takes ownership of projects with global consideration of decisions and actions.
• Self Sufficient: Acts with intelligence, self-direction and accuracy.

Practical:

• Applies the power of the team and builds cross-functional relationships.
• Expertly communicates with internal and external collaborators.
• Storytelling and Consensus Building: Expert at providing audience right messaging and winning consensus.
• Respect: Exhibits thoughtful reflection and understanding of what others are saying / need.
• Approachability: open to the needs of the team; supportive outside of immediate responsibilities.
• Feedback Motivated: Provides and acts upon constructive feedback to improve performance.
• Accountability: Takes accountability for actions.
• Awareness of Company Priorities: Considers financial impact and resource cost of actions.
• Mentorship sets a positive example for others and coaches using standard methodologies.

• Education: BS in engineering / related study or 10+ years equivalent work experience.
• Professional Experience: 10+ years prior experience in similar position. 5+ years in consumer product development.
• CAD: Advanced CAD experience required, preferably proficient in Solidworks.
• Manufacturing: Expertise with mass manufacturing techniques including Injection molding and metal forming. Soft goods / cut and sew experience a plus.
• Digital Tools: Proficient with MS Office, project management software (Smart Sheets preferred), PLM systems (Centric preferred), Adobe creative suite desirable.
• Machine Shop / Rapid Prototyping: Experienced with machine shop, rapid prototyping and lab tools.
• Collaboration: Strong interpersonal, presentation, and communication skills. Expert at collaborating with international teams and non-native English speakers. Expert at building trust and influence within a cross-functional organization.
• Consumer Centric Mid-set: Passionate about creating consumer centric product and user experiences.

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Stanley is committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. Stanley is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please reach out to recruiting@stanley1913.com. 

Stanley is a total rewards company, which includes rewards beyond base salary. At Stanley North America, full-time employees are eligible for an annual bonus, based on company and individual results. In addition, we offer a variety of employee benefits, personalized time off, 14-Paid holidays, dental, vision, 401(k), and much more.

About our parent company: Morgan Street Holdings   

Stanley 1913 is part of Morgan Street Holdings (formerly HAVI), a privately owned enterprise with a diverse portfolio of operating companies. These include HAVI Supply Chain, tms, Stanley 1913, and Continental, which provide best-in-class sourcing and supply chain capabilities, brand-defining marketing and promotion services, innovative consumer products, and dining and refreshment food solutions. Morgan Street Holdings employs over 10,000 people and serves 300+ customers across the globe. 

Morgan Street Holdings supports Stanley 1913 with competitive pay and benefits, along with exposure to diverse industries and professional networking and development opportunities.