Design Engineer

Durex Industries; Cary (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Durex Industries is seeking a Product Design Engineer to provide design support for assigned product groups, collaborating with Product Managers and sales staff through design, validation, and manufacturability assessments.

You will create concepts, ensure designs meet specs and approvals, and serve as the focal point for tooling, customer changes, and QA parameters. A strong design background in manufacturing and SolidWorks expertise are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering.
• 5+ years of design experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Expertise in SolidWorks preferred.
• Proficient with the Microsoft Office Program.
• Safety/quality minded.
• Good work ethic.
• Organized and detail oriented.
• Ability to effectively communicate to employees, supervisors and management.
• Self-starter.
• Takes responsibilities for own actions including the impact of own decisions on others.

Responsibilities

• Creating design concepts for new and existing customers that conform to application specifications, specifications, performance requirements and applicable agency approvals.
• Ensuring designs for manufacturing perform to and meet all customer application parameters.
• Providing design support to manufacturing and manufacturing engineering to ensure manufacturing.
• Acting as the product design focal point for customer design changes or application assistance.
• Acting as the product design focal point for all tooling requirements related to specific designs for manufacturing.
• Acting as the product design focal point for quality assurance performance parameters as related to specific product designs.
• Completing assigned projects on-time and manage data reporting for completeness and accuracy.

Skills

Self-starter

Organized

Detail oriented

Good communication

Safety/quality minded

Strong work ethic

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Microsoft Office

Job description

Composed of Chromalox, Durex Industries, Vulcanic, and Thermocoax businesses, Electrical Thermal Solutions (ETS), part of Spirax Group, creates electrical process heating and temperature management solutions, including industrial heaters and systems, heat tracing, and a range of component technologies.

Durex Industries has over 40 years’ expertise in the thermal control business. A trusted custom thermal solutions supplier and engineering design partner for customers across a range of industry sectors, it also offers engineering, manufacturing, testing and laboratory and quality assurance services.

Durex serves businesses in sectors including process industries, life sciences, plastics processing, food and packaging, aerospace, defense, and security. Its innovative bespoke solutions – such as retrofitting heating elements to prevent outdoor beverage dispensers from failing in low temperatures and custom‑made circulation heaters to heat fuel in large ship engines.

Join us as we continue to provide solutions to our customers and the world!

The Role

As the Product Design Engineer, you will provide product design support for assigned product group(s), Product Manager or sales staff through product design, creation, design, validation, confirmation of specifications and validation of manufacture-ability within existing technologies.

Your Responsibilities

• Creating design concepts for new and existing customers that conform to application specifications, specifications, performance requirements and applicable agency approvals.
• Ensuring designs for manufacturing perform to and meet all customer application parameters.
• Providing design support to manufacturing and manufacturing engineering to ensure manufacturing.
• Acting as the product design focal point for customer design changes or application assistance.
• Acting as the product design focal point for all tooling requirements related to specific designs for manufacturing.
• Acting as the product design focal point for quality assurance performance parameters as related to specific product designs.
• Completing assigned projects on-time and manage data reporting for completeness and accuracy.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering
• 5+ years of design experience in a manufacturing environment
• Expertise in the use of SolidWorks preferred
• Proficient with the Microsoft Office Program
• Safety/quality minded
• Good work ethic
• Organized and detail oriented
• Ability to effectively communicate to employees, supervisors and management
• Self-starter
• Takes responsibilities for own actions including the impact of own decisions on others.

Pay Range: $70,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year

At Durex Industries, we are not only an employer, but also an advocate for equal opportunity and inclusivity. We are dedicated to fostering a work environment that conforms to the highest standards of hiring and is free from discrimination and harassment.

Durex Industries is an equal opportunity employer; Our commitment extends to all aspects of employment, ensuring that no individual is mistreated or discriminated against on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as defined by federal, state, or local laws.