Design Engineer - Thermoplastic Packaging & Tooling

KeyStaff Professionals- A Division of Midwest Staffing; Maple Grove (MN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Midwest Staffing Group & KeyStaff Professionals is seeking a Design Engineer in Minnesota to transform customer needs into thermoformed plastic packaging solutions. You will develop product designs, tooling designs, and tooling specifications from concept to production.

Qualifications include a Mechanical Engineering degree or related field with 3+ years in tooling design for plastics, or an Associate degree with 7+ years of experience. Strong CAD skills are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field with 3+ years of product or tooling design experience in plastics.
• Associate degree with 7+ years of product or tooling design experience in the plastics industry.
• Strong proficiency with 2D and 3D CAD systems.
• Experience designing products and/or tooling for plastics manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to sales teams, present design solutions, and develop customer relationships.
• Lead new product designs from concept through prototypes, samples, customer approval, and production.
• Create complex 2D and 3D CAD geometry for thermoformed and plastic packaging products.
• Develop tooling models and drawings for production equipment, including roll-fed thermoform lines.
• Apply thermoforming and plastic manufacturing process knowledge to product and tooling designs.
• Collaborate with pricing, process engineering, and tooling vendors to establish specifications and quotes.

Skills

2D CAD

3D CAD

Plastics design

Customer communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field

Associate degree with 7+ years in plastics tooling design

Job description

Midwest Staffing Group & KeyStaff Professionals is seeking a Design Engineer in Minnesota to transform customer needs into thermoformed plastic packaging solutions. You will develop product designs, tooling designs, and tooling specifications from concept to production.

Qualifications include a Mechanical Engineering degree or related field with 3+ years in tooling design for plastics, or an Associate degree with 7+ years of experience. Strong CAD skills are required.