Senior DFM Engineer – Elastomer Molding & Costing

Ingersoll Rand; Lincolnshire (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Employee stock grant

Job summary

Ingersoll Rand is seeking a Principal DFM Engineer to drive design-for-manufacturability for silicone and elastomer-based products. You will lead DFM, cost modeling, and tooling decisions from prototype through production, shaping design, tooling, and process strategies across the Elastomers Operation Unit.

The role emphasizes cross-functional leadership, regulatory readiness for medical device environments, and mentorship of engineers, with a focus on LSR, HCR molding, extrusion, and cost

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Manufacturing, Materials, Polymer or similar).
• 10+ years of elastomer manufacturing, DFM or process engineering experience.
• Deep expertise in Silicone (LSR/HCR) and rubber materials; molding processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead comprehensive DFM evaluations for elastomer components and assemblies; optimize manufacturability, yield, and cost.
• Own technical costing and quotation leadership; develop cost models from prototype to production.
• Define end-to-end tooling and manufacturing strategies including prototyping, tooling phases, automation, and validation roadmap.
• Mentor engineers in DFM, elastomer processing, and cost engineering; support capability development.

Skills

Elastomer processing

DFM

Cost modeling

Process engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

Ingersoll Rand is seeking a Principal DFM Engineer to drive design-for-manufacturability for silicone and elastomer-based products. You will lead DFM, cost modeling, and tooling decisions from prototype through production, shaping design, tooling, and process strategies across the Elastomers Operation Unit.

The role emphasizes cross-functional leadership, regulatory readiness for medical device environments, and mentorship of engineers, with a focus on LSR, HCR molding, extrusion, and cost