Product Design Engineer

Mundelein, IL Open
Valley Mountain Staffing is looking for Product Design Engineer in Mundelein, IL. This local job opportunity with ID 3872280816 is live since 2026-10-06 14:41:50.

Job Description


What We’re Offering


  • State of the art Facility in Scottsdale
  • 401K with match
  • Excellent medical coverage including Health, Dental, Vision 100% paid for employee and available for family members
  • An exciting work environment with a great team that’s going places


About the Role


Essential Functions


  • Develop rugged, innovative products used by Special Forces and Coalition Militaries around the globe
  • Engineer solutions that balance functionality, manufacturability, and durability for extreme environments.
  • Iteratively explore concept ideas through visualization and physical interactions while collaborating with the design team using sketching, digital illustration, 3D CAD and renderings, hand-built physical mock-ups, and 3D prints
  • Refine concept designs into 3D parametric CAD, including the definition of part break-up with consideration for manufacturing and assembly
  • Perform engineering tasks and assignments independently and at the direction of senior engineers
  • Collaborate on all new product development activities to generate innovative concepts and solutions for product fit, form and function.
  • Research, understand, and ensure that the product and its associated mechanical components meets relevant safety and compliance standards
  • Plan, execute and document engineering validation tests
  • Troubleshoot product and manufacturing defects to determine root cause of failures
  • Create and maintain Product Documentation such as assembly instructions, drawings, databases, Engineering Change Orders, etc.
  • Design lower complexity components and systems independently, and higher complexity components and systems with limited supervision


Qualifications


  • 3-5+ years of product development and manufacturing experience, with experience of the product development process of idea generation through concept development and testing
  • Possess a solid background in the design of mechanical components and systems using modern MCAD software. Creo experience highly preferred.
  • Strong experience designing plastic parts for high volume injection molding
  • A deep understanding of fundamental mechanical and design principles
  • A demonstrated history of accountability and performance delivery to meet or exceed objectives
  • Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Manufacturing Engineering
  • Must be a US citizen or US permanent resident


Required Skills


  • Knowledge of a range of manufacturing processes such as injection molding, low pressure overmolding, CNC machining, metal stampings, etc.
  • Familiarity with cable harness design is strongly desired
  • Experience with MIL-STD-461 and designing electro-mechanical products for high EMI environments is preferred
  • Experience designing soft goods for tactical applications
  • Competence with hand and shop tools
  • Self-motivated and able to work under limited supervision
  • Strong problem solving skills and attention to detail


Preferred Skills


  • Knowledge of a range of manufacturing processes such as injection molding, low pressure overmolding, CNC machining, metal stampings, etc.
  • Familiarity with cable harness design is strongly desired
  • Experience with MIL-STD-461 and designing electro-mechanical products for high EMI environments is preferred
  • Experience designing soft goods for tactical applications
  • Competence with hand and shop tools
  • Self-motivated and able to work under limited supervision
  • Strong problem solving skills and attention to detail


Pay range and compensation package


Competitive salary, paid holiday and sick leave


Equal Opportunity Statement


We are committed to diversity and inclusivity.


Required Skills