R&D Engineer

**Essential Duties & Responsibilities:**      --------------------------------------------- * Applies creative thinking, technical analysis, and project management skills to contribute to the innovation objectives determined by management and the innovation team. * Ensures that all existing and new innovation products meet all design, regulatory, and quality standards and specifications. * Trains and develops essential technical personnel. * Exercises good project management techniques by providing progress updates of the various projects as well as appropriate stakeholder management for accountability. * Works with Quality Control Engineer on product and process quality standards. * Designs and generates product models and drawings that meet GF design guidelines. * Follows the defined innovation process for GF. * Contributes to the performance of the R&D team by completing assigned tasks and special projects. * Gathers data by assembling, installing, and testing products, compounds, and components for defined metrics. * Performs comparisons and analyses of results to contribute to technical and product innovation. * Compiles and reports data from personal and team evaluations. * Maintains, operates, and calibrates laboratory equipment, including necessary supplies. * Keeps accurate records in the form of a laboratory notebook and make sure records are filed correctly so new advances can be patented as necessary. * Ensures that all operations adhere to both company and government regulations. * Develops a thorough understanding of product applications, performance, quality standards, testing, and installation. * Supports production and product management engineers on new and existing products. * Writes basic test protocols, execute testing, record data, and write summary reports. * Other duties as assigned. Required Skills/Abilities: -------------------------- * Ability to work well in a dynamic and demanding environment, interfacing with a wide variety of people and managing multiple projects simultaneously. * Ability to design products to regulatory standards and generate models and technical drawings * Good communication skills. * Ability to work well with others. * Proficient in Word, Excel, Outlook, etc. * Computer modeling skills in NX, AutoCAD, and SolidWorks * Ability to use measurement equipment to include calipers, micrometers, etc. **Education and Experience:** * Bachelor's degree in an Engineering field (preferably mechanical, electrical, industrial, or materials) * Minimum of 3-4 years of research and development experience or equivalent * Project management experience a plus. * Experience with various mechanical and material analytical test equipment. **Working Conditions / Physical Requirements:** ----------------------------------------------- * Associate exposed to general production machine noise levels. * Exposure to fumes. * Exposure to seasonal temperature extremes. * Exposure to hazards such as electrical and moving mechanical parts. * Standing, walking, sitting, reaching, pushing, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing. * Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less and 20 feet or more with the ability to judge depth and space relationships and bring object into sharp focus. * Average work-exert up to 60 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or negligible amount of force constantly. * Required to lift up to 50 lbs. and move odd shaped objects (desks, tables, etc.). * Required some overhead lifting up to 40lbs objects (cardboard boxes, trash bags, odd shaped items, etc.). Please submit your application via the ‘Apply’ button.