JR Product Development Engineer - Packaging

Permanent

Job Description

From ideas to reality. Decode the future.

Curitiba - PR

At Electrolux, as a leading global appliance company, we strive every day to shape living for the better for our consumers, our people and our planet. We share ideas and collaborate so that together, we can develop solutions that deliver enjoyable and sustainable living.

Come join us as you are. We believe diverse perspectives make us stronger and more innovative. In our global community of people from 100+ countries, we listen to each other, actively contribute and grow together.

Join us in our exciting quest to build the future home!

All about the role:

For more than one hundred years now, the Electrolux Group has been working at shaping living for the better, developing products that meet people’s demands in terms of taste, care and wellbeing. But as consumer needs and wants continue to evolve, we have even more work to do. It's our R&D teams that ensure our company stays at the forefront of innovation, investigating and making use of the latest technology in order to enable our company to keep delivering outstanding experiences.

What you'll do:

As a JR Product Development Engineer, you be responsible for packaging development projects within the Food Preservation Organization.  Provide design support for refrigeration and freezer Architectures across global business areas (NA-EU-AP-LA). The candidate will ensure that developments are aligned with the strategic focus of creating a “Best-in-Class consumer experience” in the areas of “Taste, Care & Wellbeing Innovation”, “Quality and Ownership Experience”, and “Star Products with Preferred Partners.”

If you have great analytical and collaborative skills, are always up to date with the latest technologies and trends, and need a place to exercise all of your creativity, this is your chance! Help Electrolux keep shaping living for the better, and we'll help you open the path to your success.

In detail, you will:

• Design interior and exterior packaging for finished goods with a focus on product protection and sustainability that satisfy global distribution challenges

• Provide engineering cost estimates for parts and tooling during project scoping and feasibility

• Leverage modular design principles to develop best practices that can be implemented across platforms to reduce complexity

• Collaborate with manufacturing to create cohesiveness between packaging design and assembly methods, including the exploration of automated assembly

• Participate in design reviews to ensure product distribution and testing rigors are incorporated into our product design, reducing the need for excess packaging

• Support Product Care with quality improvement and cost reduction opportunities

• Create global standards for product/packaging transportation lab testing

• Expand the use of FEA simulation testing to support concept validation prior to prototype creation

• Scope packaging designs that meet the rigors of the e-commerce environment

• Partner with warehousing and logistics on proper handling techniques to reduce transportation damage

• Network with outside packaging resources; including suppliers, organizations, and academia to inspire innovation

As part of the culture of continuous improvement, you will be involved in Lean Thinking projects and activities (EMS/C2W).

Who you are:

You have:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering is preferred;

• Experience with product development;

• Knowledge of Product Development Processes deliverables like: design reviews, DFMEA, DFA;

• Proficiency with CAD software is mandatory, Catia V5 (preferred) or similar;

• Experience in protective packaging development of major appliances or similar large products is preferred;

• Availability to travel is required, including travel to our facilities in Europe, North America, Asia Pacific, and Latin America;

• Advanced English. 

Where you'll be:

You will be based at the Guabirotuba plant in Curitiba. One of the focal points for all Latin American Electrolux operations, this plant is the base for over 3000 collaborators, all focused on transforming the way the world lives by shaping lives for the better with their work.

In order to create a culture of inclusion and care for everyone's wellbeing, we offer the following benefits: 

- Flexible work hours/hybrid work environment;
- Discounts on our award-winning Electrolux products and services;
- Profit share bonus; 
- Insurance policy plan;
- Extensive learning opportunities and flexible career path;

As part of the Electrolux Group, we will continuously invest in you and your development. There are no barriers to where your career could take you.