Product Design Engineer – Custom Cable Assemblies

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🌽 Illinois – Remote

🌽 Illinois – Remote

💵 $75k - $88k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🧑‍🔧 Mechanical Engineer

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GCG

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1001 - 5000 employees

📦 Logistics

🏭 Manufacturing

🏛️ Government

Logistics • Manufacturing • Government

GCG is a digital platform providing access to a prototype of a web-based version of the daily Federal Register. It serves as an unofficial informational resource presenting regulatory information from various government agencies in an XML format. The platform aims to enhance user understanding of the Federal Register and improve the accessibility of federal documents, aiming for official legal status as granted by the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register (ACFR) in the future.

📋 Description

• Lead assigned product design activities from initial requirements and quotation support through documentation, qualification testing, and production readiness. • Create and maintain engineering drawings, product specifications, bills of materials, purchase specifications, and related technical documentation. • Apply knowledge of wire and cable products, connectors, wire sizing, materials, and industry standards to develop practical, manufacturable product designs. • Review customer requirements and provide engineering input related to product construction, materials, compliance, testing, and manufacturability. • Communicate with customers and their engineering, quality, or reliability teams to clarify technical requirements and support design reviews and product approvals. • Identify and coordinate with suppliers to evaluate materials, components, capabilities, availability, performance, and cost considerations. • Develop clear technical and purchase specifications that communicate product requirements to suppliers and internal sourcing partners. • Support product evaluations, qualification testing, quality reviews, supplier audits, and regulatory or safety listing activities. • Gather supplier declarations and supporting records, and prepare environmental compliance documentation for Paige products. • Maintain accurate product design, testing, qualification, regulatory, supplier, and compliance records. • Coordinate design changes and technical updates while ensuring drawings, specifications, bills of materials, and related documentation remain current. • Identify opportunities to improve product design practices, documentation, supplier coordination, quality, and internal workflows. • Provide technical guidance, knowledge sharing, or mentorship to less-experienced team members as needed. • Perform other duties as assigned.

🎯 Requirements

• Associate’s degree in engineering, engineering technology, or a related technical discipline. • 3+ years of product engineering, design engineering, cable engineering, or closely related experience. • Demonstrated knowledge of wire and cable product design principles. • Experience creating, reviewing, or interpreting engineering drawings, product specifications, bills of materials, and other technical documentation. • Experience using AutoCAD or another computer-aided design program. • Understanding of how product materials, construction, manufacturing processes, and application requirements affect product design. • Ability to apply analytical and engineering judgment to product development and technical support activities. • Experience communicating technical information to customers, suppliers, engineers, quality teams, manufacturing partners, or other stakeholders. • Strong written and verbal communication skills. • Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines. • Careful attention to detail, particularly when creating and maintaining technical, regulatory, and compliance documentation. • Ability to work independently under minimal supervision while recognizing when technical concerns or decisions require escalation. • Ability to collaborate effectively across Engineering, Sales, Manufacturing, Quality, Sourcing, Legal, and management teams. • Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Windows, and related business applications. • Ability to travel up to 10%.

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive health coverage with multiple plan options, including CDHP and PPO options. • Company-paid life and disability insurance. • 401(k) with company match. • Supplemental insurance options. • Generous time off, including PTO, paid holidays, parental leave, and compassionate care leave. • Wellness and support programs, including employee assistance program resources, wellness incentives, and telehealth. • Additional benefits such as dental and vision coverage, flexible spending and health savings accounts with company contributions, pet insurance, legal services, and identity theft protection. • A people-first culture that values technical expertise, collaboration, continuous improvement, and long-term career growth.