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    Sr Product Development Engineer - El Segundo, United States - Mattel

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    Mattel El Segundo, United States

    3 weeks ago

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    Company Description

    CREATIVITY IS OUR SUPERPOWER. It's our heritage and it's also our future. Because we don't just make toys. We create innovative products and experiences that inspire fans, entertain audiences and develop children through play. Mattel is at its best when every member of our team feels respected, included, and heard-when everyone can show up as themselves and do their best work every day. We value and share an infinite range of ideas and voices that evolve and broaden our perspectives with a reach that extends into all our brands, partners, and suppliers.

    Job Description

    The Opportunity:

    This position is a focused, technical engineering role responsible for supporting and helping to drive technical product innovation and the development of creative new product concepts into manufacturable solutions. This position also provides project support to more senior engineers acting as mentors to help gain experience. This position serves as focal point for driving technical engineering solutions on new product concepts to ensure financial targets, schedule, and adherence to specified safety and quality standards. The position also drives Brand level value engineering and advanced product quality planning. The job role serves as a technical engineering liaison with Operations and collaborates with the cross functional New Product Development Team to support efficient flow of new product concepts through the new product development lifecycles. This job also supports team level corrective action programs administered by CPI.

    What Your Impact Will Be:
    • Provides feedback to design & PMs during initial concept stages to determine feasibility of planned toy.
    • Assists with the development of new mechanisms to achieve toy functionality goals. Assists with the creation of breadboard models as and when needed.
    • Creation of engineering BOM
    • Point of contact with dev houses, tooling and plants, providing design guidance (facilitated as needed by Program Execution teams)
    • Assists in translating design vision for toy into technical specs that can be passed on to development houses, tooling, plants.
    • Assists in definition of product function through Functional Spec.
    • Performs routine engineering activities relative to various processes in product development
    Qualifications

    What We're Looking For:
    • BA/BS degree in an Engineering discipline preferred or equivalent work experience.
    • 5+ years of experience in the toys or consumer goods industry
    • Fundamental understanding of common Engineering principles and practices.
    • General understanding of toys including automation, tooling, materials, molding requirements, code release, logistics robotics and sound.
    • General knowledge of plastic production processes and assembly techniques for plastic product.
    • Their thinking is guided by somewhat diversified procedures and specialized standards.
    • These jobs or roles are confronted with multiple choice situations, but through prior exposure or experience have learned which choice to apply to each situation.
    • Knowledge of various Raw materials; textiles, plastics, etc., in addition to the Manufacturing Process.
    • Experience and practice in CAD software (like SolidWorks or Creo).
    • Working knowledge of FEA. Able to read of understand results
    • Understanding of Statistics and probabilities.
    • Awareness to toy industry norms and regulation (ASTM and ISO
    • Demonstrated a growth mindset by staying curious and continuously learning, embracing challenges, and improving themselves.
    The annual base salary range for this position is between $92,000 and $114,000
    **This range is indicative of projected hiring range, however annual base salary will be determined based on a candidate's work location, skills and experience.

    Additional Information

    Don't meet every single requirement? At Mattel we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

    How We Work:

    We are a purpose driven company aiming to empower generations to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential. We live up to our purpose employing the following behaviors:
    • We collaborate: Being a part of Mattel means being part of one team with shared values and common goals. Every person counts and working closely together always brings better results. Partnership is our process and our collective capabilities is our superpower.
    • We innovate: At Mattel we always aim to find new and better ways to create innovative products and experiences. No matter where you work in the organization, you can always make a difference and have real impact. We welcome new ideas and value new initiatives that challenge conventional thinking.
    • We execute: We are a performance-driven company. We strive for excellence and are focused on pursuing best-in-class outcomes. We believe in accountability and ownership and know that our people are at their best when they are empowered to create and deliver results.
    Our Approach to Flexible Work:

    We embrace a flexible work model designed to empower a culture of growth, optimism, and wellbeing, where every employee can reach their full potential. Combining purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility, our focus is to optimize performance and drive connection for moments that matter.

    Who We Are:

    Mattel is a leading global toy and family entertainment company and owner of one of the most iconic brand portfolios in the world. We engage consumers and fans through our franchise brands, including Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, American Girl, Thomas & Friends, UNO, Masters of the Universe, Matchbox, Monster High, MEGA and Polly Pocket, as well as other popular properties that we own or license in partnership with global entertainment companies. Our offerings include toys, content, consumer products, digital and live experiences. Our products are sold in more than 195 countries in collaboration with the world's leading retail and ecommerce companies.

    Mattel is recognized as a Great Place to WorkTM and as one of Fast Company's Best Workplaces for Innovators in 2022.

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    Mattel is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer where we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day. We welcome all job seekers including minorities, females, veterans, military spouses, individuals with disabilities, and those of all sexual orientations and gender identities.

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