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Principal Engineer, R&D – Design Engineering
The Kraft Heinz Company 🇺🇸 Glenview, Illinois, United States of America
Research, design, and develop mechatronic systems and machine components for food process and packaging projects. This includes performing CAE simulations, creating conceptual and detailed CAD designs, and overseeing product fabrication and testing.
Responsibilities
- Conduct FE and CAE simulations of food processing and packaging parts
- Participate in root cause investigations using CAE studies
- Perform basic computational engineering analyses
- Design and build functional prototypes, devices, packages, and test beds
- Assist engineering team in design prototypes and feasibility models
- Originate specifications, drawings, control documents, verification and validation plans, procedures, reports, and other documentation
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering
- 6-8 years of CAE/FEA engineering experience
- Familiarity with 3D CAD solid modeling codes such as SolidWorks, Abaqus, Catia
- Multi-material parts design expertise
- Strength in scientific and engineering fundamentals
- Mechanical aptitude in working with lab equipment, fixtures, and measuring devices
Benefits
- Health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits
- Paid time off, company holidays, leave of absence, flexible work arrangements, recognition, training
- Wellbeing programs, employee assistance program, family support programs
Key Skills
About The Kraft Heinz Company
The Kraft Heinz Company is one of the largest food and beverage companies in the world, with eight $1 billion+ brands and global sales of approximately $25 billion. We’re a globally trusted producer of high-quality, great-tasting, and nutritious foods for over 150 years. While Kraft Heinz is co-headquartered in Chicago and Pittsburgh, our brands are truly global, with products produced and marketed in over 40 countries. These beloved products include condiments and sauces, cheese and dairy, meals, meats, refreshment beverages, coffee, infant and nutrition products, and numerous other grocery products in a portfolio of more than 200 legacy and emerging brands. We spark joy around mealtime with our iconic brands, including Kraft, Oscar Mayer, Heinz, Philadelphia, Lunchables, Velveeta, Maxwell House, Capri Sun, Ore-Ida, Kool-Aid, Jell-O, Primal Kitchen, and Classico, among others. No matter the brand, we’re united under one vision: To sustainably grow by delighting more consumers globa
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