To be the World's Most Loved Children's Brand, we need the best people to join our team! Radio Flyer holds a special place in people's hearts. Radio Flyer transports people to a happy time, to the best parts of childhood, a time when anything was possible. For over 100 years, our company has produced innovative toys that inspire active play, bring smiles, and create warm memories that last a lifetime. Beyond our classic Little Red Wagon, Radio Flyer invents and designs some of the most recognizable tricycles, ride-on, scooters and battery-operated vehicles in the industry.

Radio Flyer has consistently been recognized as a top workplace and received numerous awards such as, Fortune’s Best Small & Medium Workplaces, Entrepreneur and CultureIQ’s Top Company Culture, Wall Street Journal’s Top Small Workplaces, the Daily Herald’s Best Places to Work in Illinois, and Crain’s Best Places to Work. Radio Flyer is a recognized leader in the toy industry, headquartered in Chicago and led by Robert Pasin, grandson of the company founder.

We are committed to a culture that embraces feedback, collaboration, and innovation to achieve great results and drive business growth. At Radio Flyer we live by the Little Red Rule, “Every time we touch people's lives, they will feel great about Radio Flyer!”

OPPORTUNITY:

The Mechanical Engineer position will play a key role in the continued growth and success of the company.  Working with our Product Development team, you will create product concepts, validate them through rigorous prototyping, and agonize over the design and manufacturing details to develop outstanding products. Experience developing consumer products that found success in the marketplace is a requirement.  Do you work hard to understand users and dig deep to uncover their unmet needs?  We are looking for a creative engineer who can bring ideas, solve mechanical challenges, and drive the product into production on schedule, at cost target and with great quality.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Develop innovative products through the design of mechanical parts and assemblies in CAD
• Present and clearly communicate ideas to the team
• Validate concepts through rigorous prototyping
• Manage the bill of materials, product cost, and project timeline
• Design products to a target cost to win in the marketplace
• Collaborate with our team of engineers in the Radio Flyer International office
• Travel to vendors to review samples and direct development

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering
• 3+ years of engineering consumer products
• Advanced demonstrated experience with CAD (Solidworks strongly preferred)
• Demonstrated ability to bring products to market
• Project Management
• Creative problem-solving skills
• Experience in various manufacturing methods and materials: injection molding, blow molding, stamping, metal fabrication and finishing.
• Experience working with overseas team/vendors
• Experience collaborating with industrial designers and prototype shop

ABOVE ALL, THE INDIVIDUAL MUST COMMIT TO OUR VALUES:

FUN-omenal Customer Experiences

Live with Integrity

Yes I Can

Excellence in Everything

Responsible for Success

We are looking for people who live our values and support our vision and mission!

At Radio Flyer, we appreciate different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives —encouraging everyone to bring their authentic selves to work. We are committed to employing a diverse workforce and are a proud equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.

PLEASE APPLY ONLINE AT WWW.RADIOFLYER.COM/CAREERS

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