What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. R&D Engineer position at CFS Brands?
Job Title: Sr. R&D Engineer
Reports to: Engineering Manager
Location: Wausau, WI
About The Role
Under the direction of the Engineering Manager, the Sr. Research and Development Engineer will be responsible for generating mechanical designs and creating shop fabrication drawings for a wide variety of food service equipment. This role involves leading the entire product design lifecycle—from concept to launch—while ensuring compliance with industry standards and safety regulations. The engineer will play a pivotal role in collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative and cost-effective designs that meet the needs of our customers in the food service industry.
Responsibilities
Headquarters located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, CFS BRANDS is a market-leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of commercial foodservice, healthcare, and industrial hygiene products.
CFS Brands is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age or veteran status.
This employer participates in E-Verify. The employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee’s I-9 to confirm work authorization.
Reports to: Engineering Manager
Location: Wausau, WI
About The Role
Under the direction of the Engineering Manager, the Sr. Research and Development Engineer will be responsible for generating mechanical designs and creating shop fabrication drawings for a wide variety of food service equipment. This role involves leading the entire product design lifecycle—from concept to launch—while ensuring compliance with industry standards and safety regulations. The engineer will play a pivotal role in collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative and cost-effective designs that meet the needs of our customers in the food service industry.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with sales, marketing, supply chain, and manufacturing teams to ensure designs align with customer requirements, are manufacturable, and within budget.
- Lead product design lifecycle from concept to launch, including ideation, prototyping, testing, and improvement stages.
- Generate designs and shop drawings.
- Assist with estimating by providing costing and labor estimates.
- Lead the creation and management of ECN/ECR to update product designs and implement improvements.
- Lead product engineering design reviews for manufacturability.
- Recommends and implements designs or practices that will result in cost savings, optimize production standards, and improve quality.
- Provide pertinent information to supply chain for outsourced materials and components.
- Develop testing and execute methods to improve product reliability and performance.
- Responsible for designing products that comply with the certification files and regulatory standards. Requirements including markings, wiring diagrams, and data label, are to be applied to the product prior to shipping.
- Bachelor’s in Engineering or related discipline
- 6-9 years of relevant work experience in engineering food service equipment required
- CAD skills required (Solidworks preferred)
- Proven ability to lead and contribute to cross functional teams through full NPD lifecycle
- Experience with product testing and regulatory compliance in the food service or appliance industry (NSF, UL, ETL, CSA)
- Hands-on experience in prototyping, testing, and optimizing food service equipment
Headquarters located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, CFS BRANDS is a market-leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of commercial foodservice, healthcare, and industrial hygiene products.
CFS Brands is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age or veteran status.
This employer participates in E-Verify. The employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee’s I-9 to confirm work authorization.
Salary : $110,000 - $120,000