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The Design Engineering Team (DE) at Hallmark is a center of excellence for product engineering across Hallmark. We collaborate with key internal and external partners around the world to innovate and build future capabilities for Hallmark. Design engineers are the capability architects and builders that enable our creative counterparts to bring their artistic visions to life. We help deliver strong consumer experiences, product quality, cost-management, and design for manufacturability throughout every stage of the product discovery and development process. We're hiring a product engineer to support our growing Keepsake Ornaments business. Come join a team that has years of success emotionalizing technology as we explore and create new ways to engage and delight our consumers with heartfelt, fun, and interactive holiday products!

As a Design Engineer for Keepsakes, you will be responsible for collaborating with a cross-disciplinary team on format, capability, and experience development for the Christmas and everyday ornament category.

You will have oversight of the engineering requirements that bring these products to life by:

• Being the primary resource responsible for providing the technical expertise needed to discover, inspire and develop new ornament products.
• Designing solutions that overcome technical and cost challenges within the ornament category.
• Providing engineering guidance and direction from initial concept through product creation and manufacturing.
• Developing specifications and directing/producing the completion of technical documents, pre-costs, bid packs and prototypes based on criteria provided by the Keepsakes product development team.
• Partnering with and being a key linkage to external vendors and technical and innovation resources.

It is an exciting time to be part of the Keepsakes team as our ornament business continues to grow, developing innovative products that combine compelling storytelling, world-class licensing partnerships, and meaningful consumer experiences.

The following are required to be considered for this role:

• Bachelor's Degree within an Engineering field (Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical, or related field)
• At least 1 year of engineering experience through internships, co-ops, apprenticeships, academic projects, or professional employment
• Experience with CAD and 3D modeling tools, such as SolidWorks

Your resume will stand out if you have the following:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Plastics or Materials Engineering, or a related field
• At least 2 years of experience in consumer products, toys, or related product development
• Proficiency with CAD tools such as AutoCAD and SolidWorks
• Experience with product prototyping and design validation
• Working knowledge of mechanical and electromechanical design, manufacturing processes, injection molding, and material properties
• Experience with product costing, supplier engagement, and Asia-based manufacturing and supply chains
• Strong collaboration, communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills

• This position offers a hybrid work arrangement, providing the best of both worlds: the opportunity to collaborate in person at our Kansas City, MO headquarters Tuesday through Thursday, while enjoying the flexibility to work remotely on Mondays and Fridays.
• This is a progressive role designed to grow with you. We’ll match the job level to your skills and experience so you can hit the ground running and keep building your career.
• Hallmark is committed to recognizing and rewarding performance.Employees areeligible for annual merit-based increases, aligned with individual and company performance.
• In alignment with our culture of care, Hallmark offers a competitive benefits package, including medical, dentalandvisionplans,paid time off,401K withcompany match,andprofit-sharing.

Employment by Hallmark is contingent upon the signing of the Employment Agreement, signing of an agreement to arbitrate in connection with the Hallmark Dispute Resolution Program, completing Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification, passing the urinalysis drug screen, education verification and satisfactory reference and background checks.

Hallmark is an equalopportunityemployer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, pregnancy, national origin, physical or mental disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or any otherlegally-protectedstatus. Principals only please.

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