R&D Product Design Engineer

Benefits designed for long-term stability

• 401(k) Plan with employer fixed contributions and company matching
• Profit Sharing* with quarterly installments tied to operating profit performance
• Medical, Dental and Vision*
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), HSA and HRA
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off & Paid Holidays
• Paid Maternity Leave* & Paid Parental Leave*
• Career Growth Planning and nationwide career opportunities

Profit Sharing detail (2026): Andersen’s profit-sharing target is $3,600 per eligible employee, prorated as appropriate. Payments are made in quarterly installments throughout the year based on quarterly operating profit performance.*

Role focus

Product Development Engineer III leads medium to large-scale projects with functional emphasis, driving new products or game-changing product improvements. The role uses experimental studies and new technologies to develop product strategies, and provides technical leadership to move project objectives forward.

Location: Des Moines, IA (onsite)
Pay range: USD 91,059 - 141,141 per yearly

What you’ll do

• Lead large-scale projects and/or serve as the key technical role across multiple assignments requiring exceptionally high levels of unique expertise
• Partner with operations, external suppliers, manufacturing, quality, service, packaging engineering, and materials engineering
• Fully develop multiple concepts that satisfy customer needs, support viable solutions, and work internally and externally to commercialize the optimal outcome
• Develop and present reports summarizing technical analysis and business cases to peer groups and management audiences
• Communicate effectively across internal and external stakeholders, including independent presentations at the executive level
• Analyze and recommend engineering or design solutions for product, process, design, and other technical challenges
• Lead cross-functional teams with broader, less-defined initial objectives and scope
• Use mechanical design analysis tools and develop test plans to resolve problems quickly

What you bring

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• 10 to 15 years of related mechanical design experience
• Experience with a 3D CAD modeling package
• Experience serving as design or project lead of a cross-functional engineering team
• Well-developed project management skills
• Ability to design experiments, analyze results, and draw conclusions
• Strong people skills for a highly collaborative team environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Quick learner with high ambition and drive

Tools and technologies

• 3D CAD modeling package
• AutoCAD
• Inventor

Nice-to-have qualifications

• Distinguished level of knowledge often gained through an advanced academic degree or equivalent specialized training
• 2D and 3D CAD experience with AutoCAD, Inventor, or equivalent software
• Experience working through a gated design review process
• Strong understanding of GD&T, drawing, and quality standards
• Experience with dimensional engineering and tolerance/variation analysis
• Experience designing and developing new parts using injection molding, aluminum and vinyl extrusion, machining, or die cast processes
• Effective technical presentation and communication skills