Product Quality Engineer II

Radio Flyer is known for our iconic little red wagon, and we are always dreaming up FUNomenal new ways to deliver joy to families by introducing new products every year.

Radio Flyer is a recognized leader in the toy industry, with our corporate headquarters located in Chicago. From wagons and tricycles to battery powered eBikes, Go-Karts and Tesla ride-ons, our Chicago-based team innovates in every product category we enter.

We are excited to announce our newest venture into retail at the Radio Flyer Store located in Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, IL.

For over a century, Radio Flyer has served as the first set of wheels for generations of kids. We have helped inspire creative play as wagons transformed into rocket ships, race cars and airplanes, transporting children anywhere they imagined.

Now, with over a billion Radio Flyer wheels on the road, we are introducing a retail experience that aligns with our mission to bring smiles to kids of all ages.

A place to experience firsthand the magic of our products, including our newest line of FLYER™ eBikes and scooters.

Radio Flyer has consistently been recognized as a top workplace nationally and locally, in addition to being recognized for strong social and environmental performance with a B Corp Certification.

Our team has received numerous awards over the years including Fortune’s Best Small & Medium Workplaces, Chicago Innovation Awards, People Magazine’s Companies that Care, the Daily Herald’s Best Places to Work in Illinois, and WayUp’s Top Internship Programs nationwide.

Robert Pasin, Chief Wagon Officer and grandson of company founder Antonio Pasin, was recently recognized as a Top CEO of 2021 on Glassdoor.

Radio Flyer is also proud to have been named a top workplace for women, minorities, and LGBTQIA+ community members over the years by Crain’s, Daily Herald and Vault.

At Radio Flyer, we welcome and appreciate all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives encouraging everyone to bring their authentic selves to work.

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 FUNomenal!

Opportunity :

The Product Quality Engineer II position will play a key role in the continued growth and success of the company. Working with the Product Quality Engineering team you will focus on ensuring that all new and existing products are compliant and meet governing regulations, while providing technical product support to other departments within Radio Flyer.

Specific responsibilities include :

Review prototypes and concepts with the Product Development team to address safety, function, and reliability concerns.

Benchmark consumer products from a reliability and safety perspective to advise quality specifications.

• Create quality specifications and test procedures for new products to ensure new products are safe and reliable.
• Ensure all Radio Flyer products are compliant with applicable regulations allowing them to be sold to all target countries.

Communicate complex regulatory requirements to design engineers during the development process.

• Design experiments and test fixtures to evaluate product reliability and function. Execute in house testing and design of experiments to understand effects of design variables.
• Develop a working knowledge of the regulations and industry standards for Radio Flyer product categories. Participate on ASTM subcommittees to ensure Radio Flyer is aware of regulatory changes in all applicable categories.
• Research regulatory requirements for new product categories. Provide technical support and share design recommendations with design engineers.

Qualifications :

• Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Operations or Mechanical Engineering
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in compliance or quality assurance function
• International travel 1 time per year and ability to clearly communication with international suppliers
• Ability to comprehend complicated regulatory standards and simplify for product development team
• Intermediate skill level using Microsoft Excel. Ability to manipulate and process large amounts of data

Above all, the individual must commit to our values :

F UNatical Customer Service

L ive with Integrity

Y es I Can

E xcellence in Everything

R esponsible for Success

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

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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