Product Development Engineer
About The Position
The Product Development Engineer conducts market research to understand requirements for new products and combines market insights with company needs and goals. The role develops product concepts and prototypes using Solidworks, assembles prototypes, and tests products throughout the design process to identify and troubleshoot potential issues. It evaluates materials, manufacturing processes, design tolerances, and other factors, then refines designs until they are ready for production. The position provides “sketch to launch” leadership and communication, works with customer service and sales to create bills of materials, captures costs and develops unit pricing, and contributes to product sustainability. It also analyzes new and existing products to create assembly instructions and technical specifications, and performs other duties as assigned. The role is based in Temple, Texas.
Requirements
- Previous experience in product development.
- Good working knowledge of manufacturing processes, materials, and quality control protocols.
- Strong communication and teamwork skills.
- Excellent math, creativity, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 20 lbs. without assistance.
- Ability to use hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
- Ability to sit for prolonged periods at a desk, work on a computer, and perform repetitive tasks.
- Ability to hear sounds and differentiate between them.
- Ability to visually understand distance and use peripheral vision, depth perception, focus adjustment, and color vision.
Nice To Haves
- Furniture industry-specific product experience may be advantageous.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent is preferred; additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
Responsibilities
- Perform market research to understand market requirements for new product development.
- Identify company needs and integrate market research to determine new product needs and goals.
- Conceptualize new product ideas and design prototypes using Solidworks.
- Assemble prototypes for testing.
- Test products throughout the design process and troubleshoot potential problems.
- Evaluate materials, manufacturing processes, design tolerances, and other factors to determine what best suits the product brief.
- Fine-tune designs until they are ready for production.
- Provide “sketch to launch” leadership and communication.
- Work with customer service and sales to create bills of materials.
- Capture costs and create unit pricing.
- Work on product sustainability.
- Analyze new and existing products to create assembly instructions and technical specifications.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
