MillerKnoll · 2 months ago
Product Development Senior Engineer
MI - Holland
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
7+ years expMillerKnoll is dedicated to designing for the good of humankind and is seeking a Product Development Senior Engineer to provide engineering leadership and expertise. The role involves developing engineering criteria, conducting feasibility studies, and leading complex engineering tasks to support business objectives.
Design
Responsibilities
Analyzes supply chain cost, value stream capabilities and economic principles, making appropriate recommendations
Applies advanced problem solving skills and executes solutions to complex problems independently
Applies learned engineering skills to work assignments
Coaches and mentors engineering tasks and skills to others
Develops and implements engineering and quality processes
Exercises considerable latitude in determining the technical objectives of an assignment
Identifies opportunities and owns improvements to products and processes
Leads, defines and completes complex engineering tasks with minimal oversight of leadership
Manages and accountable for budgets and expenses
Performs additional responsibilities as requested to achieve business objectives
Presents work output in a clear and concise manner
Schedules and coordinates major segments of complex engineering projects to meet cost and time objectives
Work broadly across the organization at a strategic level applying knowledge of other disciplines in solving complex problems
Performs additional responsibilities as requested to achieve business objectives
Research, investigate and propose product criteria, functions, requirements and cost targets (customer criteria, performance requirements, build objectives, manufacturability, assembly, quality, craftsmanship, service, installation)
Collaborate with industrial designers to understand, negotiate, and implement the design vision and design objectives of products
Recommend multiple solution alternatives for problems and concepts. Converge on solutions by evaluating the alternatives and tradeoffs, eliminating the weak alternatives, and improving the feasible alternatives
Collaborate with executives and leaders, project team members, other engineers, external experts and industrial designer to propose ideas and offer suggestions
Evaluate and recommend new or existing suppliers, materials and manufacturing processes that could provide solutions
Complete sketches, models, detailed engineering analysis' and studies that support the development of new parts and products; specific tools include FEA, tolerance stacks, FBD's, kinematics, hand calcs, logic flow charts, state diagrams
Develop and specify appropriate prototype fabrication processes and materials; coordinate the build of prototype products and the fabrication of prototype parts
Evaluate and test concept models and prototypes against the project objectives, criteria and requirements
Proactively anticipate and identify potential problems on new products and concepts, and develop good corrective actions by following a rigorous problem solving process
Engage in cost estimates for prototype and production parts
Communicate clear, concise, accurate and detailed engineering documentation (ECO's, deviations, test requests, work orders, model shop requests, drawings, instructions, e-mails, etc.)
Collaborate with and advise Performance Engineering to develop Performance Requirements and test plans; request or perform physical testing on parts and products then evaluate test results
Create, maintain and release accurate 3D CAD models, drawings, service parts, instruction sheets, gerber files, schematics, ECO's, BOM's and material specifications for prototype products and production products
Council the development of planning guides, CSI, tech specs, product labeling and marketing materials
Support and council completion of PPAP and assure parts are properly released for production following HMI procedures
Initiate and drive work with manufacturing engineering, supply management, operations and suppliers to refine product designs to optimize tooling and equipment; manufacturing processes, assembly and reliability; assist with evaluating potential part suppliers and tooling suppliers
Initiate and drive work with Quality Engineering, Dimensional Engineers and suppliers to refine product designs to achieve
Quality and craftsmanship objectives
Support operations and suppliers with problem identification, problem solving and operator training during pilot builds and launch activities
Manage personal work to meet project team objectives for budget and timing
Initiate and drive regular review of part and product designs with development team members, managers, designers and suppliers to solicit their feedback and suggestions for improvements
Maintain engineering notes, models, records, calculations and analysis' that demonstrate the progression of the product designs and review with lead engineers when requested
Initiate and complete patent disclosers and Right to Use (RTU) with HMI legal staff
Support new patent applications with HMI legal staff when appropriate
Support other project team members and project activities that require input and task work from the product development engineer: project schedules, project budgets, CMF development, prototype builds, PR's, testing, supplier communications
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited program
7-10 years of professional experience
3+ years of professional level experience in new product development design or engineering
Demonstrated proficiency in Pro-E modeling or other equivalent 3D CAD software
Proven experience with leading cross-functional technical project teams
Knowledgeable in Lean principles and application
Must be able to assess process concepts and to determine where continuous improvement opportunities exist
Must be able to communicate effectively with people at various levels including production, engineering, and management and to be able to work well with and develop a partnering relationship with other team members
Knowledgeable in the use of common office automation software, HMI mainframe applications and engineering related software
Must be a skilled problem solver and be able to apply engineering expertise to problem solving
Must be an effective team leader, able to set team goals and commitments, and hold team members accountable for their assigned tasks
Proven ability to assess priorities and determine course of action with minimal day-to-day supervision and be able to anticipate, recognize, and respond effectively to changes which affect project plans
Exhibits an overall business sense and understand how decisions affect the business
Must be able to perform all essential functions of the position with or without accommodations
Company
MillerKnoll
MillerKnoll is a collective of dynamic brands that comes together to design the world we live in.
10001+ employees
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