MillerKnoll · 7 hours ago
Materials and Structures Senior Engineer
Holland, MI
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
7+ years expMillerKnoll is dedicated to design for the good of humankind, striving to redefine modernity for the 21st century. The Materials and Structures Senior Engineer will serve as a technical contributor, leading complex projects in materials and structural engineering while providing guidance and innovative solutions to ensure compliance with industry standards.
Design
Responsibilities
Lead and manage projects in materials and structural engineering, ensuring alignment with business objectives
Work cross-functionally with global engineering teams to solve complex problems
Develop and implement engineering standards, processes, and best practices for material selection, characterization, and design for structural integrity
Apply Lean and sustainability principles to improve product robustness, manufacturability, and lifecycle performance
Couple fundamental engineering and physics understanding, with FEA simulation tools to evaluate products for:
Robust Product Design Under Loads (Static and Dynamic)
Appropriate Material Selection
Human Comfort
Sustainable Design
Provide technical leadership and training to engineers and project teams
Influence decisions by communicating effectively with internal teams and external stakeholders (vendors, suppliers)
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, or related field
Minimum 7 years as a Materials and Structures Engineer, Simulation Engineer, Structural Engineer, CAE Engineer or combined experience with Structural and Materials Engineering, with proven project leadership experience
Expertise in structural analysis, machine design, and sustainable product design
Strong knowledge of material testing and characterization, especially focused on nonlinear material behavior
Proficiency in engineering software and tools (ANSYS, ABAQUS, CREO)
Excellent communication and influencing skills across multiple levels
Driven to identify the optimal solution, using creativity, diagnosing underlying failure mechanisms, and comprehensively evaluating complex engineering problems through a physics-based lens
Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously
Strong leadership and mentoring capabilities
Effective communication and collaboration across departments
Comfortable working in ambiguous, loosely defined problem spaces that require creative, non-prescriptive solutions
Preferred
Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, or related field
Hands-on experience preferred in material testing and characterization
Exposure to advanced model-based and simulation-driven methodologies (e.g., optimization, MBSE, digital twins, AI-assisted workflows)
Experience with Failure Analysis and Root Cause Investigation
Hands-on experience in a test lab environment
Strong knowledge of Lean principles and advanced problem-solving methodologies
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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