Product Engineer - Holland, MI (onsite)

Design and document new products and product line enhancements focusing on storage and private office products. Determine material, labor, and overhead costs. Work with other engineers to determine best manufacturing processes for existing and new products and to ensure all quality aspects of product design and manufacturing are met by applying engineering principles under minimal supervision.

• Works on individually assigned projects to design and/or develop new products, processes, and tooling, or improvements to existing products.
• Works with Manufacturing Engineering to determine best process to minimize labor, material, and overhead costs, and assure manufacturability to increase market share and profitability.
• Participates in "make versus buy" feasibility studies. Presents documented analysis of purchased costs versus manufactured costs to senior engineer or manager; makes recommendations for vertical integration.
• Creates and processes Engineering Change Orders (ECOs). Prepares documentation for Requests for Quotes for tooling and equipment required to produce parts to specification. Utilizes statistical techniques, tolerance analysis, Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, process potential studies, and other engineering techniques to assure products will meet customer requirements.
• Ensure form, fit, and function of product designs.
• Develops prototypes to be used for engineering performance and reliability testing. Coordinates testing and analysis of materials, processes, and prototypes. Prepares test plans and requests; monitors tests and evaluates test performance to ensure adherence to agency and industry standards.
• Analyzes competitive products by evaluating materials, manufacturing processes, product performance, and packaging to determine competitiveness of product offerings.
• Prepares all documentation for and writes Request for Expenditure (RFE) for justification of capital expenditures. Presents RFE for approval to various levels of management.
• Works with Quality Assurance to ensure all quality aspects of product design and manufacturing are met, by applying manufacturing engineering principles.
• Assures all required International Standards Organization (ISO) and/or Haworth Quality System documentation (i.e., Processes and Method Instructions) is in place and current.
• Contacts and occasionally travels to customer and supplier sites, agencies, universities, and related manufacturing operations, to obtain information relative to existing products, purchased parts, material selections, or manufacturing processes.
• Maintains up-to-date, state-of-the-art knowledge in areas of materials, CAD systems, analysis tools, manufacturing engineering methods, and processes. Shares this information with other members via training and/or day-to-day contact.
• Must be able to perform all essential job functions with/without accommodation.
• Uses office automation, communication, software, and tools used in Haworth office environment.
• Performs other duties within scope as assigned.

• Bachelor Degree in Engineering related discipline or equivalent in relevant field of study.
• Education Equivalency: Associate Degree plus 2 years of product/mechanical engineering experience OR 4 years of product/mechanical engineering experience.
• Ability to lifts/moves parts weighing up to 70 pounds.
• Applicants must be able to work in Holland, MI without relocation assistance.
• Applicants must possess an unrestricted right to work in the US to be eligible for this position.
• Military Equivalency:https://www.mynextmove.org/vets/find/military

• Demonstrated ability to creatively design, analyze, and document product designs on multiple projects.
• Project management skills.
• Ability for innovative technical accomplishments, as demonstrated through prior design drawings, patent awards, technical publications, and market success.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of CAD (design) systems and analysis procedures
• Ability to work cross-functionally to ensure products and materials produced meet functional requirements over life of product.
• Ability to work in development-oriented team environment.
• Knowledgeable of applicable global standards such as American National Standards Institute (ANSI) drafting practices, including Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GDT) and Canadian Government Test Standard (CGSB).
• Knowledgeable on material properties/strengths of materials.
• Experience working with Bill of Materials (BOM)