Product Development Engineer

Why join us?Our purpose is to design for the good of humankind. It’s the ideal we strive toward each day in everything we do. Being a part of HermanMiller means being a part of something larger than your work team, or even your brand. We are redefining modern for the 21st century. And our success allows HermanMiller to support causes that align with our values, so we can build a more sustainable, equitable, and beautiful future for everyone.GENERAL PURPOSEESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS- Applies basic supply chain cost, value stream capabilities, and economic principles.- Applies learned engineering skills to work assignments.- Applies problem-solving skills and executes solutions to problems independently.- Coaches basic engineering tasks to others.- Completes engineering tasks within the oversight of leadership.- Follows engineering and quality processes.- Performs additional responsibilities as requested to achieve business objectives.- Seeks and receives mentoring from senior-level and engineering leadership.- Seek approval from the budget owner using the appropriate request process.- Takes good notes, showing work and assumptions.- Performs additional responsibilities as requested to achieve business objectives.Additional Essential Functions- Collaborate with industrial designers to understand and implement the design vision and objectives of products. Investigate and consider multiple solution alternatives for problems and concepts.- Present solutions by evaluating the alternatives and tradeoffs, refining the feasible alternatives and eliminating the weaker options.- Collaborate and communicate with project team members, other engineers, external experts and industrial designers to share ideas and offer suggestions.- Investigate 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 calculations, 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.- Identify potential problems with new products and concepts and develop good corrective actions by following a rigorous problem-solving process.- Solicit cost estimates for prototype and production parts.-- Research, investigate, and understand product criteria, functions, requirements, and cost targets (customer criteria, performance requirements, build objectives, manufacturability, assembly, quality, craftsmanship, service, and installation).- Work directly with 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, ECOs, BOMs, and material specifications for prototype and production products.- Support the development of planning guides, CSI, tech specs, product labeling and marketing materials.- Support the completion of PPAP and ensure parts are appropriately released for production following HMI procedures.- Work directly 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.- Work directly 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 build and launch activities.- Manage individual task work to meet project team objectives for budget and timing.- Regularly review 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.- Complete patent disclosures and Right to Use (RTU) with the manufacturer's legal staff.-- 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.Skills and Abilities- Engineering/Technical degree from and accredited program or 2-year technical degree in related field with 5 years of applicable engineering experience.- 2-4 years of professional engineering experience or 0-3 years or specia