Product Development Engineer

About Us

HSM Company Historyâ ââHSM HEART Company Valuesâ ââWho is HSM to our customers

Founded in 1944 HSM is aâthird generation privately held company with a rich history of innovation and a commitment to our people. With 25 locations across the U.S. and corporate headquarters in Hickory NC and Huntersville NC we specialize in manufacturing components for furniture bedding transportation packaging automotive and healthcare industries. Our expertise also includes designing and building automated production machinery. HSM products from sofa springs to swimming pool noodles and bus seats touch everyday life in countless ways.

At HSM our success is built on our people. We foster a culture of teamwork innovation and shared success. If youre looking for a meaningful place to grow and make an impact we want to hear from you!

What You Will Do

Product Design and Development

• Design and develop plastic components and assemblies using injection molding vacuum forming thermoforming and related plastics manufacturing processes.
• Create and maintain 3D CAD models engineering drawings product specifications bills of material and lifecycle documentation.
• Develop functional prototypes through additive manufacturing and 3D printing to support concept evaluation fit and function studies customer demonstrations and manufacturing feasibility reviews.
• Apply Design for Manufacturability Design for Assembly and Design for Cost principles to develop practical and cost-effective products.
• Select plastic materials resins finishes and manufacturing methods based on performance requirements environmental conditions regulatory standards and manufacturing capabilities.
• Manage engineering changes product revisions and configuration-controlled documentation.

Product Validation and Production Launch

• Lead assigned product development projects from concept and prototype through validation launch and ongoing production support.
• Partner with Process and Manufacturing Engineering to optimize designs for tooling capability process repeatability manufacturability and long-term production stability.
• Support prototype builds validation testing first article inspections pilot production tooling trials and production-readiness activities.
• Participate in APQP activities including design reviews DFMEAs PFMEAs process flow diagrams control plans PPAP documentation and launch-readiness reviews.
• Evaluate product performance through testing capability studies validation activities and customer feedback.

Customer Supplier and Cross-Functional Partnership

• Serve as the primary engineering contact for assigned products and customer development initiatives.
• Collaborate with customers tooling suppliers material suppliers and manufacturing partners to develop robust production solutions.
• Participate in technical reviews supplier evaluations engineering change discussions and product development meetings.
• Resolve technical and supplier-related issues through engineering analysis root-cause identification and corrective action.
• Communicate technical information clearly to customers suppliers leadership and cross-functional partners.

Continuous Improvement and Innovation

• Lead improvement initiatives focused on product performance reliability manufacturability quality cost reduction and customer satisfaction.
• Identify opportunities for material optimization tooling enhancements value engineering and improved manufacturing efficiency.
• Research and apply emerging plastic materials additive manufacturing methods and product-development technologies.
• Support products and processes governed by ISO 9001 IATF 16949 VDA 6.3 customer-specific requirements and applicable regulatory standards.
• Provide technical guidance to Manufacturing Engineering Quality Operations Sales Supply Chain and Tooling teams.

What You Will Bring

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Plastics Engineering Polymer Engineering Materials Engineering Manufacturing Engineering Industrial Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• At least five years of engineering experience in plastics engineering product development manufacturing engineering or new product development within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience developing plastic products using injection molding thermoforming vacuum forming or similar manufacturing processes.
• Demonstrated experience leading new-product development activities from concept through production launch.
• Experience creating 3D CAD models engineering drawings bills of material specifications and related engineering documentation.
• Proficiency with SolidWorks Creo CATIA Autodesk Inventor AutoCAD or comparable 3D CAD software.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings GD&T tolerance stack-ups technical specifications and plastics-processing requirements.
• Working knowledge of APQP design reviews DFMEA PFMEA control plans and PPAP.
• Strong analytical problem-solving project-management and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Seven or more years of relevant engineering experience.
• Automotive Tier 1 supplier commercial transportation recreational vehicle or specialty vehicle industry experience.
• Experience using additive manufacturing or 3D printing for rapid prototyping design verification tooling development and proof-of-concept evaluations.
• Surface modeling or surfacing design experience.
• Experience with ISO 9001 IATF 16949 VDA 6.3 and customer-specific automotive requirements.
• Knowledge of MSA SPC process capability 8D Five Why fishbone analysis and root-cause analysis.
• Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing Six Sigma Kaizen and value analysis/value engineering methodologies.
• Experience with ERP and PLM systems; familiarity with JD Edwards and Minitab is a plus.

Travel

This position requires the ability to travel up to 25% to support customer meetings supplier development tooling trials prototype builds validation activities production launches and HSM Solutions manufacturing locations.

Why Join Us

• Health & Wellness: Affordable medical dental and vision insurance plans including an innovative global healthcare option for qualified participants.
• Retire:â401(k) with company match fully vested from day one.
• Paid Time Off: Competitive PTO: 3 Weeks of PTO company paid holidays.
• On-Site Medical Clinics: Free for you and covered dependents.
• Teladoc: 24/7 access with no copay.
• Professional Development: Tuition reimbursement professional development assistance and career growth opportunities.
• Discounts: Enjoy discounts with HSM partners including Dollywood Parks & Resort Verizon Wireless and more.

EEOC

At HSM we believe that our diversity creates a productive workplace. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to age race creed color religion sex national origin ancestry marital status affectionate or sexual orientation gender identity or expression or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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