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 components assemblies and engineered product solutions.
  • Create and maintain 3D CAD models engineering drawings specifications bills of material and other technical documentation.
  • Develop functional prototypes using additive manufacturing and 3D-printing technologies.
  • Translate customer and business requirements into practical manufacturable and cost-effective designs.
  • Apply Design for Manufacturability Design for Assembly and Design for Cost principles.
  • Select appropriate materials finishes and manufacturing methods based on product requirements and production capabilities.
  • Manage engineering changes product revisions and configuration-controlled documentation.
• Product Validation and Launch
  
  • Lead assigned product-development activities from initial concept through prototyping validation production launch and ongoing support.
  • Partner with Process 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 and production-readiness activities.
  • Participate in APQP activities including design reviews DFMEAs PFMEAs Control Plans PPAP documentation and launch-readiness reviews.
  • Evaluate product performance through testing capability studies validation activities and customer feedback.
• Customer Supplier and Team Collaboration
  
  • Serve as the primary engineering contact for assigned products.
  • Collaborate with customers tooling suppliers material suppliers and manufacturing partners to develop robust production solutions.
  • Participate in technical meetings supplier evaluations design reviews and engineering-change discussions.
    Resolve technical and supplier-related concerns through engineering analysis root-cause identification and corrective action.
  • Communicate technical information clearly to customers suppliers leadership and cross-functional teams.
• Continuous Improvement and Innovation
  
  • Lead improvement initiatives focused on product performance quality reliability manufacturability cost and customer satisfaction.
  • Identify opportunities for material optimization tooling enhancements value engineering and manufacturing efficiencies.
  • Research emerging materials additive-manufacturing methods production technologies and engineering best practices.
  • Recommend solutions that improve functionality sustainability quality and overall customer value.
  • Support advanced product-development initiatives technology roadmaps and new business opportunities.

What You Will Bring

• Bachelors degree in Manufacturing Engineering Materials Engineering Industrial Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• At least five years of engineering experience in product development manufacturing engineering or new product development within a manufacturing environment; seven or more years preferred.
• Demonstrated experience leading new products from concept through validation and production launch.
• Experience managing multiple engineering projects and competing priorities.
• Experience supporting prototype development pilot production first-article inspections design validation and production launches.
• Working knowledge of APQP tools and methodologies including design reviews DFMEA PFMEA Process Flow Diagrams Control Plans and PPAP.
• Proficiency with SolidWorks Creo CATIA Autodesk Inventor AutoCAD or comparable 3D CAD software.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings GD&T specifications tolerance stack-ups and manufacturing documentation.
• Experience collaborating with customers suppliers tooling partners manufacturing teams and cross-functional leadership.
• Strong analytical communication project-management and technical problem-solving skills.

Preferred Experience

• Experience within automotive commercial vehicle transportation recreational vehicle specialty vehicle engineered-products or Tier 1 supplier environments.
• Surface modeling or surfacing-design experience.
• Experience preparing CAD models for additive manufacturing prototype fabrication tooling development and production.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 IATF 16949 VDA 6.3 and customer-specific automotive requirements.
• Familiarity with APQP PPAP MSA SPC process capability and related quality methodologies.
• Experience using 8D Five Why Fishbone and Root Cause Analysis.
• Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing Six Sigma Kaizen and VAVE methodologies.
• Experience with ERP and PLM systems; JD Edwards and Minitab experience 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 manufacturing facilities.

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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