Product Engineer

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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 Youll Do

• Identify product opportunities: Research customer and end-user needs benchmark competing products and evaluate new markets and applications for TSMs manufacturing capabilities.

• Shape product strategy: Develop product briefs and business cases outlining requirements target costs pricing assumptions expected demand and investment needs. Help maintain product roadmaps and prioritize development opportunities.

• Design and develop products: Create components subassemblies and finished products using appropriate materials and manufacturing processes. Maintain 3D CAD models engineering drawings bills of material specifications and controlled design records.

• Explore and test concepts: Plan feasibility studies proof-of-concept builds and experiments to resolve technical uncertainties and evaluate mechanical features material interactions and product performance.

• Validate designs: Coordinate prototypes laboratory testing first article inspections and design verification. Partner with Quality and regulatory resources to incorporate applicable safety performance customer and industry requirements.

• Support production launches: Coordinate development milestones from approved concept through tooling pilot production launch and stabilization. Work with Manufacturing and Process Engineering to confirm readiness and resolve design-related issues.

• Improve existing products: Review sales margins customer feedback warranty scrap and rework data to recommend product improvements and cost reductions that preserve safety quality and performance.

• Collaborate across teams: Serve as the engineering contact for assigned products communicate requirements and risks and use structured root cause analysis to resolve concerns with customers suppliers and internal partners.

What Youll Bring

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Product Design Materials Manufacturing or Industrial Engineering or a closely related engineering discipline.
• At least five years of experience in product engineering product development design engineering or closely related manufacturing engineering.
• Experience taking manufactured products from concept through launch including involvement in market research product planning or commercialization.
• Ability to translate customer needs competitive research and market trends into product recommendations.
• Knowledge of product roadmaps business cases target costing margins and commercialization.
• Proficiency with 3D CAD software such as SolidWorks Creo CATIA or Autodesk Inventor along with engineering drawings and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.
• Working knowledge of foam metal vinyl textiles plastics adhesives fastening applications and associated manufacturing processes.
• Experience developing specifications bills of material prototypes validation plans and controlled engineering documentation.
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001 and formal product design and development controls.
• Experience using structured root cause analysis methods such as 8D Five Why Fishbone or A3.
• Experience with ERP PLM document-control systems and Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong analytical project management and communication skills with the ability to explain technical tradeoffs and manage priorities across facilities and functions.

Preferred Experience

• Seven or more years of relevant engineering experience.
• Product development experience with medical devices medical furnishings hospitality furnishings sleeper mechanisms or collegiate furnishings. Related experience with commercial or institutional furniture seating bedding mechanisms or other durable products is also valuable.
• Experience developing products that combine multiple materials or manufacturing processes.
• Experience with articulating folding reclining or sleeper mechanisms.
• Familiarity with applicable product safety and performance requirements including structural integrity stability load capacity durability cleanability and flammability.
• Experience with quality systems risk management traceability and validation practices applicable to medical devices and furnishings.
• Experience with APQP PPAP DFMEA PFMEA Control Plans MSA SPC and customer-specific requirements where applicable.
• Experience with JD Edwards.

Travel

This position requires up to 25% travel for customer and supplier visits market research industry events testing product launches and support across TSM facilities.

If you enjoy combining hands-on product development with customer and market insight we encourage you to apply.

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