Senior Product Development Engineering Manager
Company: HNI Corporation
Location: Cedar Rapids
Posted on: April 23, 2024
Job Description:
HNI Corporation is a global family of brands for the workplace
and home dedicated to enhancing the spaces where we live, work, and
gather. We pride ourselves on fostering an environment where we
make a positive impact on others; upholding our beliefs in
integrity, inclusion and belonging. What We Need: We are looking
for a Senior Product Development Engineering Manager to join our
HNI Workplace Furnishings team. The Product Development Engineering
Manager strategically drives the technical direction for the
product category. This role is responsible for defining product
performance requirements and influences the organization to
understand and make key business decisions to best balance cost,
quality, aesthetics, and other product characteristics. The role
mentors and supervises engineers on fundamentals of product
engineering and provides broad technical leadership to the
organization. What You Will Do:
Define and meet product performance
requirements, including certification requirements, quality, and
customer satisfaction during and after product launch. Understand
and make appropriate tradeoffs in terms of cost, complexity,
aesthetics, and investment. Oversee internal and external
engineering resources to hit targeted launch dates, and other major
milestones. Influence cross-functional teams to achieve project
goals, for example, quality and profit targets. Develop and manage
the department budgeting, resource planning, and project level
capital and expense budgets. Stay current on material properties
and selections, alternatives to existing HNI solutions. Provide
leadership with technical updates and act as the subject matter
expert. Maintain compliance standards and communicate changes into
appropriate leadership. Supervise, coordinate, provide leadership
and review work of assigned members. Conduct performance
evaluations and recommend merit increases, promotions, transfers,
corrective actions, and other personnel actions. Interview and
recommend candidates for employment. Drive member engagement.
Participate in activities as appropriate to ensure the success of
the organization. What You Have:
Bachelor's degree in Engineering or
related field required. Minimum of 7 years of experience in
Engineering or related field. 4 years of management experience
preferred. Ability to travel domestically and/or internationally up
to 10% of the time. HNI Corporation (NYSE: HNI) is a manufacturer
of workplace furnishings and building products, operating under two
segments. The workplace furnishings segment is a leading global
designer and provider of commercial furnishings, going to market
under multiple unique brands. The residential building products
segment is the nation's leading manufacturer and marketer of hearth
products. As one of the larger employers in Iowa, HNI Corporation
was recognized in 2018, 2019, and 2020 for the diversity of our
Board of Directors and was named in 2020, 2021, and #6 in 2022 as
one of America's Most Responsible Companies by Newsweek. How we act
today protects how we live tomorrow. Check out our CSR Report here:
https://www.hnicorp.com/social-responsibility Diversity, equity,
and inclusion (DEI), are not just core beliefs at HNI - they are
operational imperatives. We value each other's differences in
experiences and ideas to solve problems and better serve our
customers. Take a look at our DEI goals here:
https://www.hnicorp.com/diversity-equity-and-inclusion We offer
Benefits on Day 1, including a new voluntary benefit, Daily Pay! To
learn about all the benefits HNI has to offer visit
www.HNIbenefits.com. We also invite you to visit us at
www.HNICorp.com to learn more!
Keywords: HNI Corporation, Cedar Rapids , Senior Product Development Engineering Manager, Executive , Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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