Senior Product Development Engineering Manager
Company: HNI Corporation
Location: Council Bluffs
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 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:
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: We offer
Benefits on Day 1, including a new voluntary benefit, Daily Pay! To
learn about all the benefits HNI has to offer visit . We also
invite you to visit us at to learn more!
Keywords: HNI Corporation, Bellevue , Senior Product Development Engineering Manager, Executive , Council Bluffs, Nebraska
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