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Minneapolis, MN, US

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

• Leading the technical development of new products or the improvement of existing ones to meet customer needs and company goals.
• Providing engineering guidance to cross-functional teams, including marketing, manufacturing, and quality assurance, throughout the product development process.
• Conducting research and analyzing data to determine customer needs and market trends.
• Developing and maintaining project timelines, value-engineering products to meet budget, and specifications.
• Creating and modifying product designs using computer-aided design (CAD) software.
• Developing and conducting product testing to ensure quality and reliability. Participating in product certification and regulatory compliance processes (BIFMA, UL/ETL, TB117, Prop 65).

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

• Providing technical design of lighting and furniture products to ensure: aesthetic and design intent; structural integrity; product performance; maximum efficiency of materials and fabrication.
• Reviewing and documenting product prototypes and samples to create Sample Inspection Reports.
• Assisting in researching and documenting product testing and quality assurance protocols.
• Assisting in the management and continuous improvement of the technical product development process, and all related standards, libraries and protocols.
• Incorporating customer and store team feedback to improve the user experience.
• Working with third party laboratories to identify and meet industry standard safety tests.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Generating detailed drawings and specification from 3D models and designs created and developed by in-house design team.
• Working with domestic and international team members and suppliers for sampling and manufacturing.
• Creating product assembly instructions using 3D modeling software and Adobe Illustrator.
• Updating 3D models, drawings and specifications as required for product changes and Engineering Change Orders.
• Providing engineering support and technical design support for our Custom Design and Custom Contract customers; which include Fortune 500 national retailers and global hospitality brands.

Plymouth, MN

• Designing tools for single and multi-cavity injection molding, including mold elements and toolpathing.
• Specializing in modifying part geometry and proposing revisions to improve the manufacturability of plastic parts, accomplishing over 2,000 revisions to date.
• Performing mold flow simulations on part geometry to identify potential fill issues.

Plymouth, MN

• Performing DFM (design for manufacturability) analysis on customer-supplied models, generating over 10,000 part quotes for thermoplastic, LSR (liquid silicone rubber), and MIM (metal injection molding) molds.
• Analyzing geometry changes to existing molds for metal-safe modifications. Identifying potential manufacturing issues and offering design suggestions for successful prototyping and/or low-volume production.
• Assisting sales department in responding to RFQs (requests for quoting) from customers.

Plymouth, Minnesota

• Supporting various manufacturing departments which produced electronic components for mobile electronics.
• Verifying inventory and compliance of vendor parts to product specifications and BOMs.