Tempur Sealy International, Inc Trinity , NC 27370
Posted 2 weeks ago
Tempur Sealy is committed to improving the sleep of more people, every night, all around the world. As a leading designer, manufacturer, distributor, and retailer of bedding products worldwide, we know how crucial a good night of sleep is to overall health and wellness. Utilizing over a century of knowledge and industry-leading innovation, we deliver award-winning products that provide breakthrough sleep solutions to consumers in over 100 countries. Our highly recognized brands include Tempur-Pedic, Sealy and Stearns & Foster. We hire people who have a passion for helping others find their best night's sleep. No matter what stage of your career, you can build your future at Tempur Sealy!
OUR COMPANY OFFERS GREAT BENEFITS, INCLUDING:
Generous Paid Time Off
Competitive Medical, Dental & other wellness programs
Disability and Life Company Paid
Retirement Plan Options
Generous Employee Purchase Discounts
Pay Range: $76,000 - $109,000
Job Summary: The Senior New Product Development Engineer is responsible for developing, evaluating, and modifying new product designs in support of customer and product requirements. This position is responsible for ensuring designs efficiently utilize quality and cost-effective materials, accounts for production capabilities, in support of the company commitment to producing top quality, durable bedding. This position is a highly collaborative role with many cross-functional partners working together to deliver great products. This role also takes on a leadership position within the New Product Development group that provides mentoring, training, and guidance to junior engineers.
Essential Duties, Responsibilities, and Key Results Area:
Lead cross-functional product development teams dedicated to ensuring the product is meeting the organization's key metrics for cost/quality/timing
Translate customer requirements from marketing into measurable product and technical requirements
Develop test plans based on DFMEA, customer requirements, internal quality standards, and regulatory/EHS guidelines
Conduct component testing, prototype trials, and full-scale validation builds and testing
Create product, component, and cover specifications to fully document product designs
Conduct cross functional technical design reviews to ensure technical community alignment on status of product design
Ensure compliance to the NPD tollgate process; will collaborate with other functional resources at each step of the process and report-out at tollgate presentations to leadership
Work with marketing to develop product claims and substantiate through validation testing
Perform pilot testing with operations to ensure manufacturability of the design
Support new production processes and launches to ensure product is manufactured according to design, safety, and quality specifications
Provides guidance and mentorship to junior engineers.
Supports NPD leadership initiatives for continuous improvement and lessons learned activities
Assist in NPD initiatives, communicates with NPD team and other resources as required to support product development initiatives and rollout. Provides design and technical expertise as needed.
Other duties as needed to support overall strategy and success of product development initiatives and rollout.
Other primary duties and responsibilities include the following; however, Management reserves the right to assign or reassign other appropriate duties to this job at any time. This document excludes the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties.
Ideal Candidate Possesses These Attributes:
Strong problem-solving skills, able to collect, analyze, and interpret data, synthesize, and analyze alternatives and recommend the right final solution
Broad project management skills and disciplined in developing objectives, action plans and effective in defending and selling decisions with confidence
Solid interpersonal and collaboration skills and ability to communicate technical subjects to broad audiences including leadership
Impressive analytical abilities as well as the enthusiasm to push forward in difficult situations
Flexibility to seek & incorporate input from others
Ability to adapt and manage effectively in fast-paced and continuously changing environment
Experience in planning, assessing, and implementing change
Strong organizational skills and capability to work on multiple projects efficiently within strict deadlines
Demonstrated proficiency in MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, etc.
Experience with 3-D CAD software such as Solidworks a plus
Internal and External Interfaces:
Member of Global Product Development as part of the New Product Development team.
Internal Partners:
Tempur Sealy International, Inc