Product Development Engineering

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Company description
At the heart of Silicon Valley, at the start of the tech boom in 1996, The founders of Lifestyle Solutions noticed people had to choose between sacrificing restfulness or space in pursuit of innovation.
Understanding that rest was an essential component to creativity, inspired the birth of Lifestyle Solutions- with a goal of maximizing rest in a space-conscious environment that enabled the best lifestyle solution for their métier. So the team sought out to develop the first futon frame with load-bearing detent apparatus that transformed the world of furniture. 45 patents later, many of Lifestyle Solutions' technologies are prevalent in many sofa couches in the market. Lifestyle Solutions continued to keep up with further innovations and anticipated the needs of the ever-changing consumer landscape.
Headquartered in the US, Lifestyle Solutions is proud to offer quality service around the globe. Our continuously stocked warehouses fulfill order requests worldwide. We ensure products arrive in perfect condition with safe shipping and delivery using state-of-the-art packaging technology.
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Job Description
• We are looking for a talented Furniture Engineer to join our Product Development team. The ideal candidate should have a good eye for design, strong technical skills, and hands-on experience in furniture development.
• The Furniture Engineer will work closely with designers and factories to develop furniture samples from engineering CADs or design concepts, making sure the products meet LS requirements and all required products and packaging testing standards.
• The role will also be responsible for working with factories on color and material development, including preparing and applying the required color development panels or pieces to the samples.
• Throughout the development process, the Furniture Engineer will work closely with Brand Managers, QA, vendors, and production teams to provide accurate and complete product information, troubleshoot technical issues, and make sure the final product is ready for approval and mass production.
Key Responsibilities Include
• Work closely with designers and factories to develop samples that meet customer requirements and test standards.
• Build a good working relationship with factory management and R&D teams, both from the business and technical side.
• Troubleshoot technical issues during sample development and find practical solutions with the factory.
• Conduct in-house testing during development to identify and solve material or construction issues and manage the required testing process.
• Work with vendors, merchandisers, and US teams during sample reviews. Prepare and provide product data sheets, review forms, cost sheets, color panels, test results, and other technical information to support target cost, manufacturability, and product quality.
• Keep all sample changes and technical details updated in the product development system, such as PDS or SharePoint.
• Review and make sure all Product Information Sheets (PIS) are accurate before sending them to LS Marketing.
• Check Assembly Instructions by assembling the product to make sure the hardware, quantities, and assembly steps are correct. Coordinate with Merchandise Associates and Brand Managers to review and update the instructions when needed.
• Lead pre-production meetings with vendors and hand over all final approved product details to the vendor and LS production teams, including PDS, sample review forms, assembly instructions, signed MCS/MCP, packaging BOM, CAD drawings, and any approved production control panels.
• Make sure photo samples and archive samples are built exactly according to the approved specifications and match mass production.
• Troubleshoot technical issues during testing and production and work with the vendor and production team to solve them.
• Support and supervise the first pilot run with vendors and LS production teams.
• Work with vendors to keep product drawings updated based on the latest revisions and upload the latest versions to SharePoint.
• Provide technical training and explain LS requirements to new vendors.