Product Engineer - Rotational Program

MillerKnoll•Yard, TX

About The Position

Why join us? Our purpose is design for the good of humankind. It’s the ideal we strive toward each day in everything we do. Being a part of MillerKnoll means being a part of something larger than your work team, or even your brand. We are redefining modern for the 21st century. And our success allows MillerKnoll to support causes that align with our values, so we can build a more sustainable, equitable, and beautiful future for everyone. GENERAL PURPOSE As an MillerKnoll Rotational Product Engineer, you’ll enter a program that will engage you in many technical areas within the company and build your skills and knowledge in both engineering and product development. You will receive direct experience in multiple engineering and related functions, training opportunities with a defined curriculum, and foundational skills that you can transfer to varied internal job opportunities within the MillerKnoll organization. The MillerKnoll Rotation program is intended to develop the next generation of technical talent to support our goals in innovation, design leadership, and environmental stewardship. What You'll Do You'll have opportunities to speak up, solve problems, and be a leader every day as you . . . Enter rotational assignments in the Global Product Organization with a focus on Product Development and Engineering activities. Complete three rotations of approximately 12 months each in duration. Each rotation will be in a different department ranging from assignments in Custom Product Engineering to Advanced Innovation, Product Management to Manufacturing Engineering, Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) to Product Performance Engineering, and Maintenance to Value Stream Engineering. Research, investigate, and understand product criteria, functions, requirements, and cost targets (customer criteria, performance requirements, build objectives, manufacturability, assembly, quality, craftsmanship, service, and installation). Apply problem-solving skills and execute solutions to problems independently, and in collaboration with Engineering and other team members. Collaborate with Industrial Designers to understand and implement the design vision and design objectives of products. Investigate and consider multiple solution alternatives for problems and concepts. You will present solutions by evaluating the alternatives and tradeoffs, eliminating the weak alternatives, and improving the feasible alternatives. Investigate new or existing suppliers, materials, and manufacturing processes that could provide solutions. Complete sketches, models, detailed engineering analyses, and studies that support the development of new parts and products. Specific tools may include FEA, tolerance stacks, FBDs, kinematics, hand calculations, logic flow charts, and state diagrams. Develop and specify appropriate prototype fabrication processes and materials. You'll also coordinate the building of prototype products and the fabrication of prototype parts. Evaluate and test concept models and prototypes against the project objectives, criteria, and requirements. Communicate clear, concise, accurate, and detailed engineering documentation (ECOs, deviations, test requests, work orders, model shop requests, drawings, instructions, emails, etc.). Work directly with Performance Engineering to develop performance requirements and test plans. You will request or perform physical testing on parts and products, then evaluate test results. Create, maintain, and release accurate 3D CAD models, drawings, service parts, instruction sheets, Engineering Change Orders (ECOs), Bills of Material (BOMs), and material specifications for prototype products and production products. Support the development of customer facing manuals and planning guidance. Support the completion of PPAP and ensure parts are properly released for production following MillerKnoll procedures. Work directly with Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Management, Operations, and suppliers to refine product designs to optimize tooling and equipment, manufacturing processes, assembly, and reliability. You'll also assist with evaluating potential part suppliers and tooling suppliers. Work directly with Quality Engineering, Dimensional Engineers, and suppliers to refine product designs to achieve quality and craftsmanship objectives.

Requirements

An Engineering/Technical degree from an accredited program.
Zero to two years of professional engineering experience or applicable internship/co-op experience.
Knowledge in Lean principles and their application.
The ability to assess process concepts and determine where continuous improvement opportunities exist.
The ability to communicate effectively with people at various levels, including Production, Engineering, and Management, and the ability to work well with and develop a partnering relationship with other team members.
Knowledge in the use of common office automation, communication, software, tools, applications, and engineering-related software.
Problem-solving skills and the ability to apply engineering expertise to solving problems.
Knowledge in Creo modeling or other equivalent 3D CAD software.

Responsibilities

Enter rotational assignments in the Global Product Organization with a focus on Product Development and Engineering activities.
Complete three rotations of approximately 12 months each in duration.
Each rotation will be in a different department ranging from assignments in Custom Product Engineering to Advanced Innovation, Product Management to Manufacturing Engineering, Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) to Product Performance Engineering, and Maintenance to Value Stream Engineering.
Research, investigate, and understand product criteria, functions, requirements, and cost targets (customer criteria, performance requirements, build objectives, manufacturability, assembly, quality, craftsmanship, service, and installation).
Apply problem-solving skills and execute solutions to problems independently, and in collaboration with Engineering and other team members.
Collaborate with Industrial Designers to understand and implement the design vision and design objectives of products.
Investigate and consider multiple solution alternatives for problems and concepts.
You will present solutions by evaluating the alternatives and tradeoffs, eliminating the weak alternatives, and improving the feasible alternatives.
Investigate new or existing suppliers, materials, and manufacturing processes that could provide solutions.
Complete sketches, models, detailed engineering analyses, and studies that support the development of new parts and products. Specific tools may include FEA, tolerance stacks, FBDs, kinematics, hand calculations, logic flow charts, and state diagrams.
Develop and specify appropriate prototype fabrication processes and materials. You'll also coordinate the building of prototype products and the fabrication of prototype parts.
Evaluate and test concept models and prototypes against the project objectives, criteria, and requirements.
Communicate clear, concise, accurate, and detailed engineering documentation (ECOs, deviations, test requests, work orders, model shop requests, drawings, instructions, emails, etc.).
Work directly with Performance Engineering to develop performance requirements and test plans. You will request or perform physical testing on parts and products, then evaluate test results.
Create, maintain, and release accurate 3D CAD models, drawings, service parts, instruction sheets, Engineering Change Orders (ECOs), Bills of Material (BOMs), and material specifications for prototype products and production products.
Support the development of customer facing manuals and planning guidance.
Support the completion of PPAP and ensure parts are properly released for production following MillerKnoll procedures.
Work directly with Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Management, Operations, and suppliers to refine product designs to optimize tooling and equipment, manufacturing processes, assembly, and reliability.
You'll also assist with evaluating potential part suppliers and tooling suppliers.
Work directly with Quality Engineering, Dimensional Engineers, and suppliers to refine product designs to achieve quality and craftsmanship objectives.