Senior Product Design Engineer, Furniture

Company Description

At Lakeshore, we create innovative learning materials and world-class guest experiences for teachers, parents and children. Since 1954, we’ve grown into a global community—with a thriving e-commerce business, multiple catalogs, 60+ retail stores, a peerless national sales force, plus international offices that support our preeminent supply chain division. But today we’re working better, smarter and faster than ever—and setting our sights even higher. We’re building an infrastructure designed for scalability, embracing data-driven decision-making and using technology to improve efficiency and ensure the best tools for the best work. Most importantly, we continue to invest in a diverse team of inquisitive top talent who fuel each other’s passions and curiosity, take risks, try new things and believe that every new day brings opportunities for growth.

Job Description

We are currently searching for an experienced Sr. Product Design Engineer, Furniture to work on-site at our Carson headquarters with the flexibility to work from home depending on design stage. In this position, you will interact directly with a variety of departments to deliver production-ready designs, and you will provide solutions for design and manufacturing issues. Successful candidates will have a broad range of knowledge about manufacturing and production, with specific experience & expertise in Furniture.  Lakeshore is a highly collaborative environment, so be prepared to work constructively and efficiently with both internal and external partners!

A day in the office looks like this:

• Design Engineering Furniture in SolidWorks with a focus on function, safety, durability, aesthetic and cost
• Ensuring quality engineering outcomes in response to development, hardware, manufacturing and operational requirements
• Providing furniture engineering expertise and feedback at product development meetings
• Providing detailed responses for product and technical requests
• Building proof-of-concept models and prototypes using in-house 3-D printers and other prototyping capabilities
• Presenting designs to team and executive management in product review meetings
• Establishing and maintain internal relationships and promote teamwork
• Working in multiple modalities that are critical to furniture (i.e., wood, metal, laminates, veneers)

Qualifications

Skills and background? Here’s what we’re looking for.

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent exeprienc
• 7+ years of design engineering experience, with expertise in furniture specifically
• Proven experience creating and analyzing designs in SolidWorks
• Experience in selecting and specifying materials such as metals, wood, textiles, laminates, veneers and foams and furniture hardware
• Broad range of knowledge about common furniture manufacturing and production
• Experience and knowledge in the testing of furniture products.  BIFMA standard knowledge a plus.
• Ability to synthesize functional & quality requirements with aesthetics from design partners
• Strong root cause–analysis skills with ability to quickly find workable solutions
• Ability to produce quality work on-time and according to deadlines
• Ability to provide course correction as needed
• Superb written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail including schedule adherence
• Bilingual ability a plus (Mandarin and/or Cantonese), but not a requirement

Additional Information

And here’s our end of the bargain! 

• Salary: $76,000 - $140,000 with an annual bonus of up to 10%
• Paid leave for new parents to support work/life balance and family bonding
• Excellent medical/dental and vision coverage—EPO, PPO and HSA
• 401(k) retirement plan with company contribution (because you will retire someday)
• Flexible benefits—choose what you like, ignore the rest
• On-site preschool for our employees’ children
• On-site employee gym for all levels/fitness needs
• Generous employee discount on products that make you smarter
• Casual dress…and we really mean it

At Lakeshore, we know our diversity makes us stronger, and when everyone feels included and valued, we all win. We strive to embrace our differences and create an intentionally diverse and inclusive community that is representative of the teachers, families and children we serve.

We know we couldn’t do the extraordinary things we’re doing without the people on our team. Thanks to the passion and enthusiasm of this spectacular group, Lakeshore is more than a great place to work—it’s a great experience to be part of. Day in and day out, we give everything we’ve got to create products that instill a sense of