Product Codes Engineer

You can make a salary. Or you can make a difference. Or you can work as a Product Codes Senior Engineer at Herman Miller and make both.

About This Opportunity

As a Product Codes Engineer, you'll identify applicable code and regulatory requirements and facilitate gaining and maintaining regional and global product approvals and third-party certifications. Success will be achieved through the application of technical expertise with furniture, power distribution, lighting, and other products used in commercial and domestic settings.

What You'll Do

You'll have opportunities to speak up, solve problems, lead others, and be an owner every day as you . . .

• Obtain and maintain general product approvals, agency listings, etc., as required for products.
• Analyze proposed and existing product for codes compliance, summarize requirements, and implement conformity assessment plans.
• Support customer/sales requests for code approval information and assist in critical customer situations that involve code or standard compliance interpretations.
• Recommend solutions to diverse technical and administrative code problems to ensure timely product approvals and satisfied clients.
• Engage with the Project/Product Development team to develop test plans, technical product descriptions, and design requirements to meet commercial building requirements within the applicable codes and standards.
• Engage with suppliers, consultants, and agencies to define and clarify design requirements, test targets, and approaches.
• Coordinate and resolve noncompliance incidents to support customers' needs.
• Maintain and update a comprehensive set of requirements to ensure product safety, product quality, and conformance information for global markets.
• Determine the effect of product changes or standard revisions on conformance status.
• Document, summarize, and communicate the status of validation/conformance testing with project teams.
• Identify and communicate product performance risks and initiate plans to minimize risk.
• Provide technical product performance information in support of the business.
• Represent Herman Miller at key national codes and regulatory organizations.
• Perform additional responsibilities as requested to achieve business objectives.
  

Sound Like You?

You might be just who we re looking for if you have . . .

• A Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Four years of professional engineering experience
• A professional engineering license (preferred).
• Knowledge of furniture standards, building codes, and regulatory requirements.
• Knowledge of product approval processes, conformity assessment and certification schemes, and third-party assessments.
• Experience with furniture testing and measurement techniques and related processes.
• 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 to work well with and develop a partnering relationship with other team members.
• Knowledge in the use of common office automation software and engineering-related software.
• Problem solving skills and the ability to apply engineering expertise to solving problems.
• The ability to assess priorities and determine a course of action with minimal day-to-day supervision and to anticipate, recognize, and respond effectively to changes which affect project plans.
• An overall business sense and an understanding of how decisions affect the business.
• Experience in product engineering, product development, standards and testing, or codes administration.
• The ability to travel throughout the US to clarify codes requirements, support codes development bodies, and/or make product presentations in support of the approval process.
• Excellent analytical skills, detail-orientation, and the ability to organize and manage multiple complex projects.
• The ability to effectively interact with and at various levels of the organization (i.e., employees, visitors, vendors).
• Knowledge of building, seismic, fire, and electrical codes.
• Knowledge of design requirements to meet commercial buildings requirements (US, FCC, NEC).
• The ability to perform all essential job functions of the position with or without accommodations.
  

Who We Are

At Herman Miller, our unique culture represents the collective attitudes, ideas, and experiences of the people who work here. We focus on protecting the environment, impacting our communities, exceeding the expectations of our customers through high quality products, and championing diversity in all areas of the business, and together we are on a journey toward a better world. We support the well-being of our employees in and outside of work by providing a variety of opportunities including award-winning work-life integration resources, development programs, complex health and wellness offerings, and much more.

Herman Miller is a globally recognized provider of furnishings and related technologies and services. Headquartered in West Michigan, we have relied on innovative design for over 100 years to solve problems for people wherever they work, live, learn, and heal.

Herman Miller is committed to diversity and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer including veterans and people with disabilities.

Schedule

Full-time

Employee Status

Regular

Travel

No

Shift

First

Work Schedule

8am-5pm

Primary Location

United States-Michigan-Holland