Sr. New Product Development Engineer

Tempur Sealy. Iconic brands. Storied history. Industry-leading innovation. 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! Job Summary:  The Sr. New Product Development Engineer is responsible for developing, evaluating, and modifying new product designs in support of customer and product requirements.

This position is also responsible to ensure designs efficiently utilize quality and cost effective materials, accounts for production capabilities, as well as supports the company commitment to producing top quality, durable bedding. 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: Uses technical knowledge to create product specifications, ensure product meets specifications and customer requirements, including stack up and design rules, EHS safety guidelines, component and cover specifications, design and aesthetics.

Responsible for ensuring the compliance to the NPD tollgate process; will collaborate with other functional resources at each step of the process and report-out at tollgate presentations. Validate and determine all component and prototype specifications; develop bill of materials, including raw materials and time requirements. Collaborate with Strategic Sourcing on raw material resources and options.

Perform DFMEAs, component and prototype trials, durability and functionality testing, EHS testing, to ensure product meets the full range of requirements; troubleshoot and resolve issues as required to ensure product meets testing requirements. Work with marketing to develop claims and substantiate through validation testing. Perform pilot testing to determine the validity of the design through the manufacturing process, report-out and design review and product validation.

Actively participates in technical product development teams dedicated to ensuring the product is meeting the organization's key metrics for performance, margin, and consumer and retailer satisfaction. Support new production processes and launches to ensure product is manufactured according to design, safety, and quality specifications. Assists 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.

Salary Range: $81,000-$116,000 Internal and External Interfaces: Member of Global Product Engineering as part of the New Product Development team. Internal Partners: Sourcing, Engineering, Finance, Manufacturing, Marketing, Consumer Design To perform this job successfully, the employee must be capable of performing each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements herein are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.

Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in Mechan