Product Engineer

Overview

Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Company is looking for a Product Engineer who’s excited to turn bold ideas into real, market-ready products. You’ll help design, develop, and launch innovative solutions across our Sliding Systems and Storage & Organization portfolios—bringing creativity, precision, and problem-solving together.

From concept through production, you’ll be hands-on in shaping products that hit the mark on performance, quality, cost, and timing. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams, tackle design challenges head-on, and see your work come to life in customers’ homes and workplaces.

If you love building, improving, and pushing products forward, this is where your ideas take shape.

Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Company has been based in Grand Rapids for over 125-years. We are a global leader specializing in the design, manufacture and distribution of functional hardware, office and healthcare ergonomics and storage-related components for original equipment manufacturers, specialty distributors, hardware chains and major home centers.

• Benefits including Medical/Dental/Vision plus many more
• Competitive Pay
• Generous Paid Time Off
• 11 Paid Holidays
• 401K with Company Match
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Discount Programs
• Bonus and Merit opportunities

• Assist in development of new product protocol
• Assist with the development of the product design and functionality – including but not limited to:
  Solid Model design work, specification of materials, structural analysis, and testing programs
• Compile and analyze operational, test, and research data to establish performance standards for newly designed or modified products
• Implement the product design within the schedule and budget parameters
• Analyze the risks of a design or process and communicate results
• Provide support to manufacturing to ensure products are fabricated and assembled based on the intended functionality of the design
• Support value engineering and cost savings initiatives for existing product designs to refine and ensure design intent and functionality
• Develop and maintain procedures and processes that support business requirements
• Communicate with others in the organization and customers to jointly determine customer needs and solutions
• Generate effective written and oral communication to support, execute, and document project activities
• Maintain records for patent and IP protection
• Initiate and review all cost estimates, drawings, and Engineering Change Notice/Engineering Change Order (ECN/ECO) associated with assigned projects

• Work Experience
  : 2 years of work experience in product engineering or any combination of education and professional experience that would meet the responsibilities listed above
• Education: Bachelors Degree in Engineering or related field
• Computer
  
  Skills:
  
  Intermediate Skills in Microsoft Office Suite, working and designing experience in 3D Solid Model environment(s)