Product Development Engineer — Furniture Prototyping & Launch

Davis Furniture Industries Inc; High Point (NC); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Profit Sharing

Weekly Pay

Excellent health insurance

Dental and vision plans

Life insurance

Short-term and Long-term disability

Referral program

Paid holidays

Job summary

Davis Furniture Industries Inc seeks a Product Development Engineer to turn concepts into manufacturable furniture products, partnering with design, engineering, and operations to launch new lines. The ideal candidate has 2–5 years in product development or furniture manufacturing, strong SolidWorks CAD skills, hands-on prototyping, and knowledge of wood, metal, upholstery, and other materials.

You will manage projects, create 3D models, BOMs, and documentation, and collaborate across teams to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design, Engineering, or related field preferred.
• 2–5 years of product development or furniture manufacturing experience preferred.
• Minimum 2 years of SolidWorks CAD experience.
• Experience taking products from concept through production.
• Knowledge of furniture materials, manufacturing processes, mechanical components, and hardware.

Responsibilities

• Develop new furniture products from concept through prototyping, engineering, and production launch.
• Create and maintain SolidWorks 3D models, assemblies, drawings, BOMs, specifications, and documentation.
• Design and develop furniture components, mechanical systems, hardware, and assemblies for functionality, durability, quality, cost, and manufacturability.
• Work with various materials and processes including wood, metal, upholstery, plastics, laminates, CNC, welding, finishing, and assembly.
• Build and evaluate prototypes; identify and resolve design, fit, function, quality, and manufacturing issues.
• Collaborate with Industrial Design, Manufacturing, Quality, Purchasing, Sales, suppliers and teams across the product development process.
• Manage multiple development projects, timelines, priorities, and engineering changes.
• Support production trials, first-run builds, product testing, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to improve existing products, processes, materials, and manufacturing efficiency.
• Provide practical, cost-effective engineering solutions while maintaining design intent and company quality standards.
• All other duties as assigned

Skills

Prototyping

Project management

Communication

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design, Engineering, or related field

Tools

SolidWorks CAD

Job description

Davis Furniture Industries Inc seeks a Product Development Engineer to turn concepts into manufacturable furniture products, partnering with design, engineering, and operations to launch new lines. The ideal candidate has 2–5 years in product development or furniture manufacturing, strong SolidWorks CAD skills, hands-on prototyping, and knowledge of wood, metal, upholstery, and other materials.

You will manage projects, create 3D models, BOMs, and documentation, and collaborate across teams to