Job Description

Required Skills & Experience

• Minimum 2-year technical degree or 2-3 years associated work experience
• Required proficiency in Microsoft Office and Excel.
• Ability to use SolidWorks is desired

Plus:

• Prior experience testing materials for a processing plant or manufacturing plant
• Fork lift certified

Job Description

The Product Development Technician will serve as a key resource within Advanced Development for creating prototypes of new spring / support concepts as well as new mattress and sleep system constructions. This includes everything from ordering and/or making components, assembling prototypes, and testing / evaluating / analyzing test data. This position be a source of knowledge on spring design and mattress construction and will provide support to the other parts of the organization on these topics.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Build prototypes of new spring and support design concepts.
• Build prototypes of new mattress and foundation design concepts
• Test prototypes to design requirements and document best practices for specification development
• Evaluate current product against existing specifications for quality confirmation
• Provide project support for AD engineers and specialists.
• Evaluate, test and document product iterations
• Enter various build and test requests as needed
• Order, coordinate delivery, receipt and organization of raw materials needed to support builds
• Assist in maintenance of the Lab 6S Program
• Maintain confidentiality of sensitive and proprietary information
• Crosstrain with other Lab facilities (NPD and Test Service Labs) and provide support as assigned
• Perform other duties as assigned.

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