Sr. Resident Product Engineer

Do you enjoy collaborating across suppliers, manufacturing plants, and engineering teams to improve products, qualify new materials, and support supply chain continuity? As a Senior Resident Product Engineer, you will support major supply-chain initiatives by providing engineering expertise across suppliers, manufacturing locations, materials, and existing product designs. You'll help evaluate alternatives, qualify materials and suppliers, support continuity initiatives, and drive engineering solutions that improve quality, delivery, cost, and long-term product performance. Helping You Thrive By: Offering competitive wages and benefits, that support your life both in and out of work Creating continuous learning opportunities to help you grow and upskill. Fostering a culture of inclusion where employees feel seen, heard and valued — and living it out every day. Empowering you to make a meaningful impact on people and the planet through your work and Steelcase’s ongoing commitment. You’ll Support Meaningful Work By: Supporting engineering activities related to major supply-chain initiatives involving suppliers, manufacturing locations, alternative materials, and source changes. Investigating material, supplier, quality, and delivery challenges to identify engineering solutions that support business continuity and operational performance. Qualifying new materials, suppliers, and design changes while ensuring products continue to meet performance and quality requirements. Maintaining and improving existing product designs after launch to address evolving customer, manufacturing, regulatory, and business needs. Collaborating with supply-chain solutions teams, manufacturing locations, suppliers, and cross-functional partners to successfully execute engineering projects. Managing engineering project activities across multiple product lines, manufacturing plants, and supplier networks to achieve cost, quality, and delivery objectives. Driving cost savings, resolving supply-chain issues, and delivering engineering solutions that support long-term business objectives Minimum Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related technical discipline. Minimum of 3 years of experience in product engineering, manufacturing engineering, lifecycle engineering, product testing, or a related engineering field. Experience creating and defining performance requirements on engineering drawings. Experience supporting engineering projects involving product changes, manufacturing, suppliers, materials, or product lifecycle activities. Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Steelcase will not provide support for or sponsor work authorization and/or visas for this role. Desired Skills and Experience Experience with Creo, Windchill, and SAP in support of engineering, product lifecycle management, and product data management activities. Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and stakeholders in a fast-paced environment. Doing better for people and planet Steelcase is a global design and thought leader in the world of work. Along with our expansive community of brands, we design and manufacture innovative furnishings and solutions to help people do their best work in the many places where work happens. Why People Choose to Work with Us At Steelcase, we put people at the center of everything we do. We understand the role of work and believe that it can bring meaning and purpose to the lives of our customers and our employees. We prioritize supporting our employees both in and out of work, in all aspects of their lives. When we bring our talents together, we make a positive lasting impact through our work and communities. The starting annual base salary range for this position is $102,000 – $128,000. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Steelcase considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer. Steelcase provides employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, color, creed, genetic information, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, or veteran status and bases all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. If we can make the application process easier through accommodation, please email us at View email address on click.appcast.io. #LI-DM1 #LI-OnsiteCountry: USAState: MichiganCity: Grand RapidsOffice Location: 901 44th Street SE - - - Grand Rapids -Michigan - Date posted: 03-Sep-2026Business Function: EngineeringPosition Type: Full-Time/Regular