Furniture Product Development Engineer

Furniture Product Development Engineer - Upholstery & Technical Design

Worcester, MA | Hybrid | Full-Time

$80,000 - $130,000 per annum + 401k options + healthcare

Are you an experienced furniture product development professional who enjoys turning great design into scalable, manufacturable products?

Do you want to take ownership of a growing upholstery and furniture collection, bringing structure, technical excellence, and process into a specialist family-owned business with ambitious expansion plans?

This is an opportunity to join as the go-to product development expert for a 40 year plus established family-owned furniture and upholstery leading specialist as they enter their next phase of growth in product development and offerings.

The ideal candidate will love the challenge ahead of them; combine furniture design knowledge, engineering thinking and strong commercial awareness - someone comfortable moving between customer conversations, CAD development, technical documentation, manufacturing requirements, and collaboration with overseas design partners.

This is a unique and rare opportunity to take ownership of an evolving product function and be the go-to expert to create the systems, standards and technical foundations that will support long-term growth.

• Own and develop the company's furniture and upholstery product portfolio, creating structure across technical documentation, catalogue management, product libraries, revision control, and scalable development processes.
• Translate licensed designs, customer concepts, and custom product requests into manufacturable solutions through CAD development, technical detailing, specifications, and engineering coordination.
• Lead the creation and standardisation of technical drawings, assembly instructions, construction manuals, templating methods, and product documentation to improve quality, consistency, and speed to market.
• Act as the technical bridge between customers, internal teams, and overseas design/manufacturing partners while supporting the delivery of five new product launches annually and driving continuous improvement in construction and manufacturability.

• Previous experience within Furniture Product Development, Technical Furniture Design, Product Engineering, Design Engineering, or similar technical product roles within furniture or upholstery environments.
• Strong CAD and technical documentation capability with experience producing drawing packs, assembly instructions, BOMs, manufacturing specifications, and converting concepts into production-ready outputs.
• Proven understanding of furniture construction, upholstery methods, design-for-manufacture principles, and working with external manufacturers or international design partners.
• Commercially minded, process-driven, and comfortable taking ownership within a growing business - able to introduce structure, improve ways of working, and operate effectively across technical and stakeholder-facing environments.

The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.