Job description

Are you innovative, focused, and love to create new things? Is quality a priority for you? Are you always looking for better ways of doing things? If you said yes to all these questions, then we think you might be a good fit as a Product Developer at Kaas Tailored. Here at Kaas Tailored, we value relationships. Whether it be with our customers, vendors, or employees, we are looking for individuals who can partner with us in our goal to put people first and create quality products. As a Product Developer, you would be part of a team that is responsible for designing new furniture and aerospace products and finding creative and innovative solutions to customer needs. Individuals in this position enjoy working in both the digital and physical world. Product Developers who thrive in this position are organized, quick learners, persistent, and love to work with their hands. *Learning Opportunities - We are all about growing people! Want to learn carpentry skills, how to use a variety of tools and equipment, and other technical hands-on skills? - Kaas is the place for you! Essential Job Duties: • Upholstery and Soft Goods Fabrication: • Apply hands-on upholstery skills to construct, fit, and refine furniture prototypes. • Work with fabrics, foams, and other soft good materials to meet design intent, comfort, and durability standards established from our customer. • Troubleshoot fit and construction issues during prototyping, adjusting patterns and techniques as needed. • Build production ready products that translate design concepts into upholstered pieces that our production team can make repeatedly. • Develop Bill of Materials (BOMs) and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for continued manufacturing. • Product Design and Development: • Alongside our cross-functional product development team, lead the design and development of new products from initial concept through to production. • Collaborate with cross functional teams including Account Management, Purchasing, and Production to ensure product designs meet customer needs and company goals. • Utilize CAD software to create detailed product designs and specifications. • Collaboration with Customers and Industrial Design: • Work alongside industrial designers to ensure that product designs are manufacturable and meet technical specifications. • Meet directly with customers throughout the development process to understand requirements, preferences, and use cases. • Present prototypes and upholstered samples to customers for feedback, and incorporate that feedback into revised iterations. • Provide input during the design phase on fit, materials, and constructability. • Build and maintain customer relationships that support repeat collaboration on future product development. • Physical Requirements: • Able to lift 50 lbs. frequently. Ideally, qualified applicants have: - Bachelor’s degree or 3-5 years of experience in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Furniture Product Development/Upholstery, a related field, or matching relevant experience. - Proficiency in CAD software (e.g., SolidWorks, AutoCAD, NX, Fusion360). - Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, materials, and production methods. - Experience developing or optimizing manufacturing processes and production workflows is a benefit for this role. - Familiarity with commercial aerospace requirements, commercial furniture requirements, feasibility studies and continuous improvement methodologies preferred. - Continuous learner mentality. - Fabrication experience utilizing hand tools; CNC machinery and general woodshop experience is a plus. - Familiarity with process documentation such as work instructions and standard operating procedures (preferred, not required). - Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail. - Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment. - Strong project management skills with the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously. - Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. Company Background: Kaas Tailored is a growing, world-class manufacturing company located in Mukilteo, WA and for the last 50 years, we have built high-quality furnishings for airplanes, homes, and commercial environments. In an effort to love our employees better, we do things a little differently by training our teams in the use of lean principles and by providing the tools and skills necessary to improve their work and remove burden from processes. We also have the pleasure of sharing these principles and tools with companies from around the world who come to our shop to learn our way of thinking, see our processes, and hear from our great people how small changes can make a big difference in daily work. Benefits package includes: Starting wage is $30.50 - $41.65 per hour depending on experience. Paid Time Off (PTO) Under 12 months: 1 hour PTO for every 30 worked. After 1 Year: 70 hours PTO After 3 Years: 110 hours PTO After 5 Years: 120 hours + 30 hours paid Holiday during Christmas week Holidays: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas are paid for 10 hours after 1 month of employment. Medical/Dental/Vision Benefits: Eligible for coverage on the 1st day of the month following completion of 60 days of employment. Tuition Assistance: Eligible after 6 months of employment. 401(k): Employer match based on the profitability of the company. Technology Reimbursement: Eligible after 1 year of employment. We are committed to achieving a diverse workforce through the application of our affirmative action, equal opportunity, and nondiscrimination policy in all aspects of employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, citizenship, veteran status , or any other status or characteristic protected by local, state, or federal law. A conditional offer of employment for this position is contingent upon successful completion of a background check. Under the Washington Fair Chance Act, Kaas Tailored does not inquire about criminal history prior to extending a conditional offer. Criminal history, if any, will be evaluated in connection with the specific requirements of this role. Applicants are not required to disclose criminal history prior to receiving a conditional offer.

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Learning Opportunities - We are all about growing people! Want to learn carpentry skills, how to use a variety of tools and equipment, and other technical hands-on skills? - Kaas is the place for you!
Apply hands-on upholstery skills to construct, fit, and refine furniture prototypes.
Work with fabrics, foams, and other soft good materials to meet design intent, comfort, and durability standards established from our customer.
Troubleshoot fit and construction issues during prototyping, adjusting patterns and techniques as needed.
Build production ready products that translate design concepts into upholstered pieces that our production team can make repeatedly.
Develop Bill of Materials (BOMs) and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for continued manufacturing.
Alongside our cross-functional product development team, lead the design and development of new products from initial concept through to production.
Collaborate with cross functional teams including Account Management, Purchasing, and Production to ensure product designs meet customer needs and company goals.
Utilize CAD software to create detailed product designs and specifications.
Collaboration with Customers and Industrial Design:
Work alongside industrial designers to ensure that product designs are manufacturable and meet technical specifications.
Meet directly with customers throughout the development process to understand requirements, preferences, and use cases.
Present prototypes and upholstered samples to customers for feedback, and incorporate that feedback into revised iterations.
Provide input during the design phase on fit, materials, and constructability.
Build and maintain customer relationships that support repeat collaboration on future product development.
Able to lift 50 lbs. frequently.
Bachelor’s degree or 3-5 years of experience in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Furniture Product Development/Upholstery, a related field, or matching relevant experience.
Proficiency in CAD software (e.g., SolidWorks, AutoCAD, NX, Fusion360).
Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, materials, and production methods.
Experience developing or optimizing manufacturing processes and production workflows is a benefit for this role.
Continuous learner mentality.

Nice-to-haves

Familiarity with commercial aerospace requirements, commercial furniture requirements, feasibility studies and continuous improvement methodologies preferred.
Fabrication experience utilizing hand tools; CNC machinery and general woodshop experience is a plus.
Familiarity with process documentation such as work instructions and standard operating procedures (preferred, not required).

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