Industrial Engineer
Permanent - Full Time â‚«39,000,000 - â‚«52,000,000 / monthJob Overview
Hi there, we’re Article. 👋 We’re a North American based furniture company creating remarkably better furniture experiences one sofa at a time. And as the Industrial Engineer, you’ll be the technical architect behind our products, ensuring design concepts are translated into commercially viable, mass-producible furniture that meets our standards for quality, cost, and craftsmanship.
Why We Need You:
In the Product Team, the Industrial Engineer owns the creation and maintenance of the Technical Drawing Package. You will ensure product accuracy, so our vendors can manufacture precisely, and our CGI team has the exact technical data required to create photorealistic marketing imagery that matches the physical product.
Why Article?
While, we sell to the North American market, we work closely with a number of our manufacturing partners throughout Asia. As a result we have an office in Thao Dien, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam where we currently have around 70 Particles (people of Article) working.
As a Particle (people of Article), you will have a high level of autonomy to solve challenging, meaningful problems the best way you can. That means you’re trusted to explore solutions you believe will work best (you’re the expert, after all). You’ll do all this while growing your skills within a company that is redefining the furniture industry.
What You’ll Do:
You’ll be part of a team of 7 people, driving value engineering and construction standardization to meet margin targets without compromising design or quality. You’ll be in the office typically 3 days a week, with approximately 30% travel.
- Create initial technical drawings to support vendor allocation, early costing, and prototype development
- Collaborate with Product Design to balance aesthetics with structural and manufacturing constraints
- Develop detailed Bills of Materials (BOMs) and construction specifications across furniture categories (Case Goods, Upholstery, etc.)
- Provide accurate 3D modeling data and technical details to the CGI team to ensure alignment between marketing imagery and physical products
- Build and maintain engineering databases and PINFO (Product Info) packages for new and existing products
- Lead the standardization of construction methodologies to improve functionality, durability, and ease of assembly
- Identify value engineering opportunities to reduce material waste and production costs while preserving customer value
- Provide technical consultation to resolve engineering failures or quality issues identified by Quality or TPD teams
- Partner closely with Sourcing and TPD to support vendor allocation and initial costing through accurate technical data
- Communicate technical changes, risks, and constraints clearly to cross-functional partners (Design, Category Management)
Who You Are:
Qualifications:
- 3-5+ years of experience as an Industrial Engineer, Product Engineer, or Technical Product Developer
- Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Wood Technology, or a related field
- Deep experience in the furniture industry is required
Technical Skills:
- Advanced proficiency in creating and interpreting technical drawings using SolidWorks
- Strong understanding of furniture construction methods, materials, costs, and production systems (wood species, veneers, substrates, metal, upholstery)
- Demonstrated experience with DFM (Design for Manufacture) and NPI (New Product Introduction)
Tools We Use:
- Experience with Autodesk Inventor is acceptable, but the ability to transition to SolidWorks immediately is required
Additional Requirements:
- Comfortable discussing engineering challenges openly and proactively surfacing solutions early
- Proactive collaborator who can clearly explain technical constraints to non-technical stakeholders
- Strong English communication skills (written and verbal)