Full-Time

Product Engineer

Posted on 9/26/2025

Landscape Forms

Landscape Forms

201-500 employees

Global outdoor furniture and lighting provider

No salary listed

Kalamazoo, MI, USA

Hybrid

Hybrid role; on-site as needed under Flexible Work Guidelines.

Category
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Required Skills
GD&T
Data Analysis
SolidWorks
Requirements
  • Ensure product improvements meet design and performance standards through validation and testing.
  • Lead and support large-scale projects focused on growth, innovation, and cost savings.
  • Use project management tools to track timelines, address challenges, and meet milestones.
  • Generate cost-saving ideas by collaborating with manufacturing and operations teams.
  • Maintain accurate engineering documentation, including FMEA, tolerance stack-ups, PDL, and test logs.
  • Stay current on materials, manufacturing technologies, and testing standards.
  • Contribute to project budgeting, tracking, and spending.
  • Collaborate on prototype development with engineering, design, and model shop teams.
  • Take on additional projects and responsibilities as needed.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent experience preferred, with a minimum of 5 years in product development, continuous improvement, or project management.
  • Proven success in customer service, problem-solving, and developing product solutions.
  • Strong commitment to continuous improvement and confident, informed decision-making.
  • Collaborative and team-oriented, with a positive attitude and strong relationship-building skills.
  • Self-motivated and organized, with the ability to manage tasks independently and meet deadlines.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to convey technical information across all levels.
  • Proficient in quality tools such as FMEA, Gage R&R, capability studies, GD&T, tolerance stack-ups, standard deviation, and CMM use.
  • Familiar with manufacturing equipment including lathes, mills, routers, plasma, laser, rollers, welders, and presses.
  • Skilled in SolidWorks, Microsoft Office, blueprint reading, and project management.
  • Experienced in metal fabrication, cellular manufacturing, and materials such as steel, aluminum, wood, concrete, and plastics.
  • Capable of analyzing complex data sets and applying engineering calculations to structural solutions.
Responsibilities
  • Ensure product improvements meet design and performance standards through validation and testing.
  • Lead and support large-scale projects focused on growth, innovation, and cost savings.
  • Use project management tools to track timelines, address challenges, and meet milestones.
  • Generate cost-saving ideas by collaborating with manufacturing and operations teams.
  • Maintain accurate engineering documentation, including FMEA, tolerance stack-ups, PDL, and test logs.
  • Stay current on materials, manufacturing technologies, and testing standards.
  • Contribute to project budgeting, tracking, and spending.
  • Collaborate on prototype development with engineering, design, and model shop teams.
  • Take on additional projects and responsibilities as needed.
Desired Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent experience preferred

Landscape Forms designs and manufactures outdoor furniture, LED lighting, and related accessories for public and private spaces. Its products come in integrated collections developed in collaboration with renowned industrial designers, landscape architects, and architects, to address evolving needs and help create a sense of place in outdoor environments. The company serves municipalities, transit centers, campuses, and brands worldwide, emphasizing durable, well-designed solutions backed by a global network of sales and manufacturing in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Landscape Forms differentiates itself through its long-standing heritage (founded in 1969), global reach, and close collaborations with leading designers to deliver cohesive outdoor environments for clients like Boeing, Nike, Disney, and others. The company’s goal is to provide thoughtful, durable outdoor furniture and lighting that improve outdoor spaces and support the identities of organizations and communities worldwide.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Grant

Total Funding

$2.5M

Headquarters

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Founded

1969

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What believers are saying

  • $70M Kalamazoo expansion adds 300,000 sq ft manufacturing by early 2028.
  • Take-Out line expands with wedges for versatile outdoor learning spaces.
  • Sixth straight Great Place to Work certification boosts talent retention.

What critics are saying

  • Summit integration fails from cultural clashes, causing talent exodus in 12 months.
  • Kalamazoo facility delays past 2028 from overruns inflate costs 20%.
  • Chinese imports undercut 30% pricing premium, collapsing margins in 24 months.

What makes Landscape Forms unique

  • Landscape Forms leads with Parallel 42 modular seating featuring planters and terraced modules.
  • Summit Furniture acquisition adds premium sustainable teak furnishings to portfolio.
  • EPD program verifies environmental impact across all product life cycles.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Family Planning Benefits

Tuition Reimbursement

Wellness Program

Paid Vacation

Hybrid Work Options

Company News

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Jan 23rd, 2025
Landscape Forms To Spend $70 Million To Occupy 30,000 Square Feet Of Space In Kalamazoo Michigan.

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