Why join us?
Geiger furnishes the modern office with beautiful solutions for private offices, conference rooms, collaborative spaces, and more. Geiger designs play an important role in creating environments where people want to be—spaces that stimulate creative and analytical thinking, strengthen organizational culture, and communicate trust to clients and visitors.
Our purpose is design for the good of humankind. It’s the ideal we strive toward each day in everything we do. Being a part of Geiger means being a part of something larger than your work team, or even your brand. We are redefining modern for the 21st century. And our success allows Geiger to support causes that align with our values, so we can build a more sustainable, equitable, and beautiful future for everyone.
As a Product Sustainability & Compliance Engineer, you will play a critical role in ensuring our products meet global environmental, safety, and performance standards. This cross-functional position combines engineering rigor with sustainability principles, focusing on product conformance, chemical compliance, lifecycle assessments, and stewardship frameworks. You’ll collaborate with design, supply chain, and certification teams to ensure our products are safe, sustainable, and market-ready.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONSProduct Conformance & Testing
Follow and support current and future MillerKnoll guidelines and processes that are in place.
Create and execute test plans to validate product safety, quality, and performance.
Maintain and update acceptance criteria based on customer feedback, competitive benchmarks, and regulatory changes.
Support third party certification for electrical products (e.g., UL Listing, ETL Listing)
Chemical & Material Compliance
Manage supplier disclosures and ensure compliance with chemical regulations (REACH, RoHS, Prop 65, Red List).
Maintain banned substances and chemicals of concern lists.
Support emissions certification and other environmental programs globally.
Sustainability & Stewardship
Conduct Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) and carbon footprint analyses to identify impact reduction opportunities.
Coordinate with suppliers to collect accurate sustainability data (e.g., recycled content, energy use).
Support sustainable material sourcing and green product development initiatives.
Regulatory & Market Access
Lead compliance efforts for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes.
Translate regulatory requirements into actionable internal processes.
Ensure global market access for new and existing products.
Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, chemical engineering, materials science, or related field.
1–3 years of experience in product compliance, sustainability engineering, or environmental data analysis.
Strong understanding of product testing, certification, and regulatory frameworks.
Proficiency in data analysis tools and documentation systems.
Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Preferred Skills & Abilities
Experience with LCA tools and sustainability reporting.
Familiarity with global EPR schemes and product stewardship frameworks.
Knowledge of Lean principles and continuous improvement methodologies.
Ability to work independently and adapt to changing priorities.
Who We Hire?
Simply put, we hire qualified applicants representing a wide range of backgrounds and abilities. Geiger is comprised of people of all abilities, gender identities and expressions, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, veterans from every branch of military service, and more. Here, you can bring your whole self to work. We’re committed to equal opportunity employment, including veterans and people with disabilities.
MillerKnoll complies with applicable disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact MillerKnoll Talent Acquisition at [email protected].
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in environmental science, chemical engineering, materials science, or related field
- 1-3 years experience in product compliance, sustainability engineering, or environmental data analysis
- Strong understanding of product testing, certification, and regulatory frameworks
- Proficiency in data analysis tools and documentation systems
- Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Experience with LCA tools and sustainability reporting
- Familiarity with global EPR schemes and product stewardship frameworks
- Knowledge of Lean principles and continuous improvement methodologies
- Ability to work independently and adapt to changing priorities
MillerKnoll Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about MillerKnoll and has not been reviewed or approved by MillerKnoll.
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Healthcare Strength — Health options include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with low deductibles, no‑cost preventive care, prescription benefits, mental health support, an Employee Assistance Program, and disability coverage. These elements collectively signal a robust healthcare offering.
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Retirement Support — The retirement program features immediate 401(k) eligibility with a core employer contribution and matching on employee contributions. Additional wealth-building options include an employee stock purchase plan and equity grants such as RSUs.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-oriented benefits include paid parental leave, adoption assistance, Milk Stork for traveling mothers, Bright Horizons childcare/eldercare support, and dedicated mother’s/retreat rooms. These resources strengthen support for caregivers and family needs.
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What We Do
MillerKnoll is a global collective of design brands built on the foundation of two icons of modernism: Herman Miller and Knoll. Our portfolio also includes furniture and accessories for commercial and residential spaces from Colebrook Bosson Saunders, DatesWeiser, Design Within Reach, Edelman, Geiger, HAY, HOLLY HUNT, Knoll Textiles, Maharam, Muuto, NaughtOne, and Spinneybeck | FilzFelt. Guided by a shared purpose—design for the good of humankind—we generate insights, pioneer innovations, and champion ideas to help spaces better support how people live, work, and gather today. We reach customers across office, residential, healthcare, and education markets through a network of MillerKnoll dealers, all of whom are highly credentialed, independently owned businesses. In addition, we manage an ever-expanding global retail footprint delivering world-class brick-and-mortar and ecommerce experiences.
