Sr. Engineer Performance Showering

Sr. Engineer - Performance Showering

Work Mode:Onsite

Location:Onsite four days per week Kohler WI

Opportunity

Theprimary responsibility of the Sr. Engineer Performance Showering roleis to deliver innovative consumer products as part of a highly collaborativecross-functional team. The Sr Project Engineer must combine strong technicalskills collaborative leadership creativity and business acumen to bringcomplex system products from initial concept through to production.

We are lookingfor someone who:

• Leveragescreative problem solvingto design innovative cost effective and functional faucet products that delight customers and represent the Kohler brand.
  
• Brings apositive approach and collaborateswith cross functional teams including marketing program management industrial design and manufacturing operations to deliver products on time within budget.
  
• Ispassionate about innovationand consistently searches for opportunities to create transformative products.
  
• Understands broad range material andmanufacturing process knowledgeincluding: casting forging stamping injection molding welding tube bending focus in plastic injection molding design for manufacturing.
  
• Contributes to and leverages a diverse andglobal engineering organization.
  
• Exhibits strong mechanical aptitude and has established individual engineering design process.
  
• Demonstrated skill in ideation and creative design. Candidates with strong interest in CAD design and advanced prototyping are preferred.

What you will be doing:

Create

• Partner with Product Marketing and Industrial Design to develop a product specification using consumer research market data and sales feedback.
• Study consumer behaviors and competitive products to develop solutions that provide innovative and/or increased value to a customer
  Provide high-level feasibility analysis on initial product concepts

Refine

• Develop and refine concepts using 3D modeling software (Creo) FEA and CFD.
• Utilize tools such as DFMEA and engineering design critiques to identify and eliminate or mitigate high risk failure modes.
• Leverage our world class on-site prototyping and test lab capabilities to create physical prototypes to validate product features.
• Work with our internal manufacturing team as well as suppliers to balance cost performance quality and project timing.
• Validate product value through consumer and/or human experience research.
  

Implement

• Perform engineering calculations tolerance stacks and develop detailed technical drawings incorporating engineering standards and GD&T.
• Optimize design using DfM (Design for Manufacturing) principles to ensure reliable stable and efficient mass production.
• Ensure regulatory compliance through careful product verification test planning.
• Support manufacturing ramp up by providing on-site feedback during pre-production builds.

Skills/Requirements

• Bachelor of Science (BS) in an engineering discipline required Mechanical Engineering preferred
• 4 years of engineering work experience.
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of CAD modeling.
• Sound technical judgement and technical communication skills
• Multi-lingual skills preferred written and spoken (English Spanish Mandarin)
• International and domestic travel as needed (10%)

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Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.

We believe in supporting you from the moment you join us which is why Kohler offers day 1 benefits. This means youll have access to your applicable benefit programs from your first day on the job with no waiting period. The salary range for this position is $92400 - $141000. The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidates experience their education and the work addition this position is eligible for a performance bonus/variable incentive compensation.

Why Choose Kohler
We empower each associate to #BecomeMoreAtKohler with a competitive total rewards package to support your health and wellbeing access to career growth and development opportunities a diverse and inclusive workplace and a strong culture of innovation. With more than 30000 bold leaders across the globe were driving meaningful change in our mission to help people live gracious healthy and sustainable lives.

About Us
It is Kohlers policy to recruit hire and promote qualified applicants without regard to race creed religion age sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression marital status national origin disability or status as a protected veteran. If as an individual with a disability you need reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process please contact . Kohler Co. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Required Experience:

Senior IC