Sr. Engineer
Work Mode: Onsite
Location: Onsite, four days per week - Kohler, WI
Opportunity
Shape the future of bathing as a technical leader on a passionate team delivering innovative, high-quality products for customers across the Americas. As a Senior Engineer, you will define technical direction, assess the feasibility of new concepts, and drive engineering excellence from early concept through commercialization and ongoing optimization. Working within a highly collaborative, cross-functional team that values your perspective and expertise, you will influence product performance, manufacturability, cost efficiency, engineering standards, and best practices. This role combines technical depth, creativity, and strong communication to deliver exceptional customer experiences and industry-leading products.
In this role, you will:
- Apply engineering fundamentals and creative problem-solving to develop innovative, cost-effective, highly functional bathing products that set the standard for our industry and delight our customers.
- Lead the design and development of bathing products to achieve performance, manufacturability, cost, and quality targets.
- Provide technical leadership from concept development through engineering validation and commercialization for new products and redesigns of existing products.
- Lead the resolution of complex and ambiguous engineering challenges by defining the problem, evaluating alternatives, and applying advanced analysis and sound engineering judgment.
- Collaborate with global partners in marketing, program management, industrial design, and operations to transform innovative ideas into high-quality products delivered on time and within budget.
- Partner with our global engineering organization to capture knowledge, share best practices, and provide feedback on designs and deliverables.
- Study market trends, customer reviews, regulatory requirements, and emerging technologies to identify future opportunities for innovation and enhancement.
Specific Responsibilities:
You will bring this leadership to life through the following hands-on engineering responsibilities:
- Provide high-level feasibility analysis on initial product concepts.
- Perform engineering calculations, tolerance stacks, and develop detailed technical drawings, incorporating engineering standards and GD&T.
- Lead and participate in Technical Design Reviews, Failure Mode and Effects Analyses, and brainstorming sessions. Contribute informed technical judgment and creative approaches to identify and mitigate product risks throughout development.
- Translate warranty metrics, consumer research, market data, and customer feedback into clear product specifications and design priorities.
- Evaluate designs for environmental sustainability and recommend improvements.
- Apply CAD modeling skills to develop and refine product concepts and detailed designs.
- Use our world-class on-site prototyping and test lab capabilities to validate product features and production readiness, then translate results into informed design improvements.
- Coordinate the development of detailed engineering designs, product specifications, bills of materials, and customer-facing documentation for new product launches, ensuring compliance with internal and industry requirements.
- Document and share technical insights to strengthen knowledge-sharing across the global development organization.
- Communicate technical information, results, and recommendations clearly through speaking, writing, and active listening to build alignment and motivate action.
Skills/Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from an ABET-accredited program.
- Minimum of 4 years of mechanical engineering experience.
- Previous experience with new product design and existing product optimization is preferred.
- Working knowledge of CAD modeling.
- Take ownership of engineering project deliverables and coordinate supporting work across contributors to maintain quality, timing, and alignment.
- Independently analyze, test, and resolve complex technical problems using sound engineering judgment.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed.
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Why Choose Kohler?
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