Sr. Project Engineer

Sr. Project Engineer

Work Mode: Hybrid

Opportunity

Bubble Massage….Walk-in Bath…..Bask…..Designer Wall Panels…..what's next?!? We are a passionate team of engineering professionals who are designing, prototyping, and launching industry best technology in the Shower Fixtures and Walk-In Bath category. Our goal is to ensure the highest level of quality and experience for our customers. As a member of the Shower Fixtures and Walk-in Bath engineering team, a project engineer is uniquely positioned to identify, develop, and drive new innovations and user experiences. If you are the type of engineer who likes to get into the details of a design, assembly, and customer focused improvements while having true ownership over the products, this role is for you. Working in highly cross-functional teams, you will design products and systems that delight consumers and providing you with a uniquely rewarding opportunity to provide a gracious experience to millions of consumers around the globe.

How You'll Contribute

Show your skills: Apply engineering fundamentals and structured problem solving to design and validate components, subsystems, or products. Participate in and conduct technical feasibility analysis of new concepts. Collaborate with engineering peers for insight, feedback, and in-depth review to make your technical work the best it can be.

Collaborate to succeed: Partner with your cross-functional teammates in Marketing, Purchasing, Quality, Manufacturing, Program Management, and Industrial Design. Face the hard decisions head-on and use the variety of team perspectives to generate better solutions. Recommend next steps and drive alignment with business leadership to launch quality products with speed and consistency.

Utilize Global Talent: Engage Centers of Excellence and Technical Centers around the globe to complete project deliverables and promote parts reuse.

Help make us better: Evaluate designs for environmental sustainability and recommend improvements. Visit customers or engage experts to understand installation needs and opportunities for quality improvements.

Maximize the attention to detail you've cultivated as an engineer. Structure and coordinate test requests, bills of materials, engineering timelines, technical communications, and other engineering activities in support of new product launches.

Specific Responsibilities

• Documents and achieves product specifications: customer, regulatory, and technical requirements.

• Assures functional acceptability through application of engineering tools, analysis, and testing.

• Prepares detailed projects and/or technical plans for product development and/or improvement.

• Interfaces with senior engineers, support personnel, and outside groups involving product design, documentation, development, drafting, prototype construction, and test of product concepts.

• Documents and presents experiences to share knowledge within and outside the department.

• Contributes to improvement of products and processes.

• Uses CAD software for the realization of concepts or designs.

• Occasional travel to visit suppliers, customers, tradeshows, and other Kohler locations as required.

Skills/Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from an ABET accredited university.

• A minimum of 4-6 years related work experience.

• Previous experience with new product design and existing product optimization - preferred

• Proficiency in 3D Modeling

• Ability to work independently and with a cross-functional team.

• Self-directed with creative problem-solving ability

• Ability to independently test, analyze, and solve technical problems.

• Must exhibit excellent organizational skills and be detail oriented.

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

The salary range for this position is $89,800 - $114,100. The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidate's experience, their education, and the work location. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision & 401k.

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 30,000 bold leaders across the globe, we're driving meaningful change in our mission to help people live gracious, healthy, and sustainable lives.

About Us

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