Location: Hybrid
- Kohler, WI
Opportunity
Are you an engineer looking to grow your career with an
elite, privately held company? Do you love innovation & working on the next
generation of products & technologies? We are seeking an innovative
individual with a real passion for developing groundbreaking products
incorporating next generation technologies. As a Sr. Project Engineer in
Transformative Innovation you will identify, evaluate, develop, & create
new products & technologies that revolutionize the Kitchen & Bath
industry.
Specific Responsibilities
Initiate
& successfully complete Transformative Innovation projects and
engineer highly innovative products.Work
with Marketing, Industrial Design, and other cross-functional team members
to develop new products and technologies that solve customer needs.Determine
the technical feasibility of new products and technologies. Create
technical requirements, risk mitigation plans, test specifications,
high-level schedule plans, and product cost analyses.Design
new products and technologies, collaborating with suppliers and operations
personnel to ensure manufacturability at competitive costs.Create
& test prototypes (mock-ups, 3D Printed parts, etc.) to quickly
evaluate new products and technologies.Work
with Kohler legal professionals to identify, evaluate, generate, and
protect intellectual property.Perform
competitive benchmarking and track industry trends.Keep
abreast of innovative technologies and perform technical research.Direct
and coordinate work of support personnel including outside groups
involving design, development, drafting, Computational Fluid Dynamics
(CFD), prototype construction, and testing as needed.Contribute
sound professional advice and creative ideas, concepts, and approaches to
new product design, development projects and others as needed.Communicates
technical information concisely and can provide comprehensive
recommendations.