Product Development Engineer

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Job description

Requisition ID: 47438

Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is committed to being the best global kitchen and laundry company, in constant pursuit of improving life at home. In an increasingly digital world, the company is driving purposeful innovation to meet the evolving needs of consumers through its iconic brand portfolio, including Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Maytag, Consul, Brastemp, Amana, Bauknecht, JennAir, Indesit and Yummly. In 2020, the company reported approximately $19 billion in annual sales, 78,000 employees and 57 manufacturing and technology research centers.

Whirlpool Corporation is consistently recognized by FORTUNE as one of the World's Most Admired Companies. Our values are the driving force behind everything we do. Integrity, Respect, Inclusion & Diversity, One Whirlpool, and Spirit of Winning propel our teams to excellence. Get to know us and see what it's like to be part of a company that is in constant pursuit of improving life at home.

This role in summary

Whirlpool is looking for a Product Development Engineer for our Laundry Structures and Package team. The engineer will be responsible for global Laundry Mechanical Structures including Cabinets and Package subsystem deliverables. This will include development, execution, verification, and validation, working with global cross-functional teams during various phases of projects and across various technologies such as structural mechanics, sheet metal design, EPS design, rubber, etc.

Your responsibilities will include

Drive New Product Development / Cost & Quality projects for the Laundry business with a focus on structural parts (Cabinets) and packaging components
Responsibility for the technical specification for all Cabinet and Package components
Lead the development approval, interfacing with simulation and laboratory teams
Lead projects by interacting with many different areas of the company
Handle multiple projects simultaneously and drive them to implementation using the project management tools by closely working with design, product approval, manufacturing, assembling, and interfacing with teams.
Concept development, design creation, concept evaluation & selection, verification & validation and implementation into production.

Minimum requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Production, or Automobile Engineering
3+ years of experience in product development
Structural knowledge and experience in problem-solving
Experience in design drawing review (stack up and tolerance Analysis)
Project management experience managing multiple projects simultaneously

Preferred skills and experiences

Master's degree
Opex (Operational Excellence) / Six Sigma experience
Team player
Result oriented
Strong sense of accountability and personal commitment.
Soft skill: Communication thoughts the global organization / Summary report project
Knowledge of Risk Management and Project Management

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