Cost System Integrator Engineer

Whirlpool Corporation•Saint Joseph, MO

16h•Onsite

About The Position

Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is a leading home appliance company, in constant pursuit of improving life at home. As the only major U.S.-based manufacturer of kitchen and laundry appliances, the company is driving meaningful innovation to meet the evolving needs of consumers through its iconic brand portfolio, including Whirlpool , KitchenAid , JennAir, Maytag , Amana, Brastemp , Consul , and InSinkErator . In 2024, the company reported approximately $17 billion in annual sales - close to 90% of which were in the Americas - 44,000 employees, and 40 manufacturing and technology research centers. Additional information about the company can be found at WhirlpoolCorp.com . This role in summary Whirlpool is looking for qualified candidates for the role of Cost System Integrator, Senior Analyst, Engineering . This role will be located at our Saint Joseph Tech Center, St. Joseph - MI. In this position you will work with the KASA EPI Team on Small Appliances from Concept through Maintenance of Business. This role will deliver product leadership through balanced product solutions. The responsibilities include, but are not limited to managing system integration for assigned projects, supporting ideation and scoping for cost and quality opportunities and maintaining manufacturing productivity by resolving factory issues associated with product design. The system integrator will ensure that project activities are completed on time, meeting product and project requirements, including cost, quality and performance targets.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Science
5+ years of experience in product development
3+ years of experience in technical project management or system integration

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
Experience in the Home Appliance industry
Experience in structures, heat transfer, and thermodynamics
Experience in Electrical/Electronic systems
Product development & project delivery methodology experience
Budget management, financial planning and analysis, capital management
Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) knowledge
Knowledge of SAP, Windchill and Creo
Analytical skills, experience in solving practical issues, and engaging cross-functional teams of multiple process partners to a consensus
Written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
Meet stringent deadlines; handle multiple projects/tasks
Experience working with cross functional teams
Self-driven, proactive and motivated

Responsibilities

Responsible for system integration of cost reduction (P4G) projects from Planning (Idea Bank) to Execution (G0-G4) through the Whirlpool Product Development process.
Responsible for technical problem solving and knowledge gap closure.
Development of cost idea bank pipeline and scoping of new initiatives.
Evaluate Manufacturing requests to decompose project objectives, scope and constraints and support Day to Day operations.
Collaboration with cross-functional teams on project Business Case.
Accountable for project schedule and budget (eng. expenses and capital) governance.
Delivery of Projects as per commitment to meet P2 and P4G.
Ensure project development activities are completed on time, meeting all requirements, including cost, quality & performance targets to support the project plans.
Responsible for system level design/cost/quality/time trade-offs and technical decision making for issue resolution within the project plan guardrails, coordinating across KASA Subsystems.
Lead technical Design Reviews for the project to provide an assessment of whether the project is within the architecture/project/product plan guardrails.
Responsible for driving full system validation through use of predictive validation methodologies in concept, design and product validation stages.
Change management to monitor the changes, risks, actions and decisions during a project.
Drive simulation of virtual prototypes and build of physical prototypes per V&V Plan.
Drive closure of DFMEA action plans and updated Occurrence & Detection, based on Concept and Design Validation data and functional performance stacks.
Responsible for coordinating Engineering Builds with cross-functional project teams.