Electrical Senior Engineer -St. Joseph Tech Center in Michigan or Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin

Whirlpool • Mt Pleasant, WI

9h • Onsite

About The Position

Whirlpool Corporation is seeking a Product Development Senior Engineer for its Motors team. The engineer will be responsible for global Motors deliverables, including development, execution, verification, and validation, and will work with global cross-functional teams throughout project phases and across technologies such as structural mechanics, plastics, sheet metal, rubber, and ceramics. The role focuses on developing motors for Whirlpool appliances, particularly laundry products and powertrain components.

This is an onsite role at the St. Joseph Tech Center in Michigan or Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin. The position involves leading technical development with internal stakeholders and external suppliers, managing product development and cost-and-quality projects, resolving complex technical issues, and guiding concepts from development through production implementation. Regional and/or international travel may be required, averaging once per quarter.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Aeronautics, or Automobile Engineering.
• At least 5 years of product development experience.
• Project management skills and experience managing multiple projects in parallel.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in an engineering discipline.
• Problem-solving approach using OPEX or Six Sigma; Black Belt certification.
• Experience working with motors or rotating mechanical and/or electromechanical components.
• Experience selecting and applying materials for component design.
• Experience facilitating effective communication across teams.
• Experience launching products into the market.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams in a matrix environment.
• Knowledge of UL.
• Knowledge of APQP (advanced product quality planning) or APQP experience.
• Ability to understand and review FEM, FEA, CFD, or CAD simulation reports and incorporate recommendations into designs.
• Proficiency in English (reading, writing, and speaking).
• Hands-on problem-solving experience.
• Proactivity in project execution.
• Team-oriented approach aligned with the One Whirlpool concept.
• Results-oriented approach aligned with Whirlpool values and leadership model.
• Ability to simplify complex scenarios into simple and reliable solutions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Develop motors for Whirlpool appliances, with a focus on laundry.
• Lead technical motor development with internal cross-functional stakeholders and external suppliers.
• Define validation plans and assess component-level technical maturity against expectations.
• Drive new product development, cost, and quality projects for the laundry business, particularly laundry powertrain and drive system components.
• Communicate and align large cross-functional teams globally, and lead technical reviews with suppliers.
• Resolve complex technical problems using data analysis and an Operational Excellence (OPEX) or Six Sigma approach.
• Make risk-weighted decisions when trade-offs are needed.
• Lead multiple projects simultaneously and drive implementation using project management tools, working with design, product approval, manufacturing, assembly, and interface teams.
• Lead concept development, design creation, evaluation, selection, verification, validation, and production implementation.
• Generate consumer-focused innovation concepts and support product development, technology leadership, and product performance.
• Fine-tune concepts through hand calculations, fit and function analysis, material selection, and design for manufacturing and assembly; apply GD&T, stack-up analysis, drawing reviews, and Six Sigma or OPEX tools.
• Drive module-level requirements and functional decomposition, perform FMEA, and work with stakeholders on verification and validation plans.
• Work with product approval teams to create test plans and lab requests, coordinate testing with laboratories, support PPAP with quality teams, and release parts and assemblies in the PLM tool.
• Review simulation reports and incorporate recommendations into designs.
• Communicate with GSS and suppliers on product development and align roadmaps and strategy plans for modules and attributes to reduce complexity.
• Support roadmap administration, training, team building, new product introduction, and coordination of cost and quality projects.
• Travel regionally and/or internationally as needed, potentially averaging once per quarter.

Benefits

• Generous benefits package.
• Whirlpool employee discount.
• Fitness and educational reimbursement programs.
• Kitchenettes.
• Recently renovated office space at Saint Joseph/Benton Harbor locations.
• Free coffee.
• Biking and walking trails.
• Access to The Eddy Early Childhood Center, depending on availability and for an additional cost.
• Always On Flexibility to manage personal, family, and outside-of-work commitments.
• Two weeks of work from anywhere per year, taken in minimum one-week increments.
• Four weeks of paid sabbatical leave after every five years of service.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior