Sr. Engineer
About The Position
As a Senior Engineer, Faucets, you will help bring consumer products to life by balancing design, technical excellence, and manufacturability. Working across engineering, design, marketing, and manufacturing, you will turn early concepts into high-quality products. The role involves defining requirements from consumer and market insights, developing and refining designs, validating prototypes and product value, and supporting products through manufacturing launch. The position is onsite in Kohler, Wisconsin, four days per week, with domestic and international travel as needed. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from an ABET-accredited program.
- At least 4 years of mechanical engineering experience.
- Strong working knowledge of CAD modeling.
- Authorization to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed.
Responsibilities
- Partner with Industrial Design and Product Marketing to define product requirements using consumer insights, market data, and sales feedback.
- Analyze competitive products and warranty data to inform and benchmark new designs.
- Provide early-stage technical feasibility assessments to guide concept selection.
- Develop and refine designs using 3D CAD (Creo), FEA, and CFD tools.
- Build and validate physical prototypes using onsite prototyping and testing labs.
- Validate product value and usability through consumer and human experience research.
- Collaborate with manufacturing teams and suppliers to balance performance, cost, quality, and timeline.
- Perform engineering calculations and tolerance analysis, and create technical drawings using GD&T and engineering standards.
- Apply Design for Manufacturing principles to support robust, efficient, scalable production.
- Lead and support product verification testing for regulatory and quality compliance.
- Support manufacturing ramp-up with hands-on engineering support during pre-production and launch builds.
Benefits
- Competitive total rewards package supporting health and wellbeing.
- Access to career growth and development opportunities.
- Diverse and inclusive workplace.
- Strong culture of innovation.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
