Sr. Engineer

Kohler Co.•Kohler, WI

17h•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Engineer, Faucets, helps bring innovative consumer products from early concepts to production-ready solutions, balancing design, technical excellence, and manufacturability. The role works across engineering, design, marketing, and manufacturing and collaborates with global engineering teams and suppliers. It calls for a technically strong, curious, and creative engineer who takes ownership, solves complex problems, and contributes to a collaborative team culture. The engineer partners with Industrial Design and Product Marketing to define product requirements informed by consumer insights, market data, and sales feedback. They assess competitive products and warranty data, evaluate technical feasibility, and develop and refine designs using CAD, FEA, and CFD. They use on-site prototyping and testing labs, support consumer and human experience research, and collaborate with manufacturing teams and suppliers to balance performance, cost, quality, and schedules. The role also includes engineering calculations, tolerance analysis, technical drawings using GD&T and engineering standards, applying Design for Manufacturing principles, leading or supporting product verification testing, and providing hands-on engineering support during pre-production and product launches. Domestic and international travel may be required as needed. The position is onsite in Kohler, Wisconsin, four days per week.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from an ABET-accredited program.
Minimum of 4 years of mechanical engineering experience.
Strong working knowledge of CAD modeling.
Authorized to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

Experience or strong interest in CAD modeling and advanced prototyping.
Experience designing for manufacturing processes such as casting, forging, stamping, injection molding, machining, welding, tube bending, hydroforming, plating, and fabrication.
Ability to work across regions and cultures with global engineering teams and suppliers.

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 on-site 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, and scalable production.
Lead and support product verification testing for regulatory and quality compliance.
Provide hands-on engineering support during manufacturing ramp-up, pre-production, and launch builds.