Senior Product Care Engineer

Electrolux•Kinston, NC

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Product Care Engineer/Specialist is responsible for the design, development, validation, and continuous improvement of mechanical and electromechanical components within the plastic tub dishwasher platform. The role serves as the Direct Material Excellence (DME) engineering owner for assigned components and subsystems, driving cost-out initiatives, quality improvements, and technical robustness. It works closely with the Global R&D organization to align with global design standards, share technology, and adopt best practices, collaborating with regional engineering teams, global component owners, suppliers, and manufacturing partners. The position is based in Kinston, North Carolina. The engineer leads component design and validation, develops engineering documentation, and identifies and implements cost-reduction and quality improvements. The role also coordinates cross-regional engineering alignment, supports global supplier and manufacturing integration, communicates progress and design changes to stakeholders, and partners with Advanced Development teams to evaluate emerging technologies.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electromechanical, or a related engineering field.
3–7 years of experience in product development, preferably in electromechanical systems or consumer appliances.
Experience with injection-molded plastic part design, electromechanical integration, and component-level validation.
Strong collaboration skills across local and global engineering organizations.
Ability to share knowledge and adopt best practices across regions.
Ability to independently manage priorities while aligning with global technology owners and regional stakeholders.
Understanding of dishwasher system behavior, water handling, plastic tub construction, or electromechanical assemblies.
Familiarity with DFMEA, GD&T, tolerance analysis, reliability engineering, and DVP&R.
Experience leading VA/VE activities and cost-out engineering.

Nice To Haves

Catia or NX experience.
Global collaboration experience.

Responsibilities

Lead the design, redesign, and validation of mechanical and electromechanical components for the plastic tub dishwasher platform.
Develop new components aligned with global design standards, shared modules, and engineering rules.
Create engineering documentation, including CAD models, drawings, specifications, DFMEA, and DVP&R.
Serve as the DME engineering owner for assigned plastic tub dishwasher components and subsystems.
Identify, evaluate, and implement cost-out initiatives through VA/VE activities, supplier proposals, and design optimization.
Lead structured root cause analysis and corrective action for field or manufacturing issues.
Implement design changes to improve quality, manufacturability, and service call rate performance.
Coordinate with Global R&D to share learnings, integrate global quality tools, and align on lessons learned for common components.
Partner with Global R&D teams in EU, LATAM, and APAC to ensure platform components meet global product architecture standards.
Exchange design solutions, test methods, and validation learnings for common modules, and drive reapplication of successful global solutions in the North America plastic tub dishwasher platform.
Provide input to global guidelines for plastic part design, electromechanical integration, and system-level robustness.
Collaborate with global supplier engineering teams to evaluate design feasibility, cost drivers, and regional manufacturing differences.
Support global supplier alignment for common component families to enable scale, cost synergy, and consistent quality.
Update global stakeholders on DME progress, quality improvements, and design changes.
Participate in global technical reviews, design gates, and strategic decision forums.
Partner with global Advanced Development teams to test emerging technologies and integrate insights into North America platform requirements.