Senior Project Engineer, Product Development

Conair LLC•Stamford, CT

2d•$100,000 - $145,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Project Engineer will help shape the next generation of Waring commercial culinary products, bringing together practical engineering judgment, hands-on product development, and a curiosity for what is possible. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving real-world technical challenges, working across disciplines, and turning early ideas into durable, high-performing products used by professional kitchens every day. This position combines hands-on engineering, creative problem-solving, and technical leadership. The ideal candidate brings strong mechanical or electromechanical engineering experience, a collaborative mindset, and the motivation to explore new ideas, emerging technologies, and practical ways to improve product design. The Senior Project Engineer serves as the technical owner for assigned products and collaborates with Industrial Design, Marketing, Product Validation, Product Certification, Global Engineering, suppliers, and manufacturing partners to bring successful products to market.

Requirements

Strong mechanical or electromechanical engineering experience
Hands-on product development
Ability to solve real-world technical challenges
Ability to work across disciplines
Ability to turn early ideas into durable, high-performing products
Creative problem-solving skills
Motivation to explore new ideas, emerging technologies, and practical ways to improve product design
Collaborative mindset
Ability to design mechanical and electromechanical products, components, and systems for demanding commercial environments
Ability to create and maintain CAD models, drawings, Bills of Materials, and technical specifications
Ability to build, evaluate, and refine prototypes through analysis, testing, and hands-on experimentation
Ability to solve technical problems and make sound engineering tradeoffs throughout development
Ability to lead design reviews and communicate technical recommendations, risks, and decisions
Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams, global engineering partners, suppliers, and manufacturers
Ability to mentor less-experienced engineers and encourage curiosity, creativity, and strong engineering practices
Ability to partner with Product Validation and Product Certification teams to define test requirements and verify product performance, safety, and compliance
Ability to analyze test results, identify root causes, and implement effective design improvements
Ability to apply validation and certification findings throughout iterative product development
Ability to partner with Global Engineering and suppliers during tooling, pilot builds, and production launch
Ability to review designs and manufacturing processes for quality, cost, manufacturability, serviceability, and reliability
Ability to resolve production issues and support engineering changes through successful implementation
Ability to identify opportunities to improve products, development methods, and engineering capability
Ability to experiment with emerging technologies, materials, manufacturing methods, and digital tools
Ability to incorporate customer, field, and service feedback into future product improvements
Ability to share lessons learned and contribute to engineering standards, design guidelines, and best practices

Nice To Haves

Curiosity for what is possible
Curiosity and practical creativity to technical problem-solving

Responsibilities

Own the technical development of assigned products from concept through production launch.
Translate customer, business, and design requirements into clear product specifications and thoughtful engineering solutions.
Explore new technologies, materials, and product concepts that improve performance, usability, customer value, and creative differentiation.
Lead multiple development programs while balancing performance, quality, cost, schedule, and manufacturability.
Design mechanical and electromechanical products, components, and systems for demanding commercial environments.
Create and maintain CAD models, drawings, Bills of Materials, and technical specifications.
Build, evaluate, and refine prototypes through analysis, testing, and hands-on experimentation.
Solve technical problems and make sound engineering tradeoffs throughout development.
Serve as the technical lead for assigned products and engineering workstreams, bringing curiosity and practical creativity to technical problem-solving.
Lead design reviews and communicate technical recommendations, risks, and decisions.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, global engineering partners, suppliers, and manufacturers.
Mentor less-experienced engineers and encourage curiosity, creativity, and strong engineering practices.
Partner with Product Validation and Product Certification teams to define test requirements and verify product performance, safety, and compliance.
Analyze test results, identify root causes, and implement effective design improvements.
Apply validation and certification findings throughout iterative product development.
Partner with Global Engineering and suppliers during tooling, pilot builds, and production launch.
Review designs and manufacturing processes for quality, cost, manufacturability, serviceability, and reliability.
Resolve production issues and support engineering changes through successful implementation.
Identify opportunities to improve products, development methods, and engineering capability.
Experiment with emerging technologies, materials, manufacturing methods, and digital tools.
Incorporate customer, field, and service feedback into future product improvements.
Share lessons learned and contribute to engineering standards, design guidelines, and best practices.