Staff Engineer, Advanced Technologies

Staff Engineer, Advanced Technologies

Work Mode: Hybrid

Location: Hybrid - Kohler, WI

Opportunity

Are you an engineer looking to grow your career with an elite, privately held company? Do you love innovation & working on the next generation of products & technologies? We are seeking an innovative individual with a real passion for developing groundbreaking products incorporating next generation technologies. As a Staff Engineer in Transformative Innovation you will identify, evaluate, develop, & create new products & technologies that revolutionize the Kitchen & Bath industry.

Specific Responsibilities

• Initiate & successfully complete Transformative Innovation projects and engineer highly innovative products.
• Work with Marketing, Industrial Design, and other cross-functional team members to develop new products and technologies that solve customer needs.
• Determine the technical feasibility of new products and technologies. Create technical requirements, risk mitigation plans, test specifications, high-level schedule plans, and product cost analyses.
• Design new products and technologies, collaborating with suppliers and operations personnel to ensure manufacturability at competitive costs.
• Create & test prototypes (mock-ups, 3D Printed parts, etc.) to quickly evaluate new products and technologies.
• Work with Kohler legal professionals to identify, evaluate, generate, and protect intellectual property.
• Perform competitive benchmarking and track industry trends.
• Keep abreast of innovative technologies and perform technical research.
• Direct and coordinate work of support personnel including outside groups involving design, development, drafting, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), prototype construction, and testing as needed.
• Contribute sound professional advice and creative ideas, concepts, and approaches to new product design, development projects and others as needed.
• Communicates technical information concisely and can provide comprehensive recommendations.

Skills/Requirements

• A minimum of a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from an ABET accredited university is required.
• 6+ years of product development and/or technology development engineering experience.

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Why Choose Kohler?
We empower each associate to #BecomeMoreAtKohler with a competitive total rewards package to support your health and wellbeing, access to career growth and development opportunities, a diverse and inclusive workplace, and a strong culture of innovation. With more than 30,000 bold leaders across the globe, we’re driving meaningful change in our mission to help people live gracious, healthy, and sustainable lives.

About Us
It is Kohler’s policy to recruit, hire, and promote qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran. If, as an individual with a disability, you need reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact kohlerjobs@kohler.com.  Kohler Co. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.