Senior Project Engineer, Engineering

Requisition ID: 67946

About Whirlpool Corporation

Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is a leading kitchen and laundry appliance company, in constant pursuit of improving life at home and inspiring generations with our brands. The company is driving meaningful innovation to meet the evolving needs of consumers through its iconic brand portfolio, including Whirlpool, KitchenAid, JennAir, Maytag, Amana, Brastemp, Consul, and InSinkErator. In 2023, the company reported approximately $19 billion in annual sales, 59,000 employees, and 55 manufacturing and technology research centers. Additional information about the company can be found at WhirlpoolCorp.com.

The team you will be a part of

ORGANIZATION

The Global Business

• #1 Fortune 500 Company in Consumer Durable category
• Annual sales turnover of $21 billion
• 70 Manufacturing & Technology centers around the Globe
• Operations in more than 170 countries
• Over 12 brands as part of global portfolio
  
  

BEST EMPLOYER AWARD

We believe that our people make us a great place to work, reflected in the awards we have received consistently over the past couple of years.

This Role In Summary

The position is responsible to lead and execute design and development of Subsystem and product level projects by leading Mechanical Structures and Electro-Mechanical interface. Builds on organizational/process knowledge, understands business needs. Solves complex problems, trade-off & prioritizes design decisions. Responsible to meet product and sub-system level attribute targets.

Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Lead & own cross functional projects and coordinate with Internal and external stakeholders.
• Document architectural trade offs and learnings.
• Project scoping based on engineering and cross functional requirements and physics of problem.
• Interpret lab reports / simulation reports to drive the design decisions.
• Lead to generate and recommend the engineering concepts and effectively communicate to different stakeholders during Project/ Design Reviews as part of the product development process.
• Drive engineering calculations as required supporting Design integrity.
• Responsible for converting Consumer Requirements into Engineering Requirements.
• Create / review DFMEA, Tolerance stack up analysis and apply DFx (DFA, DFM, DFR, DFS, DFSS) methodologies during product design and development.
• Responsible for DVP&R for sub-system/product level.
• Supports/Leads attribute target setting for the subsystem / module for specific projects.
• Drive material selection based on functional requirements.
• Drives/ Contributes and supports product benchmarking.
• Lead the projects through Technical Design reviews and project sign-off.
  
  

Minimum Requirements

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

B.Tech - Mech/ BE Mech

M.Tech - Mech/ ME Mech

AGE

NA

EXP

BE / BTech : 6 - 9 years in product development industry

ME / M.Tech : 6 - 8 years in product development industry

Preferred Skills And Experiences

TECHNICAL

• Proficiency in designing parts in Sheet metal, Plastic, Casting and other manufacturing processes and materials
• Proficient knowledge of fundamental engineering principles and tools to verify design for assembly/ Reliability/ Manufacturability/ Safety.
• Expert in GD&T, Design Standards, variation analysis.
• Proficient in material selection and in-depth knowledge in metal, alloy & polymer materials.
• Ability to interpret Simulation / Test results.
• Expert in Product Development process.
• Expert in project planning & management.
• Proficient in Six Sigma / OPEX methodologies / Lean tools and practices.
  
  

MANAGERIAL

• Exposure/experience of working in a global engineering team environment
• Team player, flexibility in adapting to quickly changing business task/project priorities.
• Good business communication (written/verbal) and Presentation skills.
  
  

Additional Information

• Release Product / Subsystem / Module / Component designs & drawings as per project targets.
• Product Design tools - Concept Selection Matrix, DFMEA, Tolerance Stack Ups, DVP etc.
• Design Validation & Verification Reports - Lab requests, Prototyping requests, Simulation requests as required in the project.
• Project Management Tools - Project Schedule, Scope & Risk Management Documents.
• Documented knowledge of design guides, key suppliers and subsystem roadmaps.
• Sound knowledge in Creo, Windchill and WPD
  
  

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