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.