Senior Project Engineer

About Whirlpool

Role Overview

Responsibilities

• Translate product requirements into subsystem, module, and component design criteria.
• Develop and verify designs to required schedule, cost, quality, and performance levels.
• Own engineering releases including CAD, drawings, BOMs, documentation control, and Windchill workflows.
• Apply DFMEA, tolerance stack-up analysis, and DFx methods during design and development.
• Perform engineering calculations and manage tradeoffs among cost, aesthetics, performance, and other attributes.
• Align architecture, supplier, manufacturing, and customer capabilities with product targets.
• Define work plans, divide project tasks, and drive projects through design, testing, and implementation.

Minimum Requirements

• B.Tech or BE in Mechanical Engineering, or M.Tech/M.E. in Design or Mechanical Engineering.
• Experience of four to eight years for B.E./B.Tech candidates or two to four years for M.Tech/M.E. candidates.
• Good written and verbal business communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work in a global engineering environment and adapt to changing priorities.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience with plastics, sheet metal, molding, casting, manufacturing processes, and engineering materials.
• Knowledge of design for assembly, reliability, manufacturability, safety, GD&T, design standards, and variation analysis.
• Ability to interpret simulation and test results and knowledge of product development and project planning.
• Awareness or hands-on experience with Six Sigma, OPEX, Lean tools, practices, and TRIZ methodology.

Key Deliverables