Product Development Engineer

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Whirlpool is looking for a Product Development Analyst Engineer (Eng.) for our Refrigeration Structures Subsystem team. The engineer will be responsible for mechanical structures sub-system deliverables, including the development, verification, and implementation of metallic, plastic, and packaging components for home appliances (refrigerators, water and air treatment); working with global cross-system teams during various phases of projects and across various mechanical engineers' knowledge areas such as solid mechanics, dynamics, material properties, heat transfer, FEM, manufacturing process (injection molding, metal forming, rapid prototyping, etc). 

Resumo desta função

Refrigeration Mechanical Structures Engineers are integrated into the global Refrigeration Mechanical Structures Subsystem team. This opportunity is located in Monterrey (Mexico). In this role, the candidate will work on product development for any of Whirlpool´s manufacturing locations.

Suas responsabilidades incluirão

• Drive New Product Development / Cost & Quality projects for the refrigeration business (refrigerators, water, and air treatment) with a focus on structural components and systems

• Support and work for projects through all project phases (Concept / Development / Implementation)

• Develop and capture knowledge required to deliver subsystem-level excellence through Design Guides, FMEA, DVP&R, A3’s, Tolerance Stack Ups, and other tools and documents.

• Cooperating with other functions and teams (Marketing, Design, Manufacture eng., V&V eng.)

• Define subsystem requirements and validate them through simulation analysis and/or tests 

• Supporting Product Specification based on released documentation and validated tests

• Support benchmarking activities, experimentation, and data analysis via statistical tools (6 Sigma)

• Support intellectual property creation: initiating and following up on patent analysis and identifying new ideas for patents

• Prepare and participate in design reviews with your team and cross-functional team members

• Support CAD model development by submitting simulation requests with clear boundary condition definitions, and interpreting results to make necessary design modifications. Use of tolerance analysis to drive sensitivity in the simulation results

• Demonstrate project management skills to drive projects through the design, testing, and implementation phases respecting project KPIs.

• Coordinate system integrators, build planners to prototype build plans to evaluate design concepts through physical lab testing

• Work with Procurement teams and suppliers to support component development and purchase.

Requisitos mínimos

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronic Engineering, or related field

• 3+ years of Engineering & Technical experience in product development or a very similar role

• Advanced / Fluent English communication skills (written and spoken)

Habilidades e experiências desejáveis

• Experience in component/product development lifecycle management

• Drawing experience and GD&T (Geometry Dimensioning & Tolerancing) application, tolerance definition and analysis (1D & 2D Stack-up analysis), 

• Experience in component/product development with 3D CAD modeling (Creo 7.0 is preferred), Windchill experience

• Good background in fundamental physics principles, including understanding mechanical systems, solid mechanics, material properties, heat transfer, and fluid dynamics.

• Knowledge of Design failure mode and effect analysis (DFMEA), 6 SIGMA tools, Requirements management

• Working experience in injection molding and sheet metal forming processes

• Experience in tooling construction (injection molding and forming tooling)

• Experience in simulation analysis (Finite Element Analysis - Ansys / Moldflow)

• Lean/Six Sigma certification and experience with statistical analysis (Green Belt) 

• Analytical skills, experience in solving practical issues, and engaging cross-functional teams of multiple process partners to a consensus

• Self-driven and motivated

• Knowledge of SAP system and Google Environment