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Lead Engineer, Engineering

Pune, India
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Description

Requisition ID: 64642 

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

The Engineering team discovers, develops and evaluates new product ideas, enhancements, or strategic product extensions, and translates research discoveries into usable and marketable products. Leads, plans and tracks all phases of the product life cycle, from inception to introduction into the marketplace. Coordinates with various functions to ensure successful product development and implementation.

This role in summary

Responsible for Data analysis of competitive intelligence inputs from Whirlpool internal teams as well as a plethora of external resources. Must distill findings into useful insights for engineering, consumer research, industrial design, and marketing partners.  As this role sits within the Advanced Development & Innovation team it is critical for aiding teams in creating a clearer view of the longer term strategies of the competition, well beyond their current launches and publicized activities.

 

Your responsibilities will include

  • Lead competitive product, IP, and trends monitoring 

  • Proactively provide regular updates to the Advanced Development project teams 

  • Leverage the right subject matter experts to better inform competitive technological futuring summaries

  • Identify and Coordinate strategic and tactical competitive units to be torn-down using the Competitive Cost Analysis team

  • Identify and coordinate strategic units warranting consumer feedback, at time by way have long term in home use testing

  • Lead competitive deep dives with cross functional teams before and after project chartering

  • Enable technology, project decision making at planning stage

  • Gather insights for regular industry and parts vendor shows summarizing findings and determining impact to the Advanced Development strategy

Minimum requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Consumer Research, Engineering, Product Design, or Marketing

  • Minimum of 10+  years experience in Consumer Research, Engineering, Product Design, or Marketing

  • Experience with working in cross functional teams

  • Experience in translate consumer research into Voice of Engineering

Preferred skills and experiences

  • Experience in consumer electronics or major home appliances 

  • Experience in leadership capabilities, creative thinking skills, ability to drive change

  • Experience in web scrapping, data nalytics

  • Strong communication, persuasion and influencing skills 

  • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

  • Proficient at the art of storytelling both verbally and through visuals

  • Excellent organizational, verbal / written communication, and influencing skills

Connect with us and learn more about Whirlpool Corporation

See what it's like to work at Whirlpool by visiting Whirlpool Careers. Additional information about the company can be found on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.

At Whirlpool Corporation, we value and celebrate diversity. Whirlpool Corporation is committed to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any discrimination on the basis of race or ethnicity, religion, sex, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable law.

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