Lead Software Engineer, Software Engineering

The team you will be a part of

GTEC (Global Technology & Engineering Center) is one of the largest innovation centers for Whirlpool around the world and a critical arm to its global product research and development. India has been a great source of talent with strong capabilities that accelerate GTEC’s role as one of the innovation powerhouses of Whirlpool. GTEC is engaged in developing current and future technologies like artificial intelligence, IoT, Industry 4.0, enabling purposeful innovations for Whirlpool.

The GTEC team contributes incredible ideas and translates them into user-friendly home solutions that have and continue to improve people’s everyday lives. The team is instrumental to support the Global Product Organization to deliver product leadership for Whirlpool.                                 

This role in summary

In this role the engineer will have the opportunity to work with stakeholders in the Hardware, Electro-Mechanical, and Subsystem teams on simulation analysis of electronic components / modules. The simulation work will support trade-off analysis, what-if analysis in the early stages of the product development process, with the goal of ensuring delivery of a robust EES module. As a part of this role, the engineer is expected to drive adoption of the current simulation tools, contribute to the identification of gaps in the current capabilities and development of new capabilities. 

Your responsibilities will include

• Collaborate with hardware / component / subsystem engineers to identify key features impacting thermal performance

• Build simulation models for electronic components and modules (either high fidelity models or 1-D models based on the use case)

• Set up and instrument lab tests to gather data for model validation, as needed

• Plan and execute structured experiments to collect test data, as needed

• Analyze simulation results and validate them against test data

• Develop reduced-order models in Dymola based on high-fidelity simulation models

• Document simulation analyses and effectively communicate findings to relevant stakeholders

• Lead FMEA analysis of thermal failures by leveraging simulation tools

• Provide Subject Matter Expertise in technical review and toll gate meetings

• Active participation in internal technical forums to share and learn about current best practices in simulation

• Support identification of gaps in the current capabilities and contribute towards bridging those gaps

Minimum requirements

• Bachelor degree in Mechanical or Chemical engineering

• 10+ years of experience in modeling of thermal systems

Preferred skills and experiences

• Advanced degree ( MS / PhD)  in Mechanical or Chemical engineering

• Experience in simulation of electronic components

• Proven planning, thought leadership, and decision-making skills

• Demonstrate ability to work both independently and in a team environment

• Ability to work with minimal guidance; seeks guidance on only the most complex tasks

• Continuous Improvement mindset, ability and desire to improve and streamline processes

• Strong analytical, problem-solving & data visualization skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills

• Able to provide explanations and information to others on difficult issues

Additional information

• Experience in use of 1-D simulation tools such as Dymola, Matlab/ Simulink

• Experience in using high fidelity thermal simulation tools such as Ansys Fluent and Ansys IcePak