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As the only major U.S.-based manufacturer of kitchen\nand laundry appliances, the company is driving meaningful innovation to meet the evolving\nneeds of consumers through its iconic brand portfolio, includingWhirlpool,KitchenAid,\nJennAir, Maytag,Amana,Brastemp,Consul, andInSinkErator. In 2025, the company reported\napproximately $16 billion in annual net sales - close to 90% of which were in the Americas -\n41,000 employees, and 35 manufacturing and technology research centers. Additional\ninformation about the company can be found atWhirlpoolCorp.com.\nThe team you will be a part of\nThe 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.\nThis role in summary\nAs the Lead System Integrator for the Cooking Category, you will serve as the primary technical program leader and structural bridge between Business Units (BUs), engineering subsystems, and manufacturing execution. You will own the end-to-end technical execution of complex electro-mechanical platforms (built-in ovens, freestanding ranges, cooktops, and microwaves), driving multi-million dollar architectural refreshes from early-stage concept selection through to factory production validation.\nActing as the core integrator, you will manage cross-functional stakeholders across electronics, software, electrical, mechanical structures, quality, and procurement to deliver robust cooking products that delight consumers and achieve business target metrics (KPIs)\nYour responsibilities will include\nKey Roles & Responsibilities:\nDrive NPI Delivery: Oversee and execute New Product Introduction (NPI) projects following the WPD 2.0 framework, ensuring compliance with On Cost, On Time, and On Quality KPIs to meet Open to Ship (OTS) milestones.\nManage Technical Trade-offs: Evaluate system-level design, cost, quality, and time trade-offs for thermodynamics, gas/electric power delivery, and smart-appliance user interfaces within project guardrails.\nLead Design Reviews: Conduct technical design reviews alongside subsystem teams, V&V strategists, and architects to assess project alignment with architectural and product plans.\nOwn Product Validation: Formulate the Design Validation Plan & Report (DVP&R) and collaborate with the V&V team to ensure compliance with global safety standards, FMEAs, and regulatory codes (UL/CSA/DOE/ANSI).\nLeverage Virtual Validation: Drive Virtual Product Development (VPD) for early-stage virtual testing, followed by physical verification through robust test plans for a flawless launch.\nOptimize Performance & Claims: Partner with SMEs to secure product attribute leadership (+/-3 sigma distribution) and collaborate with marketing, product, and legal teams to validate product claims.\nManage Critical Parameters: Oversee Critical Parameters Measurement (CPMs) with Quality Leads, driving physical part measurement and documentation ahead of engineering builds.\nControl EBOM Release: Ensure flawless creation, release, and strict management of Engineering Bills of Materials (EBOM) using internal PLM systems (Windchill/SAP) across all development phases.\nLead Engineering Builds: Own all engineering, development, and industrialization builds up to SOP; travel to manufacturing plants (Tulsa/Cleveland) for seamless integration.\nBudget & Core Leadership: Manage project expenses and prototype budgets while representing engineering in cross-functional core team meetings and stage/gate reviews.\nMinimum requirements\nBachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, or Aerospace Engineering).\n\n10+ years of hands-on experience with proven track record for managing end-to-end product architecture development, complex subsystem interfaces, engineering project management, Technical design expertise and Systems engineering.\n\nPreferred skills and experiences\nStrongknowledge of cooking appliance architectures(gas combustion components, electrical /induction heating, thermal dynamics, or embedded camera/smart sensor integration).\n\nDeep proficiency in systems engineering toolsets(DFMEA, Root Cause Analysis, tolerance stack-up tools, PPAP validation, and Opex-Six Sigma methodology).\n\nDemonstratedleadership presence to push technical designand process issue lists to absolute closure with cross-functional stakeholders without direct reporting authority.\n\nComfortmanaging project engineering expenses, capital expenditure budgeting,and engineering spend forecasting.\n\nConnect with us and learn more about Whirlpool Corporation\nSee what it's like to work at Whirlpool by visiting Whirlpool Careers. 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