**Staff Engineer, Valving & Systems** _Work Mode: Hybrid_ **Location: ** Hybrid - Kohler, WI **Opportunity** The primary responsibility of the Staff Engineer – Valving & Systems role is to deliver innovative consumer products as part of a highly collaborative cross-functional team. The Staff Engineer must combine strong technical skills, collaborative leadership, creativity, and business acumen to bring complex system products from initial concept through to production. **We are looking for someone who:** + Leverages creative problem solving to design innovative, cost effective, and functional faucet products that delight customers and represent the Kohler brand. + Brings a positive approach and collaborates with cross functional teams including marketing, program management, industrial design, and manufacturing operations to deliver products on time, within budget. + Is passionate about innovation and consistently searches for opportunities to create transformative products. + Has demonstrated experience in system engineering integration.Candidates with electromechanical experience integrating pumping, valving, heating, or refrigeration technologies are preferred. + Utilizes broad range material and manufacturing process knowledge including: casting, forging, stamping, injection molding, welding, tube bending, hydroforming, etc. + Contributes to and leverages a diverse and global engineering organization. **Specific Responsibilities** Create + Partner with Product Marketing and Industrial Design to develop a product specification using consumer research, market data, and sales feedback. + Establish system-level requirements of a complex product family and collaborate with internal or external engineers on subsystem component design and integration. + Study consumer behaviors and competitive products to develop solutions that provide innovative and/or increased value to a customer + Provide high-level feasibility analysis on initial product concepts **Refine** + Coordinate concept development across mechanical, electrical, and software teams in multiple global regions.Own technical requirements and engineering execution. + Be the primary engineering representative with the cross-functional team and leadership. + Ensure best practices are applied efficiently to understand and optimize system design: FEA, CFD, Design of Experiments, etc. + Develop and refine concepts using 3D modeling software (Creo), FEA, and CFD. + Utilize tools such as DFMEA and engineering design critiques to identify and eliminate or mitigate high risk failure modes. + Leverage our world class on-site prototyping and test lab capabilities to create physical prototypes to validate product features. + Work with our internal manufacturing team as well as suppliers to balance cost, performance, quality, and project timing. + Validate product value through consumer and/or human experience research. **Implement** + Perform engineering calculations, tolerance stacks, and develop detailed technical drawings, incorporating engineering standards and GD&T. + Optimize design using DfM (Design for Manufacturing) principles to ensure reliable, stable, and efficient mass production. + Ensure regulatory compliance through careful product verification test planning. **Skills/Requirements** + Bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from an ABET accredited program. + Minimum of 6 years of mechanical engineering experience including partnering with electronics engineering for electromechanical systems. + Demonstrate a working knowledge of CAD modeling. + Hands on fabrication and prototyping skills + International and domestic travel as needed \#LI-SC2 \#LI-Hybrid **_Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without requiring sponsorship now or in the future._** _The salary range for this position is $98,900 - $125,600. The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidate’s experience, their education, and the work location. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision & 401k._ **Why Choose Kohler?** We empower each associate to #BecomeMoreAtKohler with a competitive total rewards package to support your health and wellbeing, access to career growth and development opportunities, a diverse and inclusive workplace, and a strong culture of innovation. With more than 30,000 bold leaders across the globe, we’re driving meaningful change in our mission to help people live gracious, healthy, and sustainable lives. **About Us** It is Kohler’s policy to recruit, hire, and promote qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran. If, as an individual with a disability, you need reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact kohlerjobs@kohler.com . Kohler Co. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.