Senior Product Design Engineer - Floor Care

About Midea America Corp:

Midea America Corp. is one of the world’s largest home appliance brands, offering the most comprehensive selection of products in the world to fully serve the needs of day-to-day living at home, at work, or anywhere else you go. In North America we strive to aim high, put the customer first, transform, and innovate the marketplace, utilizing our commitment, dedication, inclusion, and partnership with our teams. We are a global company with over 160,000 employees and operations in more than 195 countries. As a publicly listed company, we are also ranked #245 as a Fortune Global 500 company and offer one of the most comprehensive ranges in the home appliance industry.

Job Summary:

We are seeking a Sr Product Design Engineer to help pioneer the future of floorcare innovation. You will be responsible for working with domestic and international R&D teams to help bring the cross-functional vision to life. You will be working side by side with our in-house Designers, Engineers, CMI specialists, Marketing and sales teams to revolutionize the way people clean their homes. This is a full-time position. Some domestic and international travel is required.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the North American Floorcare projects, including mechanical component and structural design, performance, feature development, collaboration, and the establishment of plan of actions and milestone tracking.
• Responsible for performance improvements for NA market, exceeding consumer expectations for Floorcare.
• Will complete design and development of new product appearance parts and functional parts as required in support of Industrial Design projects for use in consumer research/insights.
• Will work to develop technology for intellectual property development for Floorcare.
• Responsible for collaboration of structural design and improvement changes of related parts for NA Floorcare products.
• Research the field of mechanical technology, responsible for organizing technical research on key core technologies focusing on structural design and mechanical transmission.
• Participate in research on related innovation projects and innovation methods.
• Work closely with the North American R&D team and the Chinese Overseas R&D team.
• Actively participate in technical project reviews and innovation research projects.
• Cross-functional cooperation with various internal and external engineering teams to jointly carry out project work.
• Collaborate with project managers and Floorcare R&D team on multi-generational technical plan roadmaps.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Strong CAD skills, preferably in Onshape, or SolidWorks.
• Good understanding of product development processes.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing, structure design, and general assemblies.
• Extensive experience in developing consumer products.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
• Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.
• Willing to travel domestically and internationally.
• Ability to work with remote product development teams in multiple time zones.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience within the home appliance field, ideally within vacuum or cleaning products.
• Experience working closely with international colleagues.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or similar degree.
• 7-10 years of Mechanical Engineering experience within the floorcare or small domestic appliance industries.
• Experience working with Industrial design teams to retain the overall esthetics and appearance of the product while meeting engineering requirements.
• Extensive experience working with CAD.
• Experience in traditional and non-traditional manufacturing methods
• Extensive understanding of material selection and how to adjust the design for cost and manufacturing optimization.
• Strong ability to rapidly prototype in 3D.
• Desire to iterate ideas using 3D printing and other mediums to make continuous product improvements.
• Experience working with 3D printers and traditional shop tools to build models.
• Experience with BOM walks and identifying items for clarity and optimization.
• Goal-oriented and self-managed personality with strong entrepreneurial spirit.
• Proven successful execution for complex products that made big in-market impacts.

Midea America Corp. is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Featured benefits

• Medical insurance

• Vision insurance

• Dental insurance

• 401(k)

• Tuition Reimbursement