R&D Clothes Dryer Design Engineer

4 months ago


louisville, United States Midea America Corp Full time

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. Midea America is a subsidiary of the Midea Group, a global company with over 150,000 employees and operations in more than 195 countries. As a publicly listed company, we are ranked #245 as a Fortune Global 500 company and offer one of the most comprehensive product portfolios in the industry.


The R&D Clothes Dryer design engineer/expert is responsible for the design, optimization, innovation and other related R&D activities of the drying product system or component. R&D engineer must maintain communication with the North American R&D team and the Chinese overseas R&D team. R&D Clothes Dryer engineer/expert must have strong mechanical system/subsystem-level design technical knowledge. Possess innovative thinking and innovative methods. Proficiency in using design software such as UG, Creo, SolidWorks, or CAD.


Essential Job Responsibilities

  • Responsible for the North American Clothes Dryer Research and Development projects, including mechanical component and structural design, feature development, collaboration, and the establishment of plan of actions and milestone tracking.
  • Will complete design and development of new product appearance parts and functional parts as required.
  • Will work to develop technology for intellectual property development for Clothes Dryers.
  • Will work to make dryer test lab improvements and guide team on improved processes to ensure test lab reproducibility and repeatability.
  • Responsible for the structural design and improvement of related parts of the product.
  • 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 Laundry R&D team on multi-generational technical plan roadmaps.
  • Be involved with detailed root cause analysis and develop both design and quality improvement projects-based field returns of Clothes Dryers.
  • Provide expert level of analysis on field returns and provide timely reports and updates to Overseas R&D team and North American Laundry Leadership.
  • Lead Projects working with universities on advanced development projects.
  • Implement projects and special tasks as needed.


Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.


Required/Preferred Education and Experience:

  • Required Education: Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering; Masters preferred.


Preferred Experience:

  • 7 to 10 years’ experience working as a design engineer.
  • 5 years of experience working on Clothes dryer systems.
  • Experience with UG, Creo, SolidWorks, AutoCAD or other similar software.


Job Skills:

  • Hands on ability to prototype.
  • Familiar with injection molding and metal fabrication.
  • Good Communication skills both written and verbal.
  • Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
  • Strong organizational skill and ability to prioritize tasks appropriately.
  • A self-starter and self-disciplined in accomplishing tasks.
  • Strong desire to learn with ability to be self-taught.


Featured benefits:

  • Medical insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Comprehensive benefit package, to learn more, please visit Careers Page (midea.com)


International Travel is required.


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.



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