Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Overview

Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove the leading manufacturer of luxury kitchen appliances is a longstanding, family-owned company in the Madison area. Icons of design and paragons of performance and quality, Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove are the refrigeration, cooking, and dishwashing specialists found in world's most luxurious homes. We look for team members who are driven by innovation and excellence, striving to serve our customers by doing what is right—with integrity, teamwork, and accountability.

Growth and development are important aspects of this position. Whether you aspire to be a leader or a technical expert, this position will set you up for success in the future.

Primary Responsibilities

The Senior Manufacturing Engineer specializes in Fabrication for New Product Development (NPD) within a manufacturing setting. The role involves working with new technologies and automated equipment to build technical skills, serving as the Fabrication expert on NPD teams, and collaborating with Present Product groups as projects transition to production. This position would be working in a hands-on manufacturing environment where safety & quality are of upmost importance. Key responsibilities include:

• This position will be a core team member representing Manufacturing Engineering (Fabrication) on a key New Product Development (NPD)
• Collaborate with a cross-functional NPD team and lead efforts focusing on DFM/DFA as well as selection of appropriate manufacturing technologies and processes
• Fill project management role and technical expert role on critical new automated equipment purchases
• Support cost reduction, efficiency improvements, and other continuous improvement projects as required in support of fabrication business unit
• Focus on safety within manufacturing environment
• Provide technical support as a subject matter expert for production support engineering, maintenance, and operations
• Expedite equipment and tooling repairs with a sense of urgency
• Specify and install new capital equipment as required

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical or industrial engineering or related
• 5-10 years of hands-on experience in a manufacturing environment
• Understanding of complex integrated manufacturing systems
• Expert understanding of capabilities and limitations of conventional sheet metal cutting, bending, and forming techniques
• Understanding of Fluid Power systems (Hydraulic and Pneumatic)
• Understanding of equipment safety, functional safety and risk assessment and safety validation process
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and proactively create contingency plans
• Must be able to work with a sense of urgency and under pressure

Preferred Qualifications:

• Understanding of PLC systems and ability to troubleshoot
• Understanding of Robotic systems (Fanuc preferred)
• Basic understanding of electrical concepts and controls
• Experience with sheet metal fabrication

We value our employees by providing:

• Competitive compensation based on skills
• Industry leading health, dental, and vision plans
• Generous 401 (K) savings and profit sharing
• On-site UW Health clinic, fitness center, and walking paths
• Education assistance and internal training programs
• Electric vehicle charging
• Maternity & paternity leave
• Interested in learning more on our robust benefits package we offer? Click here

This position requires a pre-employment drug/alcohol test and background check, which will be administered after a conditional job offer is extended. A negative drug/alcohol test result is required for employment. Refusal to take the test or a positive result may disqualify a candidate from further consideration.  All drug testing will be conducted in accordance with federal and state laws.