Technology Development Engineer - Laundry Care

The Innovation & Technology Development Engineer is responsible for developing practical, innovative solutions that address unmet consumer needs identified in partnership with the LAD Consumer & Market Insights (CMI) team. Laundry product technology solutions typically require a combination of mechanical, electrical, and electronic design, so this role requires a systems-engineering mindset and demonstrated multidisciplinary capability, rather than deep specialization in a single discipline.

The engineer owns innovation initiatives from idea generation through proof-of-concept, and prepares detailed technical packages to transfer validated concepts to the R&D team for implementation.

This position is full-time and fully on-site, Monday through Friday. Some domestic and international travel may be required.

• Partner closely with CMI researchers to identify unmet consumer needs and translate them into technically feasible innovation opportunities.
• Own innovation and technology development initiatives end-to-end, from idea generation through concept design, prototyping, and proof-of-concept (POC).
• Apply a systems-engineering approach that integrates mechanical, electrical, and electronic design disciplines to develop practical, multidisciplinary laundry technology solutions.
• Design, build, and test functional prototypes and POC demonstrators combining mechanical hardware, electrical/electronic circuits, sensors, actuators, and embedded control logic.
• Collaborate with CMI to design and support consumer validation studies confirming that developed concepts are understood and valued by consumers.
• Lead and/or actively contribute to ideation sessions and innovation workshops, using structured methodologies to generate and evaluate new concepts.
• Manage innovation and technology development projects within the Bright Idea portfolio tool, keeping project records, stage-gate status, and reporting current.
• Align innovation roadmap and project priorities with business stakeholders, including Product Planning, Marketing, and R&D leadership.
• Cooperate with the Laundry PD Advanced Tech Development team, external suppliers, and research institutions (universities, colleges, research centers) to source and mature new technologies.
• Prepare detailed technology transfer packages — requirements, POC data, design intent, and risk assessment — to hand off validated concepts to R&D for implementation.
• Provide ongoing technical support to R&D during the implementation phase as needed.
• Stay current with emerging technologies, materials, and methods relevant to laundry appliances and adjacent industries.

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Systems Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 2-7 years of engineering experience, with demonstrated exposure across mechanical and electrical/electronic domains rather than a single-discipline specialist track.
• Experience in consumer product development preferred; laundry or home appliance experience is a plus but not required.

• Demonstrated multidisciplinary engineering capability spanning mechanical design, electrical/electronic circuit design, and embedded controls — a systems-engineering mindset rather than single-discipline specialization.
• Hands-on prototyping skills; able to build, wire, and test functional mechanical/electrical/electronic prototypes.
• Working knowledge of embedded programming and control logic (e.g., C, C++, Python, or similar) sufficient to support proof-of-concept development.
• Strong conceptual and analytical problem-solving skills, comfortable working from an ambiguous consumer insight toward a defined technical solution.
• Excellent communication and…