Associate, Electrical Engineering

About Whirlpool Corporation

Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is a leading home appliance company, in constant pursuit of improving life  the only major U.S.

-based manufacturer of kitchen and laundry appliances, the company is driving meaningful innovation to meet the evolving needs of consumers through its iconic brand portfolio, including Whirlpool, Kitchen Aid, Jenn Air, Maytag, Amana, Brastemp, Consul, and In Sink Erator . In 2024, the company reported approximately $17 billion in annual sales - close to 90% of which were in the Americas - with 44,000 employees, and 40 manufacturing and technology research centers.

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A System Integrator in Software and Electronic Systems (EES) specializes in integrating electrical and electronic components and systems specifically for Kitchen Aid Small Appliances. This role involves developing and programming control systems and user interfaces for the appliances, enabling users to interact with and operate the appliances with ease. The position is onsite at the St. Joseph Tech Center, Michigan. Responsibilities include designing intuitive control panels, integrating touch screens or digital displays, and implementing smart features and connectivity options for remote control or integration with smart home systems.

The System Integrator works closely with a team of engineers, designers, and technicians to translate functional requirements into effective system architectures, ensuring compliance with industry standards, safety regulations, and energy efficiency requirements. They conduct testing and troubleshooting activities to resolve electrical or electronic issues, ensuring high-quality standards and a positive user experience.

• Manage system integration in Production Development Projects:
  Growth and Innovation (G&I), Cost and Quality (C&Q), and Advanced Development (AD)
• Work with system architects for a seamless hand‑shake from G0 (planning) to Execution starting at G1
• Support architecture to decompose product‑level requirements generation with Target ranges in DNG for SES System and alignment with stakeholders
• Assist Architects and Project Managers with project scoping work, aligning right cost, quality target and schedule (IDP) with stakeholders before project initiation
• Accountable to drive SES integration events since project initiation
• Support platform integration events
• Ensure, with the support of PM, product development activities are completed on time, at cost and with quality
• Support performance targets to assist project plans and project execution
• Responsible for SES system‑level design trade‑offs and technical decision making for issue resolution within the project/product plan guardrails
• Lead technical design reviews / integration events for projects to assess whether the project is within the architecture/project/product plan guardrails, working with subsystem teams, V&V Engineer, Project Leader, and consulting with key architecture development team members when necessary
• Drive and track the closure of risk management and knowledge gap by partnering with stakeholders
• Drive SES system validation through use of predictive validation methodologies in concept, design and product validation stages
• Drive product leadership through the Whirlpool Product Development process at the SES system level
• Ensure variant‑specific engineering bills of material (EBOMs) have proper configuration management and align with project charter and architecture definition
• Drive closure of SES System‑level dFMEA based on concept and design validation data and functional performance stacks
• Define parts needed for builds, number of samples and dates required
• Align expenses, write POs and track parts for builds to ensure timely arrival
• Review test cases based on consumer use‑case results, ensuring approval per project plan with SES V&V Engineer, SES Subsystem, Platform Subsystem, Setting file Engineer, Platform SI
• Partner with Systems Architect and Subsystem Engineers to ensure requirements are consistent, complete and approved per project plan
• Drive Subsystem Engineer & ECAD team for processing design package releases and control
• Provide…