Senior Project Engineer, Product Development

About the Role

The Senior Project Engineer will help shape the next generation of Waring commercial culinary products, bringing together practical engineering judgment, hands-on product development, and a curiosity for what is possible. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving real-world technical challenges, working across disciplines, and turning early ideas into durable, high-performing products used by professional kitchens every day.

This position combines hands-on engineering, creative problem-solving, and technical leadership. The ideal candidate brings strong mechanical or electromechanical engineering experience, a collaborative mindset, and the motivation to explore new ideas, emerging technologies, and practical ways to improve product design.

The Senior Project Engineer serves as the technical owner for assigned products and collaborates with Industrial Design, Marketing, Product Validation, Product Certification, Global Engineering, suppliers, and manufacturing partners to bring successful products to market.

• Own the technical development of assigned products from concept through production launch.
• Translate customer, business, and design requirements into clear product specifications and thoughtful engineering solutions.
• Explore new technologies, materials, and product concepts that improve performance, usability, customer value, and creative differentiation.
• Lead multiple development programs while balancing performance, quality, cost, schedule, and manufacturability.

• Design mechanical and electromechanical products, components, and systems for demanding commercial environments.
• Create and maintain CAD models, drawings, Bills of Materials, and technical specifications.
• Build, evaluate, and refine prototypes through analysis, testing, and hands-on experimentation.
• Solve technical problems and make sound engineering tradeoffs throughout development.

• Serve as the technical lead for assigned products and engineering work streams, bringing curiosity and practical creativity to technical problem-solving.
• Lead design reviews and communicate technical recommendations, risks, and decisions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, global engineering partners, suppliers, and manufacturers.
• Mentor less-experienced engineers and encourage curiosity, creativity, and strong engineering practices.

• Partner with Product Validation and Product Certification teams to define test requirements and verify product performance, safety, and compliance.
• Analyze test results, identify root causes, and implement effective design improvements.
• Apply validation and certification findings throughout iterative product development.

• Partner with Global Engineering and suppliers during tooling, pilot builds, and production launch.
• Review designs and manufacturing processes for quality, cost, manufacturability, serviceability, and reliability.
• Resolve production issues and support engineering changes through successful implementation.

• Identify opportunities to improve products, development methods, and engineering capability.
• Experiment with emerging technologies, materials, manufacturing methods, and digital tools.
• Incorporate customer, field, and service feedback into future product improvements.
• Share lessons learned and contribute to engineering standards, design guidelines, and best practices.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Advanced degree or additional training in product development, thermal systems, materials, manufacturing, or electromechanical design is a plus.

• 5 or more years of product development experience involving commercial culinary equipment, food service equipment, appliances, electromechanical products, or durable goods.
• Experience leading products through concept development, prototyping, validation, tooling, and production launch.
• Working knowledge of mechanical and electromechanical systems, including heating systems, motors, controls, sensors, sheet metal, plastics, castings, or fabricated components.
• Experience designing for demanding commercial environments, including durability, sanitation, continuous-duty operation, and serviceability.
• Experience collaborating with global suppliers, contract manufacturers, and cross-functional product development teams.
• Familiarity with applicable commercial product safety and sanitation standards, such as UL, NSF, and CSA.
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems, communicate technical decisions, and balance performance, quality, cost, and schedule.

• Product Development and Innovation
• Mechanical and Electromechanical Design
• Commercial Culinary Equipment
• Thermal Systems and Electrical Controls
• Creative and Analytical Problem-Solving
• Prototype Development and…