Manager - Engineering, WellnessWork Mode: Onsite
Location:Onsite, four days per week - Kohler, WI
HOW YOU'LL CONTRIBUTE
Lead & Inspire Wellness Innovation- Build and mentor a high-performing, diverse engineering team focused on delivering products that enhance physical recovery, relaxation, and overall wellbeing
- Foster a culture of ownership, experimentation, and continuous learning to unlock new wellness-driven solutions.
Advance Engineering Excellence for Wellbeing- Lead by doing and example. Champion robust design practices that ensure safety, performance, and consistent delivery of intended wellness benefits
- Apply engineering rigor to validate indeded outcomes
- Proactively identify and mitigate technical risks
Deliver Transformational Wellness Products- Drive execution within the stage-gate development process, ensuring speed to market without compromising quality
- Translate complex wellness needs into clear engineering requirements and product specifications
- Enable confident, data-driven decision making across the development lifecycle
Optimize the Product Experience Across ItsLifecycle- Continuously improve products to enhance performance, reliability, cost, and user experience
- Ensure post-launch insights are captured and translated into meaningful product evolution
Stay Ahead of the Wellness Landscape- Maintain deep awareness of emerging wellness trends, recovery science, and competitive innovations
- Act as the technical authority for the wellness product portfolio, identifying opportunities for differentiation
Think Strategically- Enable scalable design strategies for global deployment
Build Cross-Functional Alignment- Collaborate closely with Marketing, Industrial Design, Manufacturing, Quality, and Program Management to deliver cohesive, high-impact solutions
- Ensure the customer and user experience remain central to all engineering decisions
Champion Sustainable Wellbeing- Design with intention-minimizing environmental impact while maximizing human benefit
- Advance water, energy, and material efficiency without compromising product performance or experience
SPECIFIC EXPECTATIONS- Manage a dynamic portfolio of engineering work aligned to wellness innovation priorities
- Balance resources and assign work based on business impact and team capability
- Establish clear objectives that align engineering performance with broader business and wellness goals
- Lead performance management and development planning for team members
- Define and validate product requirements spanning customer needs, regulatory standards, and engineering performance
- Review and approve key technical deliverables with a focus on functional integrity and user outcomes
- Drive continuous improvement across tools, processes, and product designs
Lead cost optimization initiatives while preserving product experience and quality - Collaborate globally to support product launches and lifecycle management across regions
- Communicate technical insights clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Travel as needed to engage with suppliers, customers, and global teams
Skills/Requirements - Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering (ABET accredited)
- 7+ years of product design engineering experience and 3+ years of experience coaching and developing engineering talent
- Proven ability to lead complex product development programs from concept to launch
- Passion for wellness innovation, human-centered design, and experiential product development
IDEAL PROFILE
- Systems thinker with the ability to connect engineering performance to human outcomes
- Strong bias for action balanced with disciplined execution
- Comfortable operating in ambiguity while driving clarity for the team
- Deep curiosity for how water, heat, steam, and sensory elements can improve wellbeing
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We believe in supporting you from the moment you join us, which is why Kohler offers day 1 benefits. This means you'll have access to your applicable benefit programs from your first day on the job, with no waiting period. The salary range for this position is $135,600 - $211,000. The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidate's experience, their education, and the work location. In addition, this position is eligible for a performance bonus/variable incentive compensation.
