Job Summary:Midea America Corp. is a U.S. subsidiary within Midea Group, the Fortune 500 giant known for making life easier for millions around the globe. As the world's top maker of home appliances, Midea is proud of its 166,000+ employees and presence in 200+ countries, including here in the U.S.
Headquartered in Parsippany, N.J., with an innovation hub in Louisville, Kentucky, Midea America provides practical innovations that surprise and delight, creating moments to cherish at home.
Midea's lineup of appliances - from refrigerators to air conditioners, laundry solutions, and floor care are high quality, reliable, and affordable. By thoughtfully engineering performance, convenience, and design into every product, Midea delivers on the promise of every appliance.
To support this growth in the US, Midea is expanding its research and innovation capabilities at
Midea America Research Center (MARC) in Waltham Massachusetts. With this objective, MARC is seeking a Senior Mechanical CAD Engineer to help pioneer the future of floorcare innovation.
You will be responsible for working with domestic and international R&D teams to help bring the cross-functional vision to life. You will be working side by side with our in-house Designers, Engineers, CMI specialists, Marketing and sales teams to revolutionize the way people clean their homes.
Duties/Responsibilities:- Responsible for the North American Floorcare projects, including mechanical component and structural design, performance, feature development, collaboration, and the establishment of plan of actions and milestone tracking;
- Responsible for performance improvements for NA market, exceeding consumer expectations for Floorcare.
- Will complete design and development of new product appearance parts and functional parts as required in support of Industrial Design projects for use in consumer research/insights;
- Will work to develop technology for intellectual property development for Floorcare.
- Responsible for collaboration of structural design and improvement changes of related parts for NA Floorcare products.
- Research the field of mechanical technology, responsible for organizing technical research on key core technologies focusing on structural design and mechanical transmission;
- Participate in research on related innovation projects and innovation methods;
- Work closely with the North American R&D team and the Chinese Overseas R&D team;
- Actively participate in technical project reviews and innovation research projects;
- Cross-functional cooperation with various internal and external engineering teams to jointly carry out project work;
- Collaborate with project managers and Floorcare R&D team on multi-generational technical plan roadmaps;
Required Skills/Abilities:- Strong CAD skills, preferably in Onshape, or SolidWorks.
- Good understanding of product development processes.
- Strong knowledge of manufacturing, structure design, and general assemblies.
- Extensive experience in developing consumer products.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
- Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.
- Willing to travel domestically and internationally.
Education and Experience:- 5-8 years of Mechanical Engineering experience within the floorcare or small domestic appliance industries.
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or similar degree.
- Domestic and international experience.
- Working with remote product development teams in multiple time zones
- Experience working with Industrial design teams to retain the overall esthetics and appearance of the product while meeting engineering requirements.
- Extensive experience working with CAD.
- Experience in traditional and non-traditional manufacturing methods
- Extensive understanding of material selection and how to adjust the design for cost and manufacturing optimization.
- Strong ability to rapidly prototype in 3D.
- Desire to iterate ideas using 3D printing and other mediums to make continuous product improvements.
- Experience working with 3D printers and traditional shop tools to build models.
- Experience with BOM walks and identifying items for clarity and optimization
- Goal-oriented and self-managed personality with strong entrepreneurial spirit.
- Proven successful execution for complex products that made big in-market impacts.
Feature Benefits- Insurance package.
- 401(k).
- Work life balance.
- Comprehensive benefit package, to learn more, please visit Careers Page (midea.com).
Midea America Corp. is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
- Seniority Level
Mid-Senior level - Industry
- Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
- Employment Type
Full-time - Job Functions
- Skills
- 3D Computer Aided Design (3D CAD)
- Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
- Engineering
- Product Development
Midea America Corp, is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
