The Clothes Care Technology Structures Center of Excellence (COE) Senior Design Engineer plays a critical role in the design, development, validation, and implementation of innovative, reliable, and cost-effective washers, dryers, and combination laundry products for GE Appliances, a Haier company.
This position provides technical ownership of components and subsystems from concept through production. The Senior Design Engineer will apply strong engineering fundamentals, analytical methods, hands-on experimentation, and sound engineering judgment to develop robust solutions that balance consumer performance, quality, reliability, cost, manufacturability, and schedule.
The role requires close collaboration within Technology and with Manufacturing, Quality, Sourcing, Suppliers, Commercial teams, and other cross-functional partners. Successful candidates will demonstrate technical depth, curiosity, ownership, and the ability to independently solve complex and ambiguous engineering problems while helping develop the technical capability of less experienced engineers.
PositionSenior Design Engineer (P3)
LocationUSA, Louisville, KY
How You'll Create PossibilitiesEssential Responsibilities- Serve as a senior design engineer within the Clothes Care Technology Structures COE, developing optimized component and subsystem solutions that balance performance, quality, reliability, cost, manufacturability, and schedule.
- Maintain engineering ownership of assigned components and subsystems from concept through production implementation, including development, design, analysis, prototyping, validation, documentation, release, and manufacturing support.
- Execute projects through the New Product Introduction (NPI) and C-Change processes, including Material Cost Take Out (MCTO), Cost of Quality (COQ), reliability, and production-support projects.
- Apply engineering fundamentals and first-principles thinking to frame complex problems, develop hypotheses, identify root causes, evaluate alternatives, and implement robust technical solutions.
- Develop and evaluate multiple design concepts using analytical methods, engineering judgment, simulation, rapid prototyping, experimentation, and hands-on testing.
- Identify technical risks early and develop appropriate analysis, testing, and mitigation plans to ensure robust designs.
- Utilize engineering tools and methods including DFMEA, P-diagrams, free-body diagrams, tolerance analysis, statistical analysis, and FEA, as appropriate, to understand and mitigate design risk.
- Create and modify 3D CAD models and engineering drawings using Creo, including appropriate application of GD&T and dimensional controls.
- Perform dimensional and tolerance analysis, including the use of 3DCS, to ensure component fit, assembly capability, and robust high-volume manufacturing.
- Develop and maintain Bills of Materials (BOMs) and complete required engineering documentation and product releases.
- Design plastic and/or metal components with consideration for tooling, material selection, manufacturing processes, assembly, dimensional variation, reliability, and cost.
- Partner with suppliers to evaluate material selection, manufacturing processes, tooling strategies, design feasibility, quality, cost, and production capability.
- Collaborate closely with Manufacturing, Quality, Sourcing, Systems Engineering, Commercial, and other cross-functional teams from early concept development through production implementation.
- Develop validation strategies and test plans that efficiently evaluate design requirements and technical risks.
- Design and execute experiments, develop appropriate test fixtures and instrumentation, analyze results, and clearly communicate conclusions and recommendations.
- Apply statistical methods to distinguish meaningful changes in product performance and manufacturing capability from normal variation.
- Evaluate GE Appliances and competitive products to identify design approaches, technologies, manufacturing methods, and performance opportunities that can strengthen future products.
- Support development and execution of technology roadmaps for critical structural technologies that provide competitive advantage.
- Serve as a technical resource and mentor for less experienced engineers, helping develop their capabilities in engineering fundamentals, structured problem solving, design practices, technical documentation, and project execution.
- Provide technical support during prototype builds, pilot production, factory implementation, and post-launch issue resolution as required.
- Clearly communicate technical risks, tradeoffs, recommendations, and project status to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Occasional domestic and international travel may be required.
What You'll Bring to Our TeamQualifications / Requirements- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related engineering discipline.
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant component, subsystem, or mechanical product design experience.
- Demonstrated experience taking mechanical designs from concept through validation and production implementation.
- Experience designing and testing plastic and/or metal components.
- Strong understanding of mechanical engineering fundamentals and the ability to apply them to complex design and troubleshooting problems.
- Experience understanding and managing component interfaces and system interactions.
- Working knowledge of GD&T, dimensional controls, and tolerance analysis.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and execute test plans, analyze results, draw technically sound conclusions, and clearly communicate recommendations.
- Demonstrated ability to evaluate multiple design alternatives and use engineering analysis, experimentation, risk, cost, and manufacturing considerations to converge on an optimized solution.
- Experience applying engineering tools such as FEA, tolerance analysis, functional block diagrams, DFMEA, P-diagrams, DOE, or statistical analysis, as appropriate to the problem being solved.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively collaborate within cross-functional engineering, manufacturing, quality, sourcing, and supplier teams.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to clearly present technical information and constructively debate technical issues.
- Ability to independently manage multiple technical priorities and deliver results within program timing requirements.
Preferred Qualifications- Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related technical discipline.
- Experience with Creo or comparable parametric 3D CAD software.
- Experience with 3DCS or other dimensional variation/tolerance-analysis software.
- Strong knowledge of plastic injection molding, sheet metal forming, stamping, welding, fastening, or other high-volume manufacturing processes.
- Understanding of plastic and metal tooling and the relationship between part design, tooling strategy, dimensional capability, quality, and cost.
- Experience designing products for high-volume manufacturing and automated assembly.
- Experience developing design concepts through rapid prototyping and hands-on fabrication techniques.
- Demonstrated capability in structured root-cause analysis and solving complex product, manufacturing, or reliability problems.
- Experience developing test fixtures, selecting instrumentation, conducting experiments, analyzing data, and translating results into engineering recommendations.
- Experience applying statistical methods, Design of Experiments (DOE), and manufacturing capability analysis to product development.
- Strong laboratory, prototype-shop, and hands-on troubleshooting skills.
- Experience mentoring or technically guiding less experienced engineers.
- Experience working directly with suppliers on design, tooling, manufacturing processes, quality, and technical problem resolution.
- Knowledge of laundry appliance performance, reliability, safety, and consumer evaluation methods.
- Experience working with third-party regulatory and standards organizations such as UL, CSA, AHAM, DOE, and EPA.
- Experience supporting products through prototype builds, pilot production, manufacturing launch, and post-launch problem resolution.
