Senior Engineering Analyst, NPI

Kohler Co. • Kohler, WI

1d • $68,000 - $103,300 • Onsite

About The Position

This is more than a job posting for Kohler, one of the oldest and largest privately held companies headquartered in North America. This is an invitation to collaborate and apply your craft in a creative, conscious, and characterful culture. As a Sr Manufacturing Engineering Analyst, New Product Integration (NPI) you will engage as a core project team member, as the Operations Lead Role, to drive early manufacturing involvement and execute the manufacturing New Product Development (NPD) deliverables, while synchronizing with plant NPI and Operations teams to ensure New Products are “Right the First Time,” achieving Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost.
Ensure Global and Regional alignment to the Kohler Development Process across Operations, New Product Development functions and Brands.
Drive Manufacturing input into NPD projects to improve design effectiveness and reliability through Design for Manufacture and assembly (DFMA), design reviews, Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA) and regular feedback.
Project Manager for all operations functions such as quality, engineering, data services production, and materials, related to NPI and NPD projects. These projects include, but are not limited to, new product launches, DfX initiatives, fulfillment strategies, Plan for Every Part (PFEP), cost reduction implementations, capacity evaluations, supply chain integrity, costing, REA initiation, and process development.
Build product cost models, with plant NPI and Operations support, to actively manage product costs through development and meet launch targets.
Provide technical support for Make versus Buy analysis, utilizing cash cost modeling and consideration of Global Capacity and Asset Optimization.
Together with plant NPI and Operations, develop plant project execution timelines and project plans for all manufacturing locations and feed back into overall timelines for projects.
Accountable, in coordination with plant NPI personnel, for achieving scheduled ‘Inventory in Stock’ date. Support plant NPI and Operations project managers, on all projects as assigned, to ensure complete and accurate communication of project facts.
Responsible for fulfilling all Operations related deliverables for Global FMV NPD process, including the active creation and execution of contingency plans to mitigate risk or to keep project launches on schedule.
Drive Time to Market Improvements. Ensure Quality and Performance Levels are met for New Product Launches (i.e. launch with no Deviations and match process capability to specifications).
Utilize Supply Chain Organization in line with the Operations Strategy to develop the product fulfillment strategy.
Apply engineering fundamentals to problem solving & make appropriate decisions, justify risk under critical review. Develop conclusions and recommend actions.
Operate without need for technical supervision.
Liaise closely with all levels of production, engineering, NPD, purchasing, and marketing providing clear information where necessary. Use relationships to maintain a network to support Production Strategies.
Present project status and escalations to multiple levels of operations leadership including Managers/Directors/VP.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and 1 - 2 years’ experience in process and engineering solutions design / standards.
• Ability to support process design engineering activities, including analysis of manufacturing information and specification of process methods, steps, plant, machinery, and equipment under guidance of senior engineers.
• Experience contributing to the design and continuous improvement of manufacturing or materials processes and process systems.
• Capability to assist in the development and feasibility testing of engineering solutions, providing data and feedback to validate proposed designs.
• Working knowledge of engineering standards and specifications, including support in drafting documentation and evaluating effectiveness of established standards.
• Experience performing engineering inspections under supervision to assess quality of engineering work and integrity of installations or structures.
• Knowledge and experience of multiple manufacturing processes, including but not limited to, assembly, casting, forging, injection molding, stamping and/or finishing.
• Project Management experience - experience of communicating information at all levels across various functions: written & verbally, concisely and accurately.
• A tenacious, enthusiastic, results driven individual with excellent time management skills.
• A confident user of Microsoft office software & SAP.
• Must be structured and organized, with an ability to work on their own, within a team, and lead a small team when required.
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

• Management experience would be beneficial.
• Trained to use DFMA techniques and software.
• Experience in ProE/CREO is preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Drive Manufacturing input into NPD projects to improve design effectiveness and reliability through Design for Manufacture and assembly (DFMA), design reviews, Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA) and regular feedback.
• Project Manager for all operations functions such as quality, engineering, data services production, and materials, related to NPI and NPD projects.
• Build product cost models, with plant NPI and Operations support, to actively manage product costs through development and meet launch targets.
• Provide technical support for Make versus Buy analysis, utilizing cash cost modeling and consideration of Global Capacity and Asset Optimization.
• Together with plant NPI and Operations, develop plant project execution timelines and project plans for all manufacturing locations and feed back into overall timelines for projects.
• Accountable, in coordination with plant NPI personnel, for achieving scheduled ‘Inventory in Stock’ date.
• Responsible for fulfilling all Operations related deliverables for Global FMV NPD process, including the active creation and execution of contingency plans to mitigate risk or to keep project launches on schedule.
• Drive Time to Market Improvements.
• Utilize Supply Chain Organization in line with the Operations Strategy to develop the product fulfillment strategy.
• Apply engineering fundamentals to problem solving & make appropriate decisions, justify risk under critical review. Develop conclusions and recommend actions.
• Operate without need for technical supervision.
• Liaise closely with all levels of production, engineering, NPD, purchasing, and marketing providing clear information where necessary.
• Present project status and escalations to multiple levels of operations leadership including Managers/Directors/VP.

Benefits

• 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.
• This position is eligible for a performance bonus/variable incentive compensation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level