Staff Engineer, Transformative Innovation

Hybrid with 3 days onsite in Cheltenham.
Salary up to £52k subject to skills & experience, plus a fantastic benefits package including private health care and company bonuses.

Designing award-winning products for our market-leading brands –Mira Showers, Rada and Recoup - is our lifeblood. We focus on investment, investing in the best technology and investing in each and every individual. Put simply, it is who we are.

From day one you are part of the Kohler community – a collaborative, forward focused team with a shared pride in our work and commitment to delight our customers and inspire our people. Whether you arrive at our factories in Cheltenham or Hull, have a visit from a Service Engineer or pick up the phone to our Customer Service team, you will instantly see that no matter the department or location, we all share the same values at Kohler.

Opportunity

Are you an engineer looking to grow your career? Do you love innovation & working on the next generation of products & technologies?

We are seeking an experienced mechanical engineer to join our Transformative Innovation project delivery team. You will be an innovative individual with a real passion for developing ground-breaking products and you must be comfortable pushing the boundaries of what is possible with your broad engineering experience. As a Staff Engineer in Transformative Innovation you will identify, evaluate, develop, & create new products & technologies that revolutionise the Kitchen & Bath industry.

Specific Responsibilities

• Initiate & successfully complete Transformative Innovation projects and engineer highly innovative products.

• Lead the development of new ideas and insights which will drive innovation within Kohler Co. including delivery of technology demonstrators and high-quality proof-of-concepts

• Create and execute design solutions, using engineering fundamentals and logic backed up by practical technical problem solving, to support the development from a blank sheet or an idea to polished proof-of-concept and beyond!

• Design new products and technologies, collaborating with suppliers and operations personnel to ensure manufacturability at competitive costs.

• Ownership and delivery of assigned work packages to a high quality and on time.

• Creation, evaluation and testing of design solutions and competitor’s products, producing reports on findings.

• Research of relevant technical developments from various sources including technical literature, suppliers, standards authorities, IP & Patents etc.

• Proactively collaborate outside of the core project team to ensure all necessary compliance & legislation requirements are considered within design solutions.

• Compilation and entry of supporting data such as: product BOMs, design record files.

• Working within the guidelines of departmental and company policies, procedures, and work instructions. Research of relevant technical developments from various sources including technical literature, suppliers, standards authorities, IP & Patents etc.

Skills/Requirements

• Qualified Mechanical Engineer, who has gained experience through either apprenticeship or higher education, i.e. HND, degree, or with intern and/or co-op experiences. Will have several years relevant experience.
  

• Proven experience in a relevant industry with a track record of taking complex technical solutions and creative ideas through to commercially successful products.
  

• Possess the ability to apply engineering theory and logic, balanced with a hands-on, creative approach to problem solving and an eye for innovation
  

• Highly motivated and self-driven with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  

• Passionate about new technology, naturally inquisitive, and driven to identify and solve engineering problems.
  

• Appetite for learning about new technologies and methodologies and integrating them into product ideas and designs.
  

• Strong collaboration skills.
  

• Multi-disciplinary team working. Strong team player, able to work on their own initiative.
  

• Innovative approach to problem solving.
  

• Capable of supporting the delivery of high-quality proof-of-concepts within tight timescales.
  

• Working knowledge of FMEA’s, DFA, CFD, FEA and Moldflow
  

• Designing for various manufacturing processes: injection moulding, machining, forging, casting etc
  

• 3D / 2D CAD, preferably Creo Parametric
  

• Appetite for rapidly learning about new technologies and methodologies and integrating them into product ideas and designs
  

• Demonstrate commercial aptitude in understanding feasibility, desirability and viability whilst also considering time, cost, and quality factors within projects.
  

• Highly self- motivated, proactive and results driven with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  

• Possess the ability to bring a fresh perspective and recognised by others as a disruptive, creative thinker
  

• Experience of Engineering leadership of a project
  

• Confident managing multiple and often competing priorities

Desirable Requirements

• Experience working in a sprint environment
  

• Working knowledge of electronics and electrical systems

We can offer you a lot in return!

We empower each associate to #BecomeMoreAtKohler with a competitive total rewards package to support your health and wellbeing, access to career growth and development opportunities, a diverse and inclusive workplace, and a strong culture of innovation. With a genuine commitment to creating better tomorrows, we’re driving meaningful change in our mission to help people live gracious, healthy, and sustainable lives.

About Us

In the UK, Kohler Mira Ltd. is made up of three market leading brands: Mira Showers, Rada Controls, and Recoup. Where our brands differ in market position, they are equal in their commitment to design, innovation, and providing a single level of quality regardless of price.

Kohler Mira is committed to diversity and inclusion to drive our business results and create a better future every day for our diverse associates, consumers, partners, and global communities. As an equal opportunities employer, it is Kohler Mira’s policy to recruit, hire, and promote qualified people in all job classifications without prejudice. If, as an individual with a disability, you require adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact talentacquisitionuk@kohler.com.

Note for Recruitment Agencies: The Kohler Talent Acquisition team is responsible for managing all current vacancies through direct hiring and referrals wherever possible. We do work with recruitment agencies, and where we require external support, we will formally release those vacancies to the agencies on our Preferred Supplier List deemed best placed to assist us. Speculative CVs sent by any agency to Kohler Co. without a specific request by our Talent Acquisition Team will not be accepted and with no introduction fee applicable.

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