Senior Manager, Engineering

Requisition ID:
69450

About Whirlpool Corporation
Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is a leading home appliance company, in constant pursuit of improving life at home. As the only major U.S.-based manufacturer of kitchen and laundry appliances, the company is driving meaningful innovation to meet the evolving needs of consumers through its iconic brand portfolio, including
Whirlpool
,
KitchenAid
,
JennAir, Maytag
,
Amana,
Brastemp
,
Consul
, and
InSinkErator
. In 2024, the company reported approximately $17 billion in annual sales - close to 90% of which were in the Americas - 44,000 employees, and 40 manufacturing and technology research centers. Additional information about the company can be found at

The team you will be a part of
Whirlpool Corporation is a leading kitchen and laundry appliance company, in constant pursuit of improving life at home and inspiring generations with our brands. The company is driving meaningful innovation to meet the evolving needs of consumers through its iconic brand portfolio, including Whirlpool, KitchenAid, JennAir, Maytag, Amana, Brastemp, Consul, andInSinkErator. In 2023, the company reported approximately $19 billion in annual sales, 59,000 employees, and 55 manufacturing and technology research centers. Additional information about the company can be found at

This Role In Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled and innovative Principal Engineer to lead the technical direction, integration, and continuous improvement of mechanical structures within our refrigeration platforms. This technical expert will drive sub-system solutions that consistently meet and exceed attribute targets for cost, quality, and performance.

The Principal Engineer will play a pivotal role in developing and maintaining sub-system roadmaps, advancing system models, solving complex technical challenges, and guiding cross-functional teams to ensure robust, scalable solutions across multiple architectures. This role is critical to delivering technical leadership, building knowledge, and influencing our future product pipeline.

Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Develop and maintain the Mechanical Structures sub-system/technology roadmap in alignment with platform, regional, and architecture strategies.
• Drive technical trade-offs and recommendations across design, manufacturing, and supply chain to meet sub-system attribute targets.
• Develop and apply advanced system models and predictive analyses at the sub-system level.
• Define and translate high-level sub-system attribute targets into actionable module and component specifications.
• Identify gaps in current architecture, supply base, and manufacturing capabilities; lead resolution of knowledge gaps.
• Act as the technical subject matter expert (SME) and mentor for engineers and module teams, fostering technical depth and knowledge sharing.
• Collaborate closely with System Integrators, Project Leaders, Manufacturing and Regional Marketing to ensure alignment and project success.
• Support architecture simplification and standardization to enable design efficiency and commonality.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 15+ years of progressive engineering experience in mechanical structures design and new product development with 5+ years of leading a technical team.
• Deep technical knowledge of mechanical systems and materials science.
• Ability to understand and predict the effects of variation on mechanical properties.
• Ability to run testing on physical samples to validate and correlate with math-physics models.
• Strong systems engineering mindset; ability to translate complex requirements into clear sub-system specifications.
• Proven track record of solving complex technical challenges and guiding cross-functional teams.
• Ability to use the sciences to practically solve problems in product development and project execution.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills in global, cross-functional environments.
• Experience influencing major business decisions at executive levels.
• Applied experience with Lean Product Development, OPEX, and Design for Safety/Reliability principles.
• Ability to work from Monterrey, Mexico office.

Preferred Skills And Experiences

• Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Knowledge and experience in the consumer products and refrigeration industry.
• Ability to develop and execute training and mentoring programs.
• Experience creating, maintaining and managing external partnerships for product development such as Universities and other external organizations
• Lean Six Sigma or equivalent certification.

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