Associate, Product Design

Whirlpool, Inc.; Santa Catarina; On-site; BRL 42,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wedding bonus

Pharmacy subsidy for prescribed meds

Gympass

Job summary

Whirlpool Corporation in Joinville, Santa Catarina, is seeking a CMF Designer to support color, materials and finishes for multiple home appliance brands. The role collaborates across Industrial, Graphic, Interactive Design, Marketing and Engineering teams globally.

The candidate will create strategic CMF palettes, develop visual renderings, and maintain CMF documentation to strengthen the brand experience. A bachelor's in a design field and up to 3 years' experience are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Industrial Design or equivalent creative background.
• 0–3 years of relevant design experience.
• Strong written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support color, material and finish strategy for multiple appliance brands.
• Forecast and analyze CMF trends to guide product development.
• Present color direction and strategy to stakeholders.
• Produce high quality renderings to illustrate CMF solutions.
• Collaborate with design, marketing and engineering to meet project goals and timelines.
• Maintain CMF strategy documents and CMF library.

Skills

Color theory

Communication

Presentation skills

Photoshop

Illustrator

KeyShot

3D modeling

Visual storytelling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design or Industrial Design

Tools

Photoshop

Illustrator

KeyShot

Job description

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 2025, the company reported approximately $16 billion in annual net sales - close to 90% of which were in the Americas - 41,000 employees, and 35 manufacturing and technology research centers. Additional information about the company can be found at WhirlpoolCorp.com.

The team you will be a part of

The Product Design team designs, validates and brings new products to market.; designs, tests and integrates components to produce final designs; and evaluates the design's overall effectiveness, cost, reliability and safety. Collaborates with internal partners to optimize designs for manufacturability. Uses CAD/CAE systems to model new designs and produce detailed engineering drawings.

This role in summary

A portfolio highlighting multiple projects and your direct contributions will be needed to be considered for the role.

The CMF Designer will support the creation of strategic palette development for use across Whirlpool's global product portfolio. The CMF designer will also ensure CMF strategies support and further enhance the brand experience.

This position is multi-disciplinary— the desire and ability to seamlessly work with other functions [Industrial Design, Interactive Design, Graphic Design, Marketing, and Engineering] in our US, Asia, Europe, Latin America and Mexico studios is critical.

Your responsibilities will include

• Support the strategy and implementation of color, material and finish solutions for multiple brands of home appliances
• Forecast and analyze color, material and finish trends
• Present and communicate color direction and strategy to a wide audience
• Produce high quality renderings to effectively illustrate CMF solutions
• Collaborate with other design disciplines, product marketing, engineering, and vendors to execute on project objectives, deliverables, and timelines
• Maintain and communicate CMF strategy documents
• Contribute to the maintenance of the CMF library

Minimum requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Industrial Design or equivalent creative background
• 0 – 3 years of relevant design experience

Preferred skills and experiences

• Demonstrate passion for color and design
• Strong written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to facilitate communication across different disciplines
• Strong visual communication skills
• Ability to effectively sell your ideas
• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong decision-making abilities and self-motivation
• Strong working knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator and KeyShot
• 3D modeling ability is a plus

What we offer

• Wedding bonus;
• Subsidy at accredited pharmacies for the purchase of prescribed medications;
• Access to the Company Recreation Club available for affiliated employees and guests;
• Discount on products through Compra Certa;
• Discount on insurance (pet, auto, home, bike, travel, and more);
• Gympass;
• Employee Support Program, providing 24-hour assistance with legal, social, financial, social workers, and psychologists;
• Daycare assistance or Nursery at the company for female employees;
• Benefits such as consigned or social loans, health plan, dental plan, life insurance, and private pension plans competitive with the market;
• Services available on-site: cafeteria, internal bank branch, and lactation room;
• Transportation voucher, Shuttle buses or Free parking at the company;
• Food voucher;
• Meals on-site;
• Two weeks of remote work from anywhere;
• After 5 years with the company, eligible employees can take four weeks of paid leave;
• Extended maternity/paternity leave.

Learn more at https://www.whirlpoolcareers.com/trabalhe-conosco-no-brasil/

Additional information

This position is located at Joinville, the largest city in Santa Catarina state and an important industrial, financial and commercial center of the south region of Brazil. Here in this factory is centered the production of refrigerators, freezers, dryers, water purifiers and B.Blend machines. Also, here it's the base of the global product research and development team in Brazil for the refrigeration, air conditioning, water purifiers, cooking and eletronic areas.

Connect with us and learn more about Whirlpool Corporation

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Whirlpool Corporation is committed to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any discrimination on the basis of race or ethnicity, religion, sex, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable law.