R&D Lab Engineer (Appliance Testing Lab)

LG Electronics USA; Buffalo Grove (IL); On-site; USD 52,700 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive medical, dental, vision, and prescription benefits

401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

Generous Paid Time Off

Mental health resources

Family oriented benefits

Job summary

LG Electronics USA is searching for an R&D Lab Engineer to join our innovative Home Solutions R&D team in Buffalo Grove, IL. The role involves supporting new product testing and development, utilizing modern methodologies to provide quantitative data for appliance products.

Successful candidates will contribute to engineering insights, create testing protocols, and conduct statistical analyses. A Bachelor's degree in Engineering is required, with opportunities for growth and exceptional benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical studies.
• Experience in a laboratory environment preferred.
• Ability to perform minor programming and software analysis preferred.
• High level knowledge of analytical and statistical methods preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support new product development using modern laboratory methodologies.
• Provide engineering insights and performance analysis for new products.
• Create testing protocols for new LG NPI products.
• Conduct statistical analysis to determine critical data.

Skills

Analytical methods

Programming

Statistical methods

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

About LG Electronics

Step into the innovative world of LG Electronics. As a global leader in technology, LG Electronics is dedicated to creating innovative solutions for a better life. Our brand promise, 'Life's Good', embodies our commitment to ensuring a happier life for all. We have a rich history spanning over six decades and a global presence in over 290 locations. Our diverse portfolio includes Home Appliance Solutions, Media Entertainment Solutions, Vehicle Solutions, and Eco Solutions. Our management philosophy, "Jeong-do Management," embodies our commitment to high ethical standards and transparent operations. Grounded in the principles of 'Customer-Value Creation' and 'People-Oriented Management', these values shape our corporate culture, fostering creativity, diversity, and integrity. At LG, we believe in the power of collective wisdom through an inclusive work environment. Join us and become a part of a company that is shaping the future of technology. At LG, we strive to make Life Good for Everyone.

What We Can Offer

A crafted employee experience designed to foster professional growth, a focus on health & well-being and an internal community that will set you up for success.

We offer an environment that enables colleagues to demonstrate their capabilities, focus on their work and create value. At LG, you're encouraged to take a creative and individual approach to challenges with strong emphasis placed on performance and skill-and equal, merit-based opportunities across the board. We want our colleagues to grow with our global business. That's why we deliver sure rewards for exceptional performance and offer industry-leading benefits. Come join the team!

The Opportunity

We are currently seeking the newest innovator, R&D Lab Engineer, to join our dynamic HS (Home Solution) R&D Organization in our Buffalo Grove, IL office.

The R&D Lab Engineer supports our new product development and testing goals, using modern laboratory testing methodologies and equipment.

You will be working in the Appliance testing laboratory to provide quantitative analysis and engineering results for new LG Home appliance products. You must have a creative mindset and must have an aptitude in engineering and analytical studies.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

1. New LG NPI Product Development Support.

   • Provide Engineering insight and improvement solution for new product development
   • Screen and analyze new product performance provide decisions for next steps
   • Statistically evaluate and interpret collected product data
   • Evaluate and analyze data collected from field research using statistical approach
   • Review shortcomings and faults of current design to pinpoint weaknesses and improvement points
   • Utilizing CAD based software and engineering analysis tools, design and prototype new improvements for existing products
   • Communicate with various R&D and factory laboratories to provide US usage-based engineering and design statistics

2. Performance Lab Functions

   • Create new LG internal testing protocols to benchmark LG NPI Products
   • Fully understand and interpret CR testing protocols to adapt for CR Benchmarking
   • Create and manage testing plans to accomplish responsibilities in a timely manner
   • Benchmark competitor products to understand advantages and disadvantages of each product
   • Explore new opportunities for improvement through research of new testing equipment, methods and industry standards
   • Program new visual analysis tools to improve communication by eliminating excess and strengthening quantitative tools
   • Create automated data analysis systems to automatically calculate results from data sets to reduce invested manpower
   • Create custom reporting structure to improve process from DAQ raw data to the reporting format

3. Consumer Usage understanding and testing method creation support.

   • Research and provide verification for new actual usage protocol development
   • Create new testing methods based on the VOC/FFR/Customer information against standard AHAM/DOE based testing methods
   • Run statistical analysis to determine the critical few from the trivial many for utility in protocol creation
   • Create and program automatically calculated testing protocol templates/layouts to raise efficiency for data analysis
   • Provide impact on DOE/AHAM/EPA standard rule making through expert input based on test results and consumer facts

4. High Level data acquisition and analysis.

   • Understand acquisition hardware/software to create acquisition models for lab purpose
   • Provide guidance to lab technicians to properly utilize available technical resources for proper testing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, or related technical studies
• Relevant professional experience is preferred but not required, such as experience in a Laboratory Environment
• Ability to perform minor programming and software analysis to create forms and automatic calculation models preferred
• High level knowledge of analytical and statistical methods preferred

Recruiting Range

$52,700-$62,000 USD

Benefits Offered Full‑Time Employees

• No-cost employee premiums for you and your eligible dependents for competitive medical, dental, vision and prescription benefits.
• Auto enrollment with immediate vesting of competitive company matching contributions in a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with several investment options.
• Generous Paid Time Off program that includes company holidays and a combined bank of paid sick and vacation time.
• Performance based Short‑Term Incentives (varies by role).
• Access to confidential mental health resources to help you and your loved ones improve your quality of life. Personal fitness goal incentives.
• Family oriented benefits such as paid parental leave and support for families raising children with learning, social, behavioral challenges, or developmental disabilities.
• Group Rate Life and Disability Insurance.

Benefits Offered Temporary/Contractors

• Eligible for the relevant benefit programs offered through our partner agencies.

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Salary Transparency Statement

In addition to the above, LG believes that pay transparency is a key part of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our salary ranges take into account many factors in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skillset, experience, licensure, certifications, internal equity, and other business needs. While we consider geographic pay differentials in final offers, because we operate in many geographies where applicable, the salary range listed may not reflect all geographic differentials applied.