Senior Analyst, Mechanical Engineering - Product Delivery St. Joseph,Michigan,USA Technology (20000012)

Whirlpool, Inc.; Saint Joseph (MI); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Whirlpool Corporation in Saint Joseph, MI seeks a Senior Analyst, Mechanical Engineering - Product Delivery to lead cost and quality improvement efforts across the North American region for final laundry products. The role requires developing robust business cases, managing BOM changes, and driving production activation with cross-functional teams.

You will drive early-stage feasibility, coordinate with suppliers, manufacturing, QA, and engineering to sustain product leadership and optimize

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering required.
• 4+ years in engineering solution development or cost/product improvement.
• 2+ years in project management and cross-functional collaboration.
• Proficient in English with strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support cost and quality improvement initiatives end-to-end.
• Scope ideas with SMEs and assess feasibility (technical/financial).
• Analyze BOM data and SIR trends to identify cost reduction opportunities.
• Develop and present data-backed business cases for new initiatives.
• Create change notices, engineering changes, and test plans.
• Lead early-stage feasibility assessments for capital projects.
• Coordinate with suppliers, procurement, manufacturing, and quality.

Skills

Project management

Communication skills

English proficiency

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

SAP

Windchill

Google Workspace

Job description

Senior Analyst, Mechanical Engineering - Product Delivery | WhirlpoolAbout UsJoin Talent NetworkView All Jobs## Senior Analyst, Mechanical Engineering - Product DeliverySt. Joseph,Michigan,USAApply NowFind out how well you match with this job**Requisition ID:** 72066 **About Whirlpool Corporation**Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is a leading home appliance company, in constant pursuit of improving life at home. As theonly 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 WhirlpoolCorp.com.## **The team you will be a part of**Seamless execution of cost, quality and/or conversion improvement, must win and business essential projects in the North American region for final laundry manufactured products that deliver product leadership through sustainment of the business needs.## **This role in summary**The EPI (Existing Product Improvement) System Integrator will lead high-visibility, strategic TVC (Total Variable Cost) initiatives, driving end-to-end project success from conceptualization through early-stage planning and production activation. This role acts as a primary owner for G0/G1 gating, ensuring robust business case development, cross-functional alignment on capital and tooling, and seamless integration of complex product design changes. You will bridge the gap between design and manufacturing to resolve complex production hurdles and optimize long-term system costs.## **Your responsibilities will include*** Support idea generation in workshops to develop cost pipeline* Work with SME (Subject Matter Experts) to scope ideas in order to understand project feasibility ( technical / financial)* Analyze SIR (Service Incident Rate) information to generate insights on field trends and open Quality projects* Analyze BOM (bill of material) information to generate cost ideas* Execute cost and quality projects following the WPD methodology* Write BOM change notices in Windchill* Create Engineering changes to literature* Create FMEA ( Failure Modes, and Effect Analysis)* Create Test Plan using DVP&R (Design Validation Plan & Report)* Create work plans (schedules) to complete projects and introduce changes into production* Interact with internal and external stakeholders as part of the project execution (suppliers, procurement, subsystems, manufacturing, marketing, quality)* Lead early-stage feasibility assessments (technical/financial) for capital-intensive projects, ensuring validation prior to project activation* Develop and present data-backed business cases for new project initiatives* Technical coaching and mentoring to new hires within the team## **Minimum requirements*** Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering* 4+ years of experience in the development or implementation of engineering solutions in areas including cost reduction, quality improvement, implementation of new projects or new technologies* Experience in Project Scoping* Proficient in English* High communication skills: projects / initiatives / conclusions / report outs* 2+ years of experience in Project Management* Proactive (Bias for Action)* Intermediate user of Google Workspace* Good analytical skills* Soft skills to work on a multicultural / multiregional team## **Preferred skills and experiences*** SAP / Windchill experience* Green/Black Belt Certification* Agile Methodology* Strategic Stakeholder Management* Business Acumen