Senior Electronic Innovation Engineer — Smart Cooking & IoT

Midea America; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Midea America Corp. is seeking a Senior Electronic Innovation Engineer to drive breakthrough electronics, software, sensing, connectivity, and control technologies for major cooking appliances.

You will lead front-end innovation by assessing consumer needs, market trends, and emerging tech to create differentiated products and experiences. You will oversee projects across the lifecycle from ideation to proof-of-concept, incubation, and mass production, collaborating with Product Management,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or related field; Master’s preferred.
• 7+ years of experience in electronic product development, innovation engineering, or advanced technology development.
• Proven experience leading projects from ideation through commercialization and mass production.
• Experience with consumer appliances, durable goods, consumer electronics, or related industries; strong knowledge of gas, electric, and induction cooking technologies preferred.
• Strong expertise in electronic hardware development, PCB design, embedded controls, component selection, power electronics, and system integration.
• Deep understanding of firmware and software development processes for cooking appliances.
• Experience with sensors, HMI technologies, wireless communications, IoT platforms, mobile applications, and connected appliances.
• Familiarity with induction cooking systems, inverter technologies, power management, and advanced cooking controls.
• Hands-on experience with prototype development, laboratory testing, performance validation, and reliability assessments.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and root cause analysis skills.
• Strong innovation mindset with the ability to translate consumer insights into differentiated technical solutions.
• Excellent leadership, communication, presentation, and cross-functional collaboration skills, with proven experience working effectively with global product development organizations and multicultural engineering teams.
• Strong coaching and mentoring abilities.
• Self-motivated, creative, resourceful, and results-oriented.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of electronics, software, sensing and connectivity for major cooking appliances.
• Identify unmet consumer needs, emerging technologies, market trends, and opportunities through research and tech scouting.
• Create prototypes and validate technical feasibility, reliability, and consumer value.
• Collaborate with suppliers and partners to evaluate and implement emerging technologies.
• Research and support patent landscape and IP opportunities.
• Travel domestically and internationally to collaborate with suppliers, manufacturing sites, and research partners.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Communication

Mentoring

Innovation mindset

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

PCB design

Firmware development

IoT platforms

HMI technologies

Power electronics

System integration

Job description

Midea America Corp. is seeking a Senior Electronic Innovation Engineer to drive breakthrough electronics, software, sensing, connectivity, and control technologies for major cooking appliances.

You will lead front-end innovation by assessing consumer needs, market trends, and emerging tech to create differentiated products and experiences. You will oversee projects across the lifecycle from ideation to proof-of-concept, incubation, and mass production, collaborating with Product Management,