Senior Product Architect – Breakfast Systems

Whirlpool Corporation; Saint Joseph (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discount

Fitness & education reimbursement

Kitchenspace/Office amenities

Job summary

Whirlpool Corporation in Saint Joseph, MI is seeking a Senior Product Development Engineer for KitchenAid. This onsite role focuses on system architecture design for strategic innovation and global product planning in the Breakfast category.

You will lead cross-functional teams including marketing and design, shaping requirements and trade-offs from concept to production. The role requires strong communication and leadership, with responsibilities spanning architecture strategy, VOC/VOE

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering required.
• 4+ years of industry experience in product development.

Responsibilities

• Drive category planning for innovation opportunities and de-risk product delivery.
• Provide technical leadership as SME and foster systems-thinking across the team.
• Define architecture strategy with clear trade-offs and guardrails for KitchenAid Breakfast products.
• Translate VOC inputs into VOE system-level requirements.
• Lead target setting and support marketing/legal on claims validation.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Cross-functional leadership

VOC to VOE translation

Architecture design

V&V planning

Advanced development

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Engineering discipline options: Mechanical, Electrical, Systems or Chemical

Tools

Design Verification Plans (DVP)

Job description

Whirlpool Corporation in Saint Joseph, MI is seeking a Senior Product Development Engineer for KitchenAid. This onsite role focuses on system architecture design for strategic innovation and global product planning in the Breakfast category.

You will lead cross-functional teams including marketing and design, shaping requirements and trade-offs from concept to production. The role requires strong communication and leadership, with responsibilities spanning architecture strategy, VOC/VOE