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Job Description

Join us to create change and have an impact in homes around the world.

At Electrolux, a leading global appliance company, we strive every day to shape living for the better for our consumers, our people, and our planet. We share ideas and collaborate so that together, we can develop solutions that deliver enjoyable and sustainable living.

Come join us as you are. We believe diverse perspectives make us stronger and more innovative. In our global community of people from 100+ countries, we listen to each other, actively contribute, and grow together.

Where you'll be:

This position will be based in Kinston, NC

All About the Role:

The Senior Product Care Engineer / Specialist - Hydraulics is responsible for the design, development, validation, and continuous improvement of hydraulic and fluidhandling components within the stainlesssteel (SS) dishwasher platform. This includes pumps, valves, water circuits, hoses, flow channels, spray systems, seals, sump assemblies, pressure components, and water distribution subsystems. This role serves as the Direct Material Excellence (DME) engineering lead for hydraulic components-driving costout initiatives, evaluating supplier proposals, leveraging global hydraulic solutions, and ensuring that cost optimization efforts meet performance, reliability, acoustic, and manufacturability requirements. The engineer works collaboratively with suppliers, manufacturing, procurement, quality, and Global R&D to maintain alignment with global design standards, shared watersystem strategies, and platform technology roadmaps.

Key Responsibilities:

Product & Component Development

• Lead design, redesign, and validation of fluidhandling and hydraulic components for the SS dishwasher platform.
• Develop robust watercarrying subsystems including pumps, valves, tub interfaces, spray arms, water paths, sumps, seals, and pressurebearing components.
• Create engineering documentation including CAD (Catia/NX experience preferred), drawings, component specifications, DFMEA, DVP&R, and BOMs.
• Perform flow modeling, pressure drop analysis, leakrisk assessments, material selection for water exposure, thermal cycling, and chemical resistance.

Direct Material Excellence (DME) - Cost Out

• Identify and drive costout opportunities through component simplification, flowpath optimization, material substitutions, subsystem consolidation, and supplier VA/VE proposals.
• Evaluate and approve hydraulic costout proposals to ensure hydraulic performance, water pressure, noise/acoustics, leak integrity, and cleaning performance are preserved.
• Conduct cost modeling reviews with procurement and suppliers to validate assumptions and identify cost drivers within pumps, valves, seals, hoses, and molded water paths.

Quality & Reliability Improvement

• Lead structured problemsolving for hydraulicrelated field issues such as leaks, sprayarm failures, pressure fluctuations, sump defects, cavitation, noise, and chemical degradation.
• Deliver design improvements that reduce variability and improve robustness of watersystem components, sealing integrity, and longterm durability.
• Support factory operations through rootcause analysis on hydraulic faults, corrective actions, test method development, and process capability improvements.

Supplier & Manufacturing Collaboration

• Collaborate with hydraulic component suppliers to assess pump performance, valve precision, material compatibility, sealing technologies, molding processes, hose construction, and tolerance capability.
• Validate supplier proposals, PPAP submissions, tooling modifications, and DME costout initiatives for hydraulic parts.
• Ensure designs align with manufacturing capabilities-sealing processes, molding, overmolding, hose manufacturing, automated assembly, and pressure/leak testing.

Global R&D Collaboration Responsibilities

• Partner with Global R&D to align on shared hydraulic design rules, global dishwasher watersystem architecture, and component standardization.
• Participate in global moduleowner discussions for pumps, valves, water circuits, and common hydraulic technologies.

Supplier & Commodity Integration

• Support global sourcing and harmonization of pumps, valves, hoses, seals, and hydraulic subassemblies.
• Evaluate global DME proposals and confirm suitability for North America performance, water hardness, regional regulatory requirements, and manufacturing constraints.

Technical Communication

• Provide updates to global stakeholders on costout activities, hydraulic design releases, validation results, and risk assessments.
• Participate in global design reviews, technical councils, and crossregional R&D communications to ensure alignment across global platforms.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Hydraulics, or related engineering field.
• 3-7 years of experience in hydraulic system design, fluidhandling components, or watersystem engineering.
• Strong understanding of pumps, valves, flow modeling, pressure dynamics, sealing systems, and watercompatible materials.

Qualifications:

• Appliance development experience, particularly dishwasher hydraulic subsystems or water circuits.
• Skilled in GD&T, DFMEA, DVP&R, tolerance analysis, and hydraulic system fundamentals.
• Experience driving costout activities, VA/VE projects, or fluidsystem optimization.
• Experience collaborating with global R&D organizations.
• Proficient in CAD tools (CREO, NX, SolidWorks).
• Strong collaborator, sharing hydraulic insights across local and global teams.
• Independently organizes workload while maintaining alignment with global hydraulic standards.
• Builds productive relationships with suppliers, manufacturing, and R&D peers.
• Successful release of new or redesigned hydraulic components.
• Documented costout savings aligned with DME performance and financial targets.
• Validated improvements in hydraulic performance, leak integrity, acoustic behavior, and durability.
• Reduction in field or service issues related to hydraulic components and water systems.

Please be advised that we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position at this time.

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Electrolux Home Products, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request through hrsnorthamerica@electrolux.com. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.