**Staff Engineer, Advanced Technologies** _Work Mode: Hybrid_ **Location: ** Hybrid - Kohler, WI **Opportunity** Are you an engineer looking to grow your career with an elite, privately held company? Do you love innovation & working on the next generation of products & technologies? We are seeking an innovative individual with a real passion for developing groundbreaking products incorporating next generation technologies. As a Staff Engineer in Transformative Innovation you will identify, evaluate, develop, & create new products & technologies that revolutionize the Kitchen & Bath industry. **Specific Responsibilities** + Initiate & successfully complete Transformative Innovation projects and engineer highly innovative products. + Work with Marketing, Industrial Design, and other cross-functional team members to develop new products and technologies that solve customer needs. + Determine the technical feasibility of new products and technologies. Create technical requirements, risk mitigation plans, test specifications, high-level schedule plans, and product cost analyses. + Design new products and technologies, collaborating with suppliers and operations personnel to ensure manufacturability at competitive costs. + Create & test prototypes (mock-ups, 3D Printed parts, etc.) to quickly evaluate new products and technologies. + Work with Kohler legal professionals to identify, evaluate, generate, and protect intellectual property. + Perform competitive benchmarking and track industry trends. + Keep abreast of innovative technologies and perform technical research. + Direct and coordinate work of support personnel including outside groups involving design, development, drafting, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), prototype construction, and testing as needed. + Contribute sound professional advice and creative ideas, concepts, and approaches to new product design, development projects and others as needed. + Communicates technical information concisely and can provide comprehensive recommendations. **Skills/Requirements** + A minimum of a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from an ABET accredited university is required. + 6+ years of product development and/or technology development engineering experience. \#LI-SC2 \#LI-Hybrid **_Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without requiring sponsorship now or in the future._** _The salary range for this position is $98,900 - $125,600. The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidate’s experience, their education, and the work location. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision & 401k._ **Why Choose Kohler?** We empower each associate to #BecomeMoreAtKohler with a competitive total rewards package to support your health and wellbeing, access to career growth and development opportunities, a diverse and inclusive workplace, and a strong culture of innovation. With more than 30,000 bold leaders across the globe, we’re driving meaningful change in our mission to help people live gracious, healthy, and sustainable lives. **About Us** It is Kohler’s policy to recruit, hire, and promote qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran. If, as an individual with a disability, you need reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact kohlerjobs@kohler.com . Kohler Co. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.