Lead Systems Engineer

Company: Elkay
Location: Downers Grove
Posted on: September 12, 2020

Job Description:

Imagine working for a company that inspired this kind of employee feedback .

I’m proud to work for Elkay.

The company invests in my success.

I do work that makes a difference.

I love my co-workers.

I feel like part of a family.

When you come to work for Elkay, that is exactly what you will experience.

Elkay is a thriving, values-driven company focused on doing the right things so we can be in business forever. We’re financially-stable and family-owned, with an enduring reputation for ethics, integrity, giving back, and providing an engaging, inclusive environment where careers flourish and grow.

At Elkay, we never forget that our strength lies in our people. Our employees are the driving force behind Elkay’s superior quality, product ingenuity, and exceptional customer experience. Our commitment to our people and their professional development is a recipe for success that has fueled our growth from a three-person shop in 1920 to one of today’s leading international suppliers of plumbing, water delivery, and branded commercial interiors.

If you’re ready to join a company where everything you do makes a difference and you go home proud at the end of each day, talk to us about joining the Elkay family!

LEAD SYSTEMS ENGINEER OPPORTUNITY IN OUR CORPORATE OFFICE, DOWNERS GROVE

Our Lead Systems Engineer will be responsible for working on the planning, designing, developing, costing and production readiness for plumbing product enhancements. You will manage several product engineering projects from conception through the production release and work very closely with Product Managers and other team members as well as:

Be responsible for development of new drinking water architecture, integrating and managing different areas of development including subject matter experts and third-party engineering development vendors

Define architecture design for product(s) capable of delivering functionality, performance, product cost, and produce-ability

Drive creation and use conceptual architecture models to document architecture design and capture knowledge for global platform architectures

Manage several concurrent product and technology engineering projects from concept through production release in a multi-project environment

Create and maintain the System FMEA(s)a and DVP&R ensuring that quality and reliability adhere to Elkay standards

Translate Stakeholder Needs and Voice of Consumer (VOC) to Voice of Engineer (VOE), effectively communicate it to cross functional teams and Third-Party Development Vendors, including non-technical members.

Assigns and outlines work; advises on technical problems; reviews work for technical accuracy, and adequacy. Act as mentor for junior team members.

Qualifications:

Bachelor of Science in Engineering Degree. Master’s degree or equivalent preferred.

5-8 years professional experience in new product development

INCOSE CSEP or ESEP Certification (or equivalent) desirable

Experience on implementation of Model Based Systems Engineering

Knowledge and experience applying FMEA and DVP&R for new product development

Knowledge and experience decomposing stakeholder requirements in to product requirements and defining proper Verification and Validation strategies of the same.

Prior supervisory experience

Must be able to travel up to 15% of the time

EOE/M/F/D/V/SO

Full time

REQ-014320

About Us Elkay Manufacturing Company turns 100!

Founded on the north side of Chicago in 1920, Elkay has been making innovative products and delivering exceptional customer experiences for one hundred years. As we head into our second century, we will be taking time throughout the year to pause and reflect upon all that has changed, all we have accomplished, and the many hundreds of people that have made this company something to truly be proud of.

For example, while proud to be America’s No. 1 selling kitchen sink company, Elkay expanded its commercial offerings more than four decades ago, and today delivers faucets, water coolers, drinking fountains, Smartwell Water Delivery Systems, and the award-winning ezH2O bottle filling stations, in addition to world-class stainless steel and quartz sinks. Our Elkay Interior Systems business is a global leader in the design and buildout of branded retail environments for leading global brands. Elkay Commercial Systems provides stainless steel products for commercial kitchens around the globe.

What makes Elkay special is our people and our culture.

Many companies have core values that are enshrined in their annual reports, and posted in frames on their walls. But few companies embrace and live their values quite as Elkay does. On any given day, you’ll hear employees quoting them in meetings, as the rationale for why they make business decisions.

One of Elkay’s core values is  "We are in Business Forever."  We are family-owned and believe our people and business partners are an extension of our family. Like your family, Elkay has values and traditions that endure, and help us live up to this lofty goal. Examples include our commitment to sustainability and giving back to our community. Our water delivery products have helped keep over 20-billion plastic bottles out of landfills. Over the past decade, Elkay and our employees have donated over $3.8-million to worthy causes in the communities where we work and live. Utilizing their paid volunteer time off, Elkay employees have donated countless thousands of hours serving those in need in their communities. Our conservation and sustainability efforts reflect our concern for the future and our commitment to building a better world. To learn more about Elkay’s corporate responsibility efforts, visit https://bit.ly/36Z41Mp .

When we say “Our Strength is in Our People,” we recognize that Elkay’s employees are at the heart of everything we have ever accomplished. Through their bright minds, we’ve developed many breakthrough innovations that have shaped the way we live in this country and around the world. Through their clever hands, strong bodies and deep, unwavering commitment to quality, we’ve risen to a place of recognition and respect in the community and in the markets we serve. We would be remiss, as we pause to consider the past 100 years of success, not to mention our profound gratitude for each and every one of our people that have been a part of Elkay through the years. We hope you’ll consider joining us and sharing 100 years of great adventures yet to come.

Headquartered in Downers Grove, Illinois, today, Elkay employs over 2,500 employees worldwide, working from 21 locations across the U.S., China, Mexico, Austria and Cyprus. We hope you’ll visit our website and learn more about Elkay at elkay.com .

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