Engineer II - BS&SS
Work Mode: Onsite
Location: ENTER [Work Mode] Onsite – Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
Opportunity
BASIC FUNCTION
As an Engineer II for Bathing Shower &Styling Space category, you’ll play a critical role in bringing innovative consumer products to life – products that balance beautiful design, technical excellence, and real-world manufacturability. You’ll transform early concepts into high-quality products used by consumers every day. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in collaborative environments, enjoys solving complex problems, and is motivated by turning bold ideas into production-ready solutions.
We’re seeking a creative, technically strong engineer who brings both ownership and curiosity to their work and enjoys collaborating across disciplines.
You are someone who:
Collaborates naturally with cross-functional partners—including Marketing, Program Management, Industrial Design, and Manufacturing—to deliver projects on time and within budget.
Brings a positive, solution-oriented mindset and contributes to a high-performing, highly collaborative team culture.
is passionate about innovation, driven to explore new ideas, test assumptions, and build products that push boundaries.
Excels in ideation and concept development, with strong interest or experience in CAD modeling and advanced prototyping.
Demonstrates strong mechanical aptitude and applies a thoughtful, structured engineering design process.
Understands manufacturing realities, with experience designing for processes such as casting, forging, stamping, injection molding, machining, welding, tube bending, hydroforming, plating, and fabrication.
enjoys solving complex problems, confidently evaluating designs and continuously optimizing performance, cost, and quality.
Works effectively across regions and cultures, partnering with global engineering teams and suppliers.
Specific responsibilities:
Executes complex engineering projects involving development of new products and changes to existing products including specification, concept, design, qualification, and verification of products and sub-assemblies.
Creates and maintains product specifications to meet Kohler’s performance and quality standards as well as regulatory requirements for intended regions.
Apply standard engineering tools such as: DFMEA, T-stack ups, DVP&R, CAD (CREO), Bills of Materials (SAP), GD&T, FEA.
Utilize core tools modules such as SPC (CPK and PPK), PPAPs and PPR.
Coordinates engineering activities with other functional areas, remote plants, suppliers, and contractors.
Hard Skills
Full understanding of product design and development process.
Able to create and defend tolerance stack-up analysis
Moderate understanding of Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T) per ASME Y14.5
Moderate understanding in design verification and validation (DVP&Rs).
Root cause analysis and problem-solving advocate.
Competitive product benchmarking seeker.
Technical feasibility assessments.
Regulatory and standards compliance.
Moderate use of CREO CAD software to model and/or inspect 3D files, revision of assemblies and 2D drawings.
CAD data management (Windchill or similar).
Moderate understanding of materials science, especially for Metal, Glass, Wood and finishes for selection.
Moderate on Design for variability applications, such as DFSS, Process Capability (CPK), DFM, DFA.
Soft Skills
Communication: Uses speaking, writing and listening skills to effectively and candidly share information, express opinions and motivate others to act.
Relationship Building: Successfully establishes and maintains positive relationships with all contacts such as teammates, co-workers, management, suppliers, and customers.
Calculated Risk Taking: Makes appropriate decisions using support tools, accurate data and critical thinking. Can justify risk under critical review.
Planning: Establishes priorities and action plans for projects. Monitors and takes appropriate corrective action to achieve project objectives.
Innovation: Generates and implements original, unique, and useful technical solutions to solve problems and meet current and anticipated future customers’ needs.
Exhibits behaviors and actions that: Build Trust, Drive Continuous Improvement, focus on the End Customer and Set High Standards of Performance.
Fluent in verbal and written English.
Skills/Requirements
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
Engineer II Level:
Bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering.
Minimum of 1 to 3 years of mechanical engineering experience.
International and domestic travel as needed.
Master in mechanical design or innovation optional.
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 [email protected]. Kohler Co. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
