R&D Lab Engineer (Appliance Testing Lab)

The Opportunity

We are currently seeking the newest innovator, R&D Lab Engineer, to join our dynamic HS (Home Solution) R&D Organization in our Buffalo Grove, IL office.

Principal Duties And Responsibilities

• New LG NPI Product Development Support
• Provide Engineering insight and improvement solution for new product development
• Screen and analyze new product performance provide decisions for next steps
• Statistically evaluate and interpret collected product data
• Evaluate and analyze data collected from field research using statistical approach
• Review shortcomings and faults of current design to pinpoint weaknesses and improvement points
• Utilizing CAD based software and engineering analysis tools, design and prototype new improvements for existing products
• Communicate with various R&D and factory laboratories to provide US usage-based engineering and design statistics

Performance Lab Functions

• Create new LG internal testing protocols to benchmark LG NPI Products
• Fully understand and interpret CR testing protocols to adapt for CR Benchmarking
• Create and manage testing plans to accomplish responsibilities in a timely manner
• Benchmark competitor products to understand advantages and disadvantages of each product
• Explore new opportunities for improvement through research of new testing equipment, methods and industry standards
• Program new visual analysis tools to improve communication by eliminating excess and strengthening quantitative tools
• Create automated data analysis systems to automatically calculate results from data sets to reduce invested manpower
• Create custom reporting structure to improve process from DAQ raw data to the reporting format
• Consumer Usage understanding and testing method creation support
• Research and provide verification for new actual usage protocol development
• Create new testing methods based on the VOC/FFR/Customer information against standard AHAM/DOE based testing methods
• Run statistical analysis to determine the critical few from the trivial many for utility in protocol creation
• Create and program automatically calculated testing protocol templates/layouts to raise efficiency for data analysis
• Provide impact on DOE/AHAM/EPA standard rule making through expert input based on test results and consumer facts
• High Level data acquisition and analysis
• Understand acquisition hardware/software to create acquisition models for lab purpose
• Provide guidance to lab technicians to properly utilize available technical resources for proper testing

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, or related technical studies
• Relevant professional experience is preferred but not required, such as experience in a Laboratory Environment
• Ability to perform minor programming and software analysis to create forms and automatic calculation models preferred
• High level knowledge of analytical and statistical methods preferred

Benefits Offered

• Full-Time Employees
• No-cost employee premiums for you and your eligible dependents for competitive medical, dental, vision and prescription benefits.
• Auto enrollment with immediate vesting of competitive company matching contributions in a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with several investment options.
• Generous Paid Time Off program that includes company holidays and a combined bank of paid sick and vacation time.
• Performance based Short-Term Incentives (varies by role).
• Access to confidential mental health resources to help you and your loved ones improve your quality of life.
• Personal fitness goal incentives.
• Family orientated benefits such as paid parental leave and support for families raising children with learning, social, behavioral challenges, or developmental disabilities.
• Group Rate Life and Disability Insurance.

Recruiting Range

$52,700—$62,000 USD

Benefits Offered

• Temporary/Contractors Eligible for the relevant benefit programs offered through our partner agencies.

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