at LG Electronics USA, Inc. in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Our Mission is to be #1 by creating a better life for our customers. At LG Electronics, we make products and services that make lives better, easier and happier through increased functionality and fun. Put simply, we offer the latest innovations to make "Life Good"! As a global leader, we strive for greatness not only in the products we make but in our people. That is why we are currently seeking the newest innovator to join our dynamic team as a Home Appliance R&D Laboratory Engineer.
What we can offer you:
Culture for Growth | Top Notch Employee Health & Well Being Benefits | Every Voice Matters | Global Reach
The Opportunity
We are currently seeking a R&D Laboratory Engineer to join our dynamic team in Buffalo Grove, IL as part of our Home Appliance R&D Team!
LG's HA R&D Organization is searching for an innovative individual to help support our new product development and testing goals, through the use of modern laboratory testing methodologies and equipment. Candidate will be working in the Appliance testing laboratory to provide quantitative analysis and engineering results for new LG NPI products. Candidate must have a creative mindset and must have an aptitude in engineering and analytical studies.
Key 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
LG HA R&D Lab - Performance Lab Functions
Create new LG internal testing protocols to benchmarking 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
Job Requirements:
Minimum:
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, or related technical studies
0-3 Years of Experience Required
Preferred:
Previous Experience in a Laboratory Environment
Ability to perform minor programming and software analysis to create forms and automatic calculation models
High level knowledge of analytical and statistical methods
Pay range $48,000 - $60,000, In addition to base pay this role is eligible for a bonus/commission plan
At LG Electronics, we aspire to empower people and celebrate differences because we believe diversity will create the unexpected. We provide equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic... For full info follow application link.
LG Electronics, USA Inc., LG Mobile Research USA LLC, LG Electronics, Alabama, Inc., LGEVU and Zenith Electronics LLC provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law. Further, the Company takes affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed and employees are treated during employment without regard to any of these characteristics.
