Demo

Senior Design Engineer- New Product Development

Sub-Zero Group, Inc.
Madison, WI Full Time
POSTED ON 5/30/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/22/2026
Overview

The New Product Development Team is integral to the success of defining and bringing innovative products to market. We are seeking an experienced and technically driven engineer to lead the definition, design, validation and implementation of embedded electromechanical systems for new products and features. Areas of skill and expertise commonly leveraged include embedded system architecture, controls development, electromechanical system design, wire harnessing best practices, and collaborative problem-solving with cross functional groups. As a Senior Design Engineer, you will apply advanced engineering, design, and product development practices to deliver best-in-class luxury appliances.

Continual growth and development are important aspects of this position. If you are motivated by solving complex problems, influencing product definition, and owning part designs through production, this role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on the future of kitchen appliances.

Primary Responsibilities

  • Facilitate early-phase product definition by collaborating with project management, industrial design, user experience, compliance, reliability, manufacturing, quality, and service stakeholders to develop customer, business, and regulatory needs into clear system-level requirements and constraints.
  • Work with internal and external teams to design, prototype, and implement embedded software, wire harnesses, electromechanical, and thermal subsystems into production-ready, mass-manufacturable products while meeting project deadlines.
  • Evaluate designs through modeling, simulation, benchmarking, laboratory testing, and data analysis.
  • Partner with manufacturing, suppliers, and regulatory teams to ensure system performance, safety, reliability, and cost targets are achieved.
  • Present system architectures and design solutions for review by engineering peers, product teams, and leadership.
  • Mentor engineers in design decisions, integration best practices, and structured problem-solving.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or better in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related field.
  • 7 years: Relevant engineering experience
  • 3 years: Relevant software, hardware, and/or electromechanical design experience.
  • Proficiency in Solidworks or related CAD software.
  • Strong technical, written, oral, and team communication skills.
  • Code capable in Python, C or similar.
  • Applied creativity, proactive approach, and eagerness to overcome development efforts and provide effective/successful design solutions for new products.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Team and individual experience in approaching new, nuanced, large and/or long-term projects/problems/tasks requiring coordinated planning for success
  • Wire harnessing and system integration.
  • Electromechanical subsystem design.
  • Proficiency in Solidworks Electrical schematic creation and 3D routing.
  • Rapid prototyping
    • Proof-of-concept and/or functional/feasible/testable implementation-of-concept.
    • Quick-turn technologies and tools such as 3D Printing and/or other means of prototyping physical parts/assemblies.
    • Circuit/PCB design/analysis.
    • Embedded programming and/or "input/output" software development.
  • Data capture and analysis.
  • Cloud Computing or IoT implementation.
We Value Our Employees By Providing

  • Competitive compensation based on skills
  • Industry leading health, dental, and vision plans
  • Generous 401 (K) savings and profit sharing
  • On-site UW Health clinic, fitness center, and walking paths
  • Education assistance and internal training programs
  • Electric vehicle charging
  • Maternity & paternity leave
  • Interested in learning more on our robust benefits package we offer? Click here!

This position requires a pre-employment drug/alcohol test and background check, which will be administered after a conditional job offer is extended. A negative drug/alcohol test result is required for employment. Refusal to take the test or a positive result may disqualify a candidate from further consideration. All drug testing will be conducted in accordance with federal and state laws.

Salary.com Estimation for Senior Design Engineer- New Product Development in Madison, WI
$104,603 to $121,316
If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution. Compensation Planning
Enhance your organization's compensation strategy with salary data sets that HR and team managers can use to pay your staff right. Surveys & Data Sets

What is the career path for a Senior Design Engineer- New Product Development?

Sign up to receive alerts about other jobs on the Senior Design Engineer- New Product Development career path by checking the boxes next to the positions that interest you.
Income Estimation: 
$110,316 - $137,631
Income Estimation: 
$137,294 - $170,650
Income Estimation: 
$104,754 - $125,215
Income Estimation: 
$134,206 - $155,125
Employees: Get a Salary Increase
View Core, Job Family, and Industry Job Skills and Competency Data for more than 15,000 Job Titles Skills Library

Job openings at Sub-Zero Group, Inc.

  • Sub-Zero Group, Inc. Goodyear, AZ
  • Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove the leading manufacturer of luxury kitchen appliances is a longstanding, family-owned company in the Goodyear area. Icons of desig... more
  • 1 Day Ago

  • Sub-Zero Group, Inc. Madison, WI
  • 2nd Shift: Monday - Friday 2:00 PM - 10:00 PM Repair of production equipment: electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and mechanical failures. Allen Bradley PLC’... more
  • 1 Day Ago

  • Sub-Zero Group, Inc. Hamilton, NJ
  • Sub-Zero Group East is looking for a Warehouse Associate for our Hamilton, NJ regional facility. Duties Loading and unloading trucks Receiving and inspecti... more
  • 1 Day Ago

  • Sub-Zero Group, Inc. Phoenix, AZ
  • Overview Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove the leading manufacturer of luxury kitchen appliances is a longstanding, family-owned company in the Madison area. Icons ... more
  • 2 Days Ago


Not the job you're looking for? Here are some other Senior Design Engineer- New Product Development jobs in the Madison, WI area that may be a better fit.

  • Johnson Health Tech North America Inc Cottage Grove, WI
  • Description Lead the Design of Innovative Fitness Products Are you an experienced mechanical engineer who enjoys solving complex design challenges and brin... more
  • 10 Days Ago

  • Springs Window Fashions Middleton, WI
  • Responsible for creating, supporting, and developing new and innovative product/process designs and redesigning existing products/processes. This is succes... more
  • 24 Days Ago

AI Assistant is available now!

Feel free to start your new journey!