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Senior Design Engineer - Electronic Integration Engineer

Sub-Zero, Inc., Madison, WI, United States


Senior Design Engineer - Electronic Integration Engineer
Job Category: Engineering

Requisition Number: SENIO007017

Posted : March 25, 2026

Full-Time

Location
Madison, WI 53711, USA

Description
Overview
Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove, the leading manufacturer of luxury kitchen appliances, is a longstanding, family-owned company in the Madison area. Recognized for thoughtful design and a commitment to performance and quality, Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove are the refrigeration, cooking, and dishwashing specialists found in the world’s most luxurious homes. We look for team members who are driven by innovation and excellence, striving to serve our customers by doing what is right—with integrity, teamwork, and accountability.

The New Product Development Team is integral to the success of defining and bringing innovative products to market. We areseekingan experienced and technically driven engineer to lead the definition, design, integration, and validation of embedded and electromechanical systems for new product lines and features. Areas of skill andexpertisecommonlyleveragedinclude embedded system architecture,controlsdevelopment, electromechanical system design,wire harnessing best practices, systemintegration, andcollaborativeproblem-solvingwith cross functional groups.

As a Senior Design Engineer , you will apply advanced engineering, system design, and product development practices to deliver best-in-class luxury appliances. This roleoperatesat the system level, shaping product intent into clear requirements, defining robust architectures, and leading integration across hardware, software, and electromechanical subsystems from concept through production.

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

Primary Responsibilities

Facilitate early-phase product and system definition by collaborating with product management, industrial design, user experience, compliance, reliability, manufacturing, quality, and service stakeholders to elicit, analyze, and refine customer, business, and regulatory needs into clear system-level requirements and constraints.

Lead system-level architecture and design for embedded control systems, defining and owning system, subsystem, and interface requirements with traceability through implementation, verification, and validation.

Work with internal and external teams to design, prototype, and integrate embedded software, electronics, electromechanical, and thermal subsystems into cohesive, production-ready, mass-manufacturable systems.

Evaluate system designs through modeling, simulation, benchmarking, laboratory testing, and data analysis; define verification strategies and develop test procedures to validate performance, safety, and reliability requirements.

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.

Provide technical guidance and expertise through root cause analysis discussions, and in the creation, verification and validation of production specifications and requirements

Mentor engineers in design decisions, integration best practices, and structured problem-solving.

Plan, schedule, and manage work to meet project milestones and cross-functional development timelines.

Qualifications
Education: Bachelor's or better in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering, or related field.

Required:

7+ years: Relevant engineering experience

3+ years: Relevant software, hardware, and/or controls design experience

Applied creativity, proactive approach, and eagerness to overcome development efforts and provide effective/successful design solutions for new products.

Strong technical, written, oral, and team communication skills.

Code capable in C, C++, Python, or similar

Preferred

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.

Understanding/knowledge of consumer electronic design and production manufacturing processes

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.

Benefits

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.

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