Sr. Staff Engineer, Process Equipment, Materials Handling & Slurry Systems

Location: Onsite, four days per week - Kohler, WI Opportunity The Senior Staff Engineer is a recognized technical expert and project leader for process equipment, materials handling, and slurry systems. This senior individual contributor leads complex engineering and capital projects from concept through commissioning and operational handoff, combining advanced engineering judgment with disciplined management of scope, schedule, budget, resources, suppliers, and risk. Key Responsibilities Serve as the technical authority and project leader for complex process equipment, bulk material transfer, storage, batching, pumping, conveying, piping, tanks, silos, mixers, slurry distribution, utilities, and controls. Lead engineering and capital projects from concept and feasibility through design, procurement, installation, commissioning, validation, and operational handoff. Define and manage project scope, schedules, budgets, resources, risks, milestones, technical requirements, specifications, acceptance criteria, and stakeholder communications. Develop engineering solutions that balance safety, quality, throughput, reliability, maintainability, cost, schedule, and long-term flexibility. Coordinate cross-functional teams and manage engineering firms, suppliers, consultants, contractors, and system integrators. Lead design reviews, technical risk assessments, supplier evaluations, factory acceptance testing, installation and commissioning readiness, and project closeout. Monitor technical, cost, schedule, and quality performance; address variances through tradeoff decisions, recovery plans, and appropriate escalation. Resolve complex technical and execution issues using structured analysis, root-cause investigation, contingency planning, and sound engineering judgment. Influence capital and technology decisions through technical analysis, lifecycle-cost evaluation, and risk-based recommendations. Establish engineering and project execution standards, mentor engineers, and communicate recommendations, risks, and decisions to technical teams and senior leaders. This role requires up to 30% travel, including international travel, for site assessments, supplier reviews, design reviews, factory acceptance testing, installation, commissioning, startup, and troubleshooting.