Engineer II

About the role

This role will be responsible for design, development and maintenance improvements of residential and commercial HVAC products that meet or exceed best-in-class performance and reliability targets across multiple platforms and product families, as well as manufacturing support for existing products.

Responsibilities

• Provide measurable contribution to New Product Development (NPD) projects and sustaining initiatives.
• Manage individual projects and special engineering requests throughout the complete product development cycle.
• Design, optimize and qualify HVAC systems employing advanced analytical methods and experimental techniques.
• Lead product qualification and agency compliance test programs.
• Conduct analytical studies employing state-of-the-art simulation tools.
• Ensure design quality, supporting calculations and design proposals.
• Support manufacturing, sales & marketing, quality, technical services, and supply chain functions.
• Interface with vendors, customers, and field personnel.
• Conduct presentations for technical and business personnel.
• Document product designs by preparing bills of material, drawings, special customer requests, and product change notifications.
• Interface with regulatory agencies and test agencies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Preferred emphasis on HVAC system design or thermal sciences.
• 5 years design & project experience preferred.
• Knowledge of HVAC system design and applications; familiarity with systems component design, integration, and interactions.
• Familiarity with the New Product Development (NPD) process, Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) and Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA) principles.
• Knowledge of the fundamentals of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and heat exchanger design.
• Hands-on skills and experience in working with laboratory equipment, test stands and instrumentation.
• Knowledge of industry standards and agency compliance.
• Knowledge of air management & aeroacoustics and structural analysis.
• Knowledge of manufacturing methods used in HVAC&R field.
• Familiarity with system controls, sequence of operations and electrical wiring methods.
• Familiarity with data acquisition, advanced experimental techniques, instrumentation, calibration, measurement systems, uncertainty analysis and Design of Experiments (DoE) concepts.

Computer Skills

• Experience with state-of-the-art simulation tools.
• Familiar with computer programming languages.
• Familiar with Microsoft Office suite products.

Certificates & Licenses

• EPA Section 608 Refrigerant Certification – Universal (plus).