Principal Optimization Engineer

About Carrier

Carrier Global Corporation, global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions, is dedicated to creating innovations that enhance lives and protect the planet. Through advanced technologies like temperature control and air quality management, Carrier ensures safety, efficiency, and sustainability across various sectors.

About This Role

The Computational Engineering group within Systems & Controls COE (Carrier WHQ) focuses on developing and deploying model-based methods and tools for design and operation of Carrier products. This includes using mathematical models for product design, quantifying system uncertainties, and ensuring efficient operation in the field. Core technology areas include physical and data-driven modeling for optimization, large-scale continuous and discrete optimization, variability analysis, data analytics, machine learning, numerical and algorithm analysis, and understanding requirements for reliable mathematical models.

• Develop and maintain computational platforms and tools for deployment to Carrier product teams.
• Engage with global product teams to identify business needs and develop computational decision-making workflows, methods, and tools.
• Support design engineers in adopting and using new methods and tools.
• Collaborate with other teams in Systems & Controls Center of Excellence, including model development and controls engineering.
• Mentor junior engineers and supervise student interns.
• Organize optimization trainings and contribute to technology roadmaps.

Position Summary

The candidate will provide technical leadership in numerical optimization of thermo-fluid systems, which are crucial to Carrier's business. Responsibilities include developing and deploying product design methods, sales tools, and supervisory controls. A strong background in physics-based modeling for optimization of HVAC equipment is essential.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Ensure methods and tools developed impact the Carrier business through engagement in global product projects.
• Use control theoretic tools for robustness and stability guarantees in addition to performance optimality.
• Ensure models used for system-level optimization fulfill requirements for efficient optimization, including non-linear programming and mixed integer/discrete programming.
• Ensure appropriate computational methods, tools, and algorithms are based on sound mathematical foundations and deployed to meet Carrier's needs.
• Support development of mathematical models for thermo-fluid systems based on principles and best practices that secure reliable application of numerical optimization algorithms.
• Ensure appropriate machine learning and surrogate methods are used in optimization applications.
• Support development and training of staff within Carrier product teams and within the Computational Engineering group.
• Contribute to talent pipeline by supervising student internships and organizing optimization trainings.

Location and Work Flexibility

The position is based full-time and onsite at the Kennesaw, GA facility. Following the initial onboarding and acclimation period, this position may offer a hybrid option to work remotely up to one or two days per week.

Pay Range

The annual salary for this position is between $117,500.00 - $234,500.00 annually. Factors affecting pay within this range include skills, education, experience, and other unique qualifications of the successful candidate.

Other Compensation

• Health Care Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision; Wellness incentives
• Retirement Benefits: Time off and Leave; Disability; Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment; Tax-Advantaged Accounts

Benefits

• Short-term cash incentives, subject to plan requirements.
• Tuition Assistance.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Carrier is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status or any other applicable state or federal protected class.