Sr. Mechanical Engineer - Airflow

Be a part of our mission! As a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable, and efficient climate solutions for buildings, homes and transportation, it's our responsibility to put the planet first. For us at Trane Technologies, and through our businesses including Trane® and Thermo King, sustainability is not just how we do business—it is our business.

About the role

As a Senior Mechanical Engineer at Trane Technologies, you will play a key role in developing innovative commercial HVAC products with a strong emphasis on airflow, air-movement systems, fans, and motors. In this role, you will lead technical efforts across product design, testing, and validation while solving complex engineering challenges that drive sustainable, high-performing solutions to market. You will apply deep expertise in airflow, heat transfer, and thermal performance to evaluate concepts, optimize subsystem design, and support critical product decisions. Working cross-functionally with engineering, design, and lab teams, you will help ensure product quality, reliability, and compliance with industry standards while advancing continuous improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Support the design, development, testing, and sustaining of unitary HVAC products with a focus on fans, motors, and air-movement systems, including concept evaluation, component selection, and engineering specification development.
• Apply engineering fundamentals in airflow, heat transfer, and thermal performance to assess technical feasibility, support product design decisions, and help optimize subsystem performance.
• Develop and execute laboratory test plans, analyze test data, and support product validation activities to ensure performance, quality, and reliability.
• Use engineering tools and methods such as CFD, structured problem solving, and reliability-focused processes to evaluate designs, investigate issues, and support continuous product improvement.
• Work effectively across design, test, and cross-functional teams while supporting compliance with applicable standards and test requirements, including familiarity with UL, AHRI, ANSI, CSA, ASHRAE, and DOE expectations.
• Provide leadership to engineering teams including engineers, designers, and lab technicians.
• Perform process improvement projects to improve team productivity.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) in an Engineering discipline.
• 5+ years experience leading technical aspects of product design projects, validation testing, and root cause analysis.
• Demonstrated experience in delivering and leading technical designs, development, and testing with a focus on fans, motors, and air-movement systems, including concept evaluation, component selection, and/or engineering specification development.
• Demonstrated experience applying engineering fundamentals in airflow, heat transfer, and thermal performance to assess technical feasibility, support product design decisions, and help optimize subsystem performance.

Schedule

Monday to Thursday, work onsite with your colleagues. Fridays, choose your work location, balancing what your work requires.

Pay

Annual Base Salary Range: $89,585.00 - $124,950.00. Compensation Type: Salary. Incentive Eligible: No. Sales Commission Eligible: No.

Benefits

• Benefits kick in on DAY ONE for you and your family, including health insurance and holistic wellness programs that include generous incentives.
• Family building benefits including fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
• 401K match up to 6%, plus an additional 2% core contribution (total up to 8% company contribution).
• Paid time off including 15 vacation days, 9 paid holidays, 3 floating holidays, sick leave, and additional options to support volunteer and parental leave.
• Educational and training opportunities through company programs along with tuition assistance and student debt support.

Benefit offerings may vary depending on Collective Bargaining Agreements and local/state regulations.