SR Mechanical Engineering Lead

About the role

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. Do you dare to look at the world's challenges and see impactful possibilities? Do you want to contribute to making a better future? If the answer is yes, we invite you to consider joining us in boldly challenging what's possible for a sustainable world.

Responsibilities

• Own mechanical architecture for new skidded and modular CDU platforms as well as other thermal management solutions in the datacenter market.
• Establish CAD standards, drawing standards, BOM conventions, and design‑review practices.
• Lead the mechanical design effort from concept through release to manufacturing.
• Apply thermodynamics and fluid dynamics through pumps, pipes, valves, braze plates, filters, manifolds, and other miscellaneous components.
• Perform mechanical design and component integration using GD&T, CAD, prints, specifications, DFMEA, and validation methods.
• Apply materials science to design and specify metallic and elastomeric components.
• Work with CFD and FEA engineers to design and validate solutions.
• Collaborate with electrical, PLM, controls, and systems engineers to integrate sensors, fail‑safe devices, redundancy, and automation solutions.
• Work with test personnel to validate and test products.
• Understand and apply industry standards ASME, IBC/IMC, UL/CSA, CE, OSHA, Open Compute Project, and ASHRAE to products.
• Partner with Hong Kong engineering team on global design activities.
• Drive design‑for‑manufacturability and design‑for‑serviceability.
• Travel: approximately 5%–15%.

Requirements

• Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering; 10+ years industrial mechanical design.
• Experience working through the full product lifecycle for new product development (concept design → detailed design → design validation → commercialization).
• Deep ASME piping and US data center / industrial standards knowledge.
• Experience in HVAC, industrial equipment, or a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with pumps, piping, valves, skidded products, and metal enclosures.

Skills

• Proficiency in CAD software such as PTC Creo, SolidWorks, Inventor, or similar design platforms.
• Strong understanding of GD&T (ASME Y14.5), design for manufacturability/serviceability, tolerance analysis, engineering change management, and PLM, ERP, or document control systems.

Pay

Annual Base Salary Range: $89,585.00 – $124,950.00; alternative range noted: $81,800.00