Unit Controls Technical Lead

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. We invite you to join us in boldly challenging what's possible for a sustainable world.

About the role

A sustainable future demands ongoing digital advancement. Our digital solutions team leads the way in developing next-generation climate technology focused on reducing demand-side energy consumption and emissions. Our team—including BrainBox AI, Nuvolo, and more—combines technical expertise with advanced analytics to create data-driven solutions that add real value for customers, communities, and the planet. Whether you're advancing AI in HVAC or driving analytics for greater efficiency, your ideas will help engineer solutions for stronger communities and a sustainable world.

This team is creating the next generation, industry-leading HVAC equipment controls. Our customers know Trane’s reputation for delivering industry-leading, energy-efficient, and reliable solutions to minimize operating costs while reducing environmental impact.

Schedule

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

Responsibilities

• Ensures that technical and regulatory objectives are met through our new product/technology development process.
• Designs and evaluates new and/or existing engineering products by cohesively working with Equipment Mechanical Engineers.
• Generates functional specifications for software engineers to ensure the design intent is implemented.
• Confers with management, production, and marketing staff to determine engineering feasibility, cost effectiveness, and customer demand for new and existing products.
• Serves as the controls technical engineering core team member on cross-functional projects.
• Creates product definition relating to technical requirements by leading technical design.
• Working knowledge of control systems, instrumentation, HMI, communication networks, and distributed networked systems.
• Knowledge of various communication protocols and the various architectures and topologies associated with them.
• Experience with requirements management tools.
• Utilizes effective communication and facilitation skills both inside and outside of the development team.
• Follows established new product development procedures and guidelines to leverage shared organizational knowledge and experience.
• Ability to meet short- and long-term deadlines.
• Effectively meets the needs of internal and external customers.
• Demonstrates leadership and teaming skills, especially with geographically dispersed teams.
• Works effectively in an open, consensus-oriented, team environment.
• Results-oriented with an emphasis on achieving team performance.
• Demonstrates ability to cope with stress and maintain a pleasant and cooperative temperament with internal and external customers and colleagues.
• Demonstrates ability to perform mental tasks such as making decisions, learning, thinking rationally, and exercising good judgment.

Requirements

• BS or MS degree in Engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of Project Management experience in supporting engineering product development.
• Experience leading or involvement in an embedded software project or enterprise software development project.
• Reliable planner with good attention to detail.
• Strong leadership along with good verbal English, technical written English, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Knowledge of HVAC Systems and Components.
• Knowledge of DFSS techniques.
• INCOSE Certification is a plus.

Pay

Annual Base Salary Range: $89,585.00 - $124,950.00. Compensation Type: Salary. Incentive Eligible: Yes.

Benefits

• Benefits kick in on DAY ONE for you and your family, including health insurance and holistic wellness programs with generous incentives.
• Family building benefits including fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
• 401K match up to 6%, plus an additional 2% core contribution (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.