Associate Mechanical Engineer

Carrier•Indianapolis, IN

6d•$53,000 - $106,000

About The Position

Carrier's North America Residential HVAC Engineering organization is seeking an Associate Engineer, Mechanical Engineering, to support the Sustaining Engineering team for Residential Gas Furnace products. The role works alongside product development engineers, manufacturing personnel, laboratory technicians, and quality professionals in a co-located engineering, laboratory, and manufacturing environment supporting products sold across North America. The Associate Engineer contributes to product maintenance, engineering changes, product testing, quality improvement, manufacturing support, and continuous improvement initiatives throughout the product lifecycle. The position offers exposure to product design, laboratory validation, factory operations, and cross-functional collaboration while developing technical expertise in HVAC products, product lifecycle engineering, and engineering fundamentals.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Engineering Technology; alternatively, an associate degree in Engineering or Engineering Technology with 4 years of engineering experience.

Nice To Haves

Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
Demonstrated initiative, curiosity, and desire to learn in a collaborative engineering environment.
Ability to collect, analyze, and communicate technical data through academic, internship, project, or work experience.
Mechanical Engineering experience.
Internship, co-op, laboratory, manufacturing, or product development experience.
Exposure to HVAC systems, combustion systems, thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid flow, controls, or electromechanical products.
Familiarity with engineering drawings, engineering documentation, and bill of material management practices.
Exposure to root cause analysis, Lean, or continuous improvement methodologies.

Responsibilities

Support sustaining engineering activities for Residential Gas Furnace products throughout the product lifecycle.
Support product and process improvements focused on quality, reliability, manufacturability, safety, and cost.
Assist with engineering change requests, engineering change notices, specification updates, bill of material maintenance, and drawing revisions.
Execute laboratory and product validation testing for systems, subsystems, and components using established test procedures.
Analyze and document test results relative to product requirements, specifications, and test objectives.
Support investigations of field, factory, supplier, and customer issues and assist manufacturing teams in resolving product and process-related challenges.
Collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality, Product Management, Supply Chain, Service, and Product Development teams to support product improvements and issue resolution.
Create and maintain engineering documentation, including reports, specifications, test plans, and technical presentations.
Participate in root cause analysis and continuous improvement projects focused on quality, reliability, manufacturability, safety, and cost.
Assist in evaluating alternate components, materials, and design solutions through testing and engineering analysis.
Communicate technical findings, project status, opportunities, and risks to engineering and cross-functional teams.