Lead Design Engineer

Carrier • Fort Worth, TX

2d • $96,000 - $192,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Carrier Global Corporation, a global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions, is committed to creating innovations that bring comfort, safety, and sustainability to life. Through cutting-edge advancements in climate solutions such as temperature control, air quality, and transportation, we improve lives, empower critical industries, and ensure the safe transport of food, lifesaving medicines, and more. Since inventing modern air conditioning in 1902, we lead with purpose: enhancing the lives we live and the world we share. We continue to lead because of our world-class, inclusive workforce that puts the customer at the center of everything we do.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED.
• 7+ years of product design experience in an engineering environment
• 5+ years of experience with PLM workflows and release processes.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or Mechanical Technology.
• 5+ years of technical leadership experience.
• Proficiency with Creo Parametric and Windchill.
• Experience with top-down design methodologies.
• Experience with sheet metal design and documentation.
• Experience coordinating and reviewing work from offshore design resources.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes and design for manufacturability principles.
• Experience leading complex New Product Development programs.
• Experience mentoring Design Leads and technical leaders.
• Experience establishing engineering standards and operating procedures.
• Experience balancing resources across multiple projects and programs.
• Experience supporting engineering management with execution planning and organizational initiatives.
• Experience in the HVAC industry.
• Industrial Machine Design experience.
• Six Sigma Certification
• Demonstrated experience leading multiple development programs simultaneously.
• Demonstrated experience mentoring and developing technical personnel.
• Experience developing engineering procedures, standards, process manuals, or standard work.
• Experience influencing execution across organizations without direct authority.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and leadership skills.
• Ability to work independently with minimal management oversight.
• Willing and able to work occasional evenings or early mornings based on global team needs and project requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead Design Services execution across multiple projects and programs simultaneously.
• Provide technical and execution oversight for complex product development activities.
• Support workload balancing and resource planning across multiple project teams.
• Create, manage, and maintain Design Services schedules and execution plans for complex programs.
• Identify execution risks, schedule concerns, and resource constraints and proactively implement mitigation plans.
• Serve as a technical escalation point for complex design, documentation, release, and execution issues.
• Lead complex technical discussions and design reviews involving multiple stakeholders.
• Resolve complex design and integration issues in collaboration with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Program teams.
• Ensure compliance with engineering standards, drafting practices, Design Services procedures, and product development process requirements.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for advanced Creo methodologies, Windchill workflows, release processes, and design execution practices.
• Mentor and develop Design Leads, Lead Designers, and Designers.
• Support onboarding and development of technical personnel.
• Provide coaching, technical guidance, and career development support within the Design Services organization.
• Identify organizational capability gaps and implement improvement initiatives.
• Develop and improve Design Services standards, procedures, process manuals, and best practices.
• Drive consistency in design execution, release readiness, and quality expectations across projects.
• Support workforce planning, resource allocation, and execution strategy development.
• Influence cross-functional teams to align priorities, resolve conflicts, and drive execution.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that improve quality, efficiency, and organizational effectiveness.
• Accountable for design execution effectiveness, technical quality, and delivery across assigned programs and initiatives.
• Provide technical leadership without direct administrative people-management responsibility.
• Travel up to 10%.

Benefits

• Health Care Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision; Wellness incentives
• Retirement Benefits
• Time off and Leave: Paid vacation days, up to 15 days; paid sick days, up to 5 days; paid personal leave, up to 5 days; paid holidays, up to 13 days; birth and adoption leave; parental leave; family and medical leave; bereavement leave; jury duty leave; military leave; purchased vacation
• Disability: Short-term and long-term disability
• Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment
• Tax-Advantaged Accounts: Health Savings Account; Health Care Spending Account; Dependent Care Spending Account
• Tuition Assistance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: High school or GED