Mechanical Engineer
About The Position
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. Thermo King is transforming the future of transport refrigeration and HVAC with connected, digital solutions that help our customers protect drivers, passengers, and critical cargo—while reducing fuel use, carbon emissions, and downtime. Join our team as a Mechanical Engineer in Minneapolis, MN, to help shape the next generation of our truck products. In this role, you’ll lead impactful design improvement projects, applying strong engineering fundamentals to deliver innovative, high-quality, and cost-effective solutions. You’ll partner with cross-functional teams to define requirements, troubleshoot issues, develop and validate designs, and bring improvements to life in production.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and 2-5 years’ experience in engineering or product development is required.
- Knowledge of refrigeration system technologies, structural engineering is a plus.
- Familiarity with problem solving processes, tools and techniques (8D, 6 sigma / DMAIC, root cause analysis tools- DFMEA, 5-why, fishbone etc.)
- Experience with product development phase/gate processes
- Experience with Electrical components like wire harness, alternators, relays, is a plus
- Developing new concepts, conducting feasibility studies, and developing and executing validation plans
- Pro/Engineer or Creo proficiency preferred.
- Familiarity with Windchill / Teamcenter is an advantage.
- Familiarity with project planning / management and organizational skills.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in engineering is a plus.
- Knowledge of refrigeration system technologies, structural engineering is a plus.
- Experience with Electrical components like wire harness, alternators, relays, is a plus
- Pro/Engineer or Creo proficiency preferred.
- Familiarity with Windchill / Teamcenter is an advantage.
Responsibilities
- Apply systematic problem-solving skills to define issues, identify root causes, and develop and implement corrective actions to meet customer needs.
- Generate, evaluate, analyze and develop design concepts for mechanical components and assemblies to meet product requirements provided by Product Management.
- Develop clear technical requirements in collaboration with product development teams and suppliers, and present materials in formal and informal environments.
- Develop DFMEA and DVP (design verification plan), execute test plans, and analyze and summarize test results.
- Conduct design reviews, provide status updates to stakeholders, and present projects to leadership for approvals as part of our phase gate process.
- Ensure accuracy and completeness of engineering designs, drawings, documentation and Bill of Materials.
- Maintain orderly project records.
- Analyze, condense and present data results and recommendations.
- Author lab test plans, conduct testing, analyze and interpret results and execute design updates based on the results.
- Domestic and international travel (up to 10%) may be required.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Holistic wellness programs that include generous incentives
- Family building benefits include fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
- 401K match up to 6%, plus an additional 2% core contribution = up to 8% company contribution.
- 15 vacation days
- 9 paid holidays
- 3 floating holidays
- Sick leave
- Additional options to support volunteer and parental leave.
- Educational and training opportunities through company programs
- Tuition assistance
- Student debt support.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
