Product Development Engineer

Trane Italia•Davidson, NC

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Product Development Engineer, you are responsible for all aspects of equipment design and component integration for Trane Commercial Scroll & Screw Heat Pumps and Chiller products. This includes new product development, creating system and subsystem product designs, performing product validation testing, and driving quality and reliability issues to root cause. This role interacts with other functional resource groups to support product design and integration, such as Compressor Engineering, Thermal Systems Engineering, Controls Engineering, Electrical Engineer, Manufacturing, etc. To be successful, this Product Development Systems Engineer will need to collaborate closely with teams located in La Crosse, WI and Pueblo, CO along with support organizations located in Shanghai, China and Bangalore, India.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering and at least 2 years of engineering work experience is a minimum requirement.
Fundamental knowledge of HVAC technologies and components.
Experience with product design, bill of materials, engineering specifications and manufacturing.
Have a quality and customer service orientation towards engineering design.
Ability to understand, condense and organize information necessary to make engineering decisions quickly and efficiently.
Resilient team player with the dual ability to work as a team player or a team leader.
Ability to effectively communicate with others both written and orally.
Be a self-starter with a high energy level and a high commitment to career.
Ability to make progress by producing deliverables and completing projects in a multi-tasking environment.

Responsibilities

Develop products that provide innovative solutions to existing chiller applications and expand product offerings that solve the future of heating application needs.
Help conduct new technology and new product development projects to improve the function, reliability, or cost of products and components.
Help develop and improve tools and processes used for the design and integration of new components within our Commercial HVAC product lines for both heating and cooling.
Perform and document engineering analysis required to design, verify performance, and reliability of HVAC components and products.
Plan and direct laboratory tests to support product design, verification, and work with suppliers to obtain component designs that meet product requirements.
Support or lead ad hoc teams of engineers and others through short duration projects.
Work effectively across functional lines (development, production, design, marketing, suppliers).