Product Develop Engineer

Perlick Corporation•Milwaukee, WI

About The Position

The Product Development Engineer is responsible for the design, development, validation, and continuous improvement of refrigeration equipment and associated products for residential and light commercial applications. This role leads all facets of product development of refrigeration equipment including refrigeration system architecture, component selection, performance optimization, design for regulatory compliance, prototype development, and product validation activities from concept through production launch. This position requires strong expertise in vapor compression refrigeration systems, thermodynamics, heat transfer, controls integration, and industry standards governing residential and commercial refrigeration equipment.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Refrigeration Engineering, HVAC Engineering, or related engineering discipline
Two or more years’ product development experience in fractional horsepower vapor compression refrigeration equipment
Excellent written and verbal communication
Resiliency and a passion for problem solving.
United States work authorization
Experience with sheet metal fabrication, castings, machining, metal joining, plastics, and factory assembly methods.
Experience with electro-mechanical components and sub-systems.
Experience using CAD, PDM and ERP systems
Knowledge of third-party certification processes such as UL and NSF.

Responsibilities

Functions as a valued team player who collaborates with their manager and cross functional teams to document engineering requirements.
Assists or leads the conversion of product and business requirements into design concepts and helps determine the appropriate materials, components, systems, and process methods to meet those requirements.
Select and specify refrigeration components including compressors, heat exchangers, expansion devices, fans & motors, controls, sensors, wiring, and refrigeration piping.
Create and validate thermodynamic and heat transfer models of refrigeration systems to analyze system performance, efficiency, capacity, and operating characteristics
Perform refrigeration cycle analysis and system optimization to achieve performance, energy efficiency, reliability, and cost objectives.
Ensure products comply with applicable regulatory and certification requirements, including UL, NSF, DOE, Energy Star, CSA, ETL
Conduct design reviews, DFMEA activities, tolerance analyses, and risk assessments.
Create test plans and product test requests for completion in internal or external testing laboratories.
Perform data analysis of laboratory test results and provide technical direction and support to laboratory technicians.
Creates and maintains various Engineering specifications to define company best practices.
Prepares or coordinates with others in the creation of 3D models and engineering drawings in SolidWorks to document components and assemblies.
Assists or coordinates the development and communication of conceptual ideas and solutions to internal teams and suppliers.
Leads product teardowns, analysis, and reporting on competitive product designs.
Supports or performs rigorous engineering analysis to develop design concepts that meet specifications using multi-physics/math modeling, digital prototyping (FEA, CFD, etc), and rapid prototyping methods.
Creates visual and functional performance standards and assists in developing analysis or functional tests to identify and correct any weaknesses in products to ensure solutions meet aesthetic, functional and regulatory design criteria.
Works with internal and external partners to define and develop prototypes used to validate engineering performance predictions or demonstrate new product features and benefits.
Supports the release, sourcing, and construction, and inspection of prototypes with suppliers and manufacturing teams.
Performs root cause analysis and applies systematic problem-solving techniques (DMAIC, PDCA, A3, 8D, etc.)
Participates or leads project team meetings, including formal design reviews.
Keeps leadership apprised of work and ongoing issues.
Able to travel to suppliers, development partners, and manufacturing plants as required to support company goals.