Senior Analyst / Senior Engineer
About The Position
Composition Brands, renowned leaders in premium refrigeration products including Marvel, U-Line, and Viking Refrigeration, is seeking a Senior Analyst / Senior Engineer to serve as the technical authority for complete thermal and refrigeration subsystems. This role leads advanced product engineering work, systemic verification and validation strategy, and platform performance optimization across NPI stage-gate programs. As a Senior Analyst / Senior Engineer, you will resolve complex performance trade-offs, drive product robustness, lead rigorous reliability testing, and mentor engineering talent. This position is ideal for an experienced product engineer who is passionate about refrigeration systems, disciplined problem-solving, and delivering reliable products from concept through mass production.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or Thermal Sciences.
- Seven or more years of hands-on product engineering experience in thermal or refrigeration systems, or five or more years with a relevant master's degree.
- Mastery of vapor-compression refrigeration systems, thermal-fluid dynamics, SolidWorks CAD/PDM, ERP systems, and advanced V&V testing methodologies.
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, HVAC-R, Thermal-Fluid Sciences, or System Reliability.
- Certified DFSS Green Belt or Black Belt with a focus on product robustness and variation reduction.
- Proven track record of delivering multi-variable NPI projects from concept to mass production.
- Deep knowledge of manufacturing processes, including sheet metal forming, plastic injection molding, thermoforming, vacuum insulated panels, and dynamic foam insulation.
Responsibilities
- Define subsystem design criteria and resolve complex performance trade-offs between energy efficiency, thermal stability, acoustic limits, manufacturing complexity, and long-term reliability.
- Author comprehensive system-level V&V strategies and oversee the development of advanced testing matrices to stress components under extreme environmental conditions, including high ambient temperatures and door-ajar moisture loading.
- Drive systemic DFSS implementation across projects. Review and approve DFMEAs, 3D tolerance stack-ups, DFM/DFA guidelines, and supplier tooling validations.
- Lead major NPI milestone deliverables and ensure proper configuration management within SolidWorks PDM and ERP system routings and BOMs.
- Lead cross-functional tiger teams to resolve high-priority quality, manufacturing, or field performance issues using A3, 8D, and DMAIC root-cause tools.
- Guide Associate Engineers and Analysts in technical execution, SolidWorks modeling standards, V&V best practices, and organizational navigation.
Benefits
- A competitive benefits package including 401(k) matching
- Company provided life insurance, short and long-term disability insurance
- Paid time off at start
- Paid holidays
- Tuition reimbursement
- Employee referral program.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
