Senior/Lead Residential HVAC System & Application Engineer

Copeland•Sidney, OH

21d

About The Position

Reporting to the Director, Residential New Product Development, the Senior/Lead Residential HVAC System & Application Engineer aligns residential compression design, testing, and qualification practices with practical HVAC system design, modeling, and operating conventions. The role works closely with compression development teams to ensure products are optimized for system applications and deliver strong performance, efficiency, quality, and reliability in both normal and abnormal operating conditions. The engineer serves as a subject matter expert in residential HVAC systems, helping strengthen system-design and operating knowledge across the compressor engineering community. The role collaborates with product development, R&D, product management, reliability and quality engineering, customers, and global stakeholders to align product designs with application requirements and market needs. It also develops application guidance, technical documentation, and training; supports testing and simulation; and keeps current with relevant industry standards and regulations. The position requires a bachelor's degree in engineering, preferably mechanical engineering, at least 10 years of HVAC system design work experience, and five years of North American residential ducted split-system design experience. A master's degree is preferred. Minimal customer travel of approximately 5% is expected.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering; mechanical engineering is preferred.
At least 10 years of work experience in HVAC system design.
Five years of experience in North American residential ducted split-system design.
Detailed understanding of HVAC system design, HVAC components, and practical application in field installations.
Ability to troubleshoot and diagnose system non-conformances using a deep understanding of compressor or other component function.
Good understanding of applying computer simulation tools and theory to HVAC system design.
Understanding of how positive displacement compressor reliability is affected by different application scenarios.
Excellent critical-thinking and structured problem-solving skills.
Ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.
Ability to quickly understand and organize information needed to make engineering decisions.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Approximately 5% customer travel.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States; the employer will not provide sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree.

Responsibilities

Serve as the subject matter expert for residential HVAC systems and help close system design and operation knowledge gaps within the compressor engineering community.
Work with Product Development teams to build and maintain technical understanding of current and future compression products, including how system architecture and normal or abnormal operating conditions affect product designs.
Collaborate with R&D and product management to align new product designs with application requirements and market needs.
Provide advanced technical guidance from a system-application perspective, including how system operation affects compressors.
Support Application FMEAs to ensure compressor designs account for relevant system operating conditions.
Develop application guidance, technical documentation, and training materials for internal teams, contractors, and channel partners for new and existing compression solutions.
Collaborate with Reliability Engineering and Quality Engineering to improve and optimize life-testing protocols based on real-world system operating profiles.
Conduct application testing, simulations, and performance evaluations using HVAC system modeling tools and software.
Stay informed about existing and emerging residential compressor and system design, qualification, and rating standards and regulatory requirements, including UL, AHRI, and ASHRAE.
Collaborate with customers, particularly engineering stakeholders evaluating compression technology, to assess value assumptions and gather feedback on future technology applicability.