Senior Manufacturing Engineer – Second Shift

Carrier • Charlotte, NC

6d • $79,000 - $158,000

About The Position

The Senior Manufacturing Engineer supports Carrier’s water-cooled applied chiller production operations by optimizing manufacturing processes, improving product quality, and ensuring efficient, safe, and reliable production performance. This hands-on role requires an experienced professional who can work independently to troubleshoot mechanical issues, implement sequence of operations, and sustain world-class manufacturing standards. As a key technical lead for the second shift, the engineer helps maintain throughput, reduce downtime, and drive continuous improvement across the plant.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, or another Engineering field, with at least 5 years of relevant manufacturing engineering experience; alternatively, an advanced degree with at least 3 years of experience.
• Strong troubleshooting skills in mechanical systems and practical knowledge of ASME standards and MIG welding.
• Ability to work independently on the second shift and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Advanced knowledge of manufacturing design, operations sequencing, and technical documentation.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to use knowledge of manufacturing programs and systems to make meaningful improvements to daily work.
• Experience with chiller systems, heat exchangers, or large-scale HVAC manufacturing.
• Lean Six Sigma training or certification.
• Demonstrated technical leadership or experience mentoring junior engineering staff.

Responsibilities

• Develop, evaluate, and improve manufacturing processes and component layouts to enhance manufacturability and ensure full utilization of equipment.
• Respond to unplanned events and mechanical issues on the production floor, diagnosing and solving complex problems to minimize downtime.
• Design and plan assembly and materials-handling layouts; coordinate operations sequencing to optimize efficiency and quality.
• Design and develop tooling and fixtures; maintain process documentation, including tool drawings, work instructions, and quality plans.
• Support existing product-line design activities and operational modifications to meet current and future business needs.
• Lead or participate in Lean Six Sigma initiatives, Kaizen events, and root-cause analysis to reduce waste and cost.
• Guide and train second-shift production employees and lower-level staff to ensure consistent execution of standard work.
• Ensure processes comply with safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements, including OSHA and Carrier EHS policies.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage; wellness incentives.
• Retirement benefits.
• Paid vacation, sick days, personal leave, and holidays; birth and adoption leave; parental, family and medical, bereavement, jury duty, and military leave; purchased vacation.
• Short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment coverage.
• Health Savings Account, Health Care Spending Account, and Dependent Care Spending Account.
• Tuition assistance.
• The position may be entitled to short-term cash incentives, subject to plan requirements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior