Senior Mechanical Engineer- Heat Transfer

Carrier • East Syracuse, NY

7d • $79,000 - $158,000

About The Position

The Heat Transfer Group in Carrier’s Mechanical Center of Excellence is looking for a motivated and experienced engineer to join the team. In this role you will help develop advanced heat exchanger solutions for Carrier’s global HVAC&R portfolio. The candidate’s primary responsibility will be to evaluate heat transfer technologies through component and system testing, supported by modeling tools, to advance product development. The engineer will collaborate with cross-functional teams and partners to drive innovation and improve Carrier products’ performance, cost, and reliability.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 4+ years thermal systems engineering experience
• Master’s degree with 3+ years thermal systems engineering experience

Nice To Haves

• PhD degree.
• Knowledge of the fundamentals of thermodynamics and fluid mechanics as well as heat transfer and heat exchanger design.
• Understanding in two-phase flow and heat transfer including boiling and condensation.
• Experience in mechanical and thermal design using numerical and analytical models; CFD/FEA familiarity is a plus.
• Experience in computer programming language e.g., Python, EES and MATLAB.
• Good communication and organization skills.
• Ability to solve problems independently and complete assignments in a timely manner.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Ability to creatively overcome obstacles to achieve project objectives.

Responsibilities

• Lead technology development programs and deliver on-time solutions to customers.
• Support new product development programs and contribute to the design heat exchangers and other thermo-fluid components.
• Support benchmarking, development, validation, and implementation of advanced heat exchanger technologies through component and system level testing.
• Develop physics/data based thermo-hydraulic models for modeling tools.
• Apply state-of-the-art design and simulation tools to optimize heat exchanger performance.
• Innovate, develop, validate, and deploy new heat exchanger technologies for Carrier’s current and growing range of products.
• Work with cross functional product development teams to ensure successful insertion of new designs into Carrier products.
• Assist in developing state-of-the-art design and simulation tools; plan and conduct bench top experiments for calibration and validation of modeling tools.
• Provide support to product engineering teams to ensure proper application of new heat transfer technologies throughout the product development cycle.

Benefits

• Health Care Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision; Wellness incentives
• Retirement Benefits
• Time off and Leave: Paid vacation days, up to 15 days; paid sick days, up to 5 days; paid personal leave, up to 5 days; paid holidays, up to 13 days; birth and adoption leave; parental leave; family and medical leave; bereavement leave; jury duty leave; military leave; purchased vacation
• Disability: Short-term and long-term disability
• Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment
• Tax-Advantaged Accounts: Health Savings Account; Health Care Spending Account; Dependent Care Spending Account
• Tuition Assistance

What This Job Offers

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