Senior Mechanical Engineer- Heat Transfer
About The Position
The Heat Transfer Group in Carrier’s Mechanical Center of Excellence is seeking a motivated and experienced engineer to develop advanced heat exchanger solutions for Carrier’s global HVAC&R portfolio. The role focuses on evaluating 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 improve Carrier products’ performance, cost, and reliability. The position leads technology development programs, supports new product development and heat exchanger design, and develops thermo-hydraulic models and design and simulation tools. It also includes planning and conducting experiments to calibrate and validate models, and supporting product engineering teams in applying new heat transfer technologies throughout product development.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and at least 4 years of thermal systems engineering experience, or a master’s degree and at least 3 years of thermal systems engineering experience.
Nice To Haves
- PhD degree.
- Knowledge of the fundamentals of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and heat exchanger design.
- Understanding of 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 with a computer programming language such as Python, EES, or 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 solutions to customers on time.
- Support new product development programs and contribute to the design of 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- and 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 design and simulation tools, and plan and conduct bench-top experiments to calibrate and validate modeling tools.
- Support product engineering teams to ensure proper application of new heat transfer technologies throughout the product development cycle.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Wellness incentives
- Retirement benefits
- 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
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment coverage
- Health Savings Account
- Health Care Spending Account
- Dependent Care Spending Account
- Tuition assistance
- The position may be entitled to short-term cash incentives, subject to plan requirements.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
