Technical Support Engineer (Commercial Chiller Equipment)- Remote
About The Position
As a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable, and efficient climate solutions for buildings, homes and transportation, Trane Technologies is committed to putting the planet first. Sustainability is central to their business. This role provides technical support for the startup, operation, and service of Trane Commercial Chiller equipment manufactured in Grand Rapids, MI. The position requires excellent customer service skills and thorough documentation of work performed when communicating with customers, technicians, and administrators. The Technical Support Engineer will assist technicians in troubleshooting by leveraging knowledge of air and water-cooled commercial chillers. Specialists need extensive field experience to remotely guide technicians, assess their skill levels for safety, and confidently determine the best course of action. The role demands the ability to apply basic electrical theory, knowledge of unit-level controls, thermodynamics, and basic refrigeration theory, alongside practical field experience.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience preferred but not required in servicing HVAC equipment and systems.
- Associates or Bachelors degree is preferred but not required.
- Professionally trained on various Trane equipment.
- Ability to travel up to 10%.
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
- Ability to understand and apply temperature and pressure theories as well as basic electrical theories and application.
- Operating knowledge of Microsoft office software and working proficiency with handheld computer (i.e. Smartphone, iPad).
- Ability to manage support cases within Remedy software.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, type, read, talk, and listen.
- The employee must be able to meet the physical demands of typical HVAC equipment service routines.
- Excellent written and verbal communication.
- Ability to troubleshoot complex refrigeration and electrical systems.
- Keeps current on Trane Unitary Commercial products concerning installation, operation, maintenance, service, and repair.
- Adaptable and possesses the ability to prioritize multiple high-priority customer cases.
- Flexibility to work extended hours on occasion.
- Ability to meet short- and long-term deadlines.
- Effectively meet the needs of internal and external customers.
- Ability to work regularly and dependably.
- Ability to function in a team environment.
- Demonstrate ability to cope with stress and maintain a pleasant and cooperative temperament with internal and external customers.
- Demonstrate ability to perform mental tasks such as making decisions, learning, thinking rationally and exercising good judgment.
Nice To Haves
- Additional knowledge of Large Unitary Products and BAS systems would be beneficial but not required.
Responsibilities
- Provide Technical Service Support for Trane Field Service Agencies, including occasional travel to work sites.
- Troubleshoot Chillers remotely.
- Perform chiller service report and chiller data analysis, organizing collected data including reports and other records.
- Interact with other Trane functional areas to provide customer support and achieve business unit objectives.
- Originate solutions in the Help Center and/or technically review solutions for problems.
- Travel up to 15% to jobs to troubleshoot, train, provide field support, and support new product development.
- Review and direct customer interaction for Trane Chillers.
- Assist with root cause analysis and defect resolution.
- Author and/or review product literature and assist with training classes.
- Serve as the subject matter expert for one or more chiller component(s)/application(s) and be a resource to internal team members.
- Lead and/or participate as a team member on supporting teams such as field quality problem solving and field service communications.
- Ensure quality standards of all technical service operation processes and functions required for execution of work and customer satisfaction.
- Participate in Quality Audits, Design review teams, and technology transfers.
- Identify field problem trends and provide detailed information to the Quality department relating to field or factory failures for product improvement processes.
- Drive quality improvement projects and participate in NPD projects as a voice of the field to ensure adequate serviceability is accounted for in the design process.
- Provide support to Mission Critical customers on startups, commissioning, and servicing of chillers.
- Make data-informed decisions considering the future goals and current needs of the department.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Holistic wellness programs with generous incentives
- Family building benefits include fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
- 401K match up to 6%, plus an additional 2% core contribution (up to 8% company contribution).
- 15 vacation days
- 9 paid holidays
- 3 floating holidays
- Sick leave
- Additional options to support volunteer and parental leave.
- Educational and training opportunities through company programs
- Tuition assistance
- Student debt support
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
