Senior Mechanical Engineer

Company: Trane Technologies
Location: Clarksville
Posted on: September 26, 2024

Job Description:

Senior Mechanical Engineer - Airflow
Trane Technologies is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to lead product development projects, supervise product validation testing, and drive quality and reliability initiatives for Unitary products.

About the Role
This key member of the product development team will work closely with other teams to create competitive designs for Trane Commercial Unitary Packaged and Split System equipment. The selected individual must have the skills needed to lead project teams, supervise product validation testing, drive to root cause for quality and reliability issues, interpret technical agency standards, and conduct projects in accordance with standard engineering practices.

Key Responsibilities

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• Lead project teams or sub-teams in the development, testing, and sustaining of Unitary products, with a focus on fans, motors, and air-movement technologies.
  
• Review and understand technical feasibility of product and internal requirements.
  
• Lead concept generation, selection, testing, analysis, and interface optimization working closely with Subject Matter Experts and other subsystems engineers.
  
• Work closely with design teams to create/generate models, assemblies, and drawings for experimental components, subsystems, and other mechanical assemblies.
  
• Drive Standard Work discipline through process development, documentation, and implementation.
  
• Design and select robust and cost-effective components and develop engineering specifications.
  
• Develop laboratory test plans and analyze test data to ensure product performance and quality.
  
• Use appropriate six-sigma, design for reliability, lean, and corrective action systems such as FRACAS.
  
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically approximately 5-10%.
  
  
  Requirements
  
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  • Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering and at least 5 years of industry experience is required.
    
  • Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering is a plus.
    
    
    Essential Skills/Knowledge
    
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    • Project team leadership including ability to translate market requirements into product concepts, test plan development, schedule creation, and tracking execution to plan.
      
    • Understanding of cooling and heating system functions including combustion, heat transfer, airflow, and thermal stresses.
      
    • Understanding of basic refrigeration.
      
    • Experience within Product Test Labs and testing processes (UL, ETL, and AHRI, etc.).
      
    • Working knowledge of the application of computer simulation tools, such as Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD).
      
    • Familiarity with ANSI, CSA, ASHRAE, and DOE requirements.
      
    • Familiarity with managing projects and fluent in MS Office applications.
      
    • Clear verbal and written communication skills. Ability to work seamlessly across functions and at multiple levels of the organization.
      
    • Excellent technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
      
    • Good teamwork skills, strong interpersonal skills, and decision-making ability.
      
    • Ability to complete tasks/deliverables in a multi-tasking environment (several concurrent assignments) on time.
      
    • Ability to quickly and efficiently understand and organize information necessary to make engineering decisions.
      
      
      Base Compensation Range
      $64,000 to $112,300
      
      Disclaimer
      This base salary range is based on US national averages. Actual base pay could be a result of seniority, merit, geographic location where the work is performed.
      
      Equal Opportunity Employer
      Trane Technologies is committed to achieving workforce diversity reflective of our communities. We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, pregnancy, age, marital status, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any legally protected status.

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