Job Summary: This Design Team Leader will join our Applied Compression Network of Excellence (NoE). Our Networks of Excellence teams develop advanced concepts and products in the HVAC and Refrigeration sectors. The Design Team Engineering Group leads the development of new Trane and Thermo King centrifugal, screw, and scroll compressors through the design process. You will lead the engineering team during the design cycle through laboratory testing and analysis to achieve optimum performance, reliability, manufacturability, and cost targets. This remote position is located in Shanghai or Taicang China.
Responsibilities: Responsible for planning and managing the compressor design through engineering design release using Trane Technologies formal stage gate process. Identifies and requests engineering personnel needed for the project team. Collaborates with unit engineering, controls, heat exchanger, product, manufacturing, and other teams to ensure seamless compressor integration. Provides project updates and manages communications to leadership and other stakeholders. Coordinates purchasing, machining, inspection, build and test of prototype compressors used in lab validation. Transfers the design to the production implementation team and provides support as needed. Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or directly-related engineering discipline and at least 8 years of experience in engineering and/or project leadership Ability to travel both domestically and abroad up to one month at a time. Traveling we will be dependent the needs of the project. Key Competencies:
Able to work with a diverse, global team primarily in North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific regions Broad understanding of compressors and their integration into the HVAC system Outstanding verbal communication, technical writing, documentation, and presentation skills Can adjust project strategy based on project risks, design tradeoffs, schedule, project budget, product costs, and product reliability. Able to understand, condense, and organize information necessary for effective team and leadership decisions Can mentor less experienced team members while working as an effective member of the team