Sr. Project Engineer New Product Development

Primary Function

As the Sr. Project Engineer – New Product Development (Heat Pump), you will recommend and/ or support field installation of released water heater designs and hot water supply systems for commercial applications. In addition, you will review new water heater designs from the perspective of system installations and apply field installation knowledge to new products or make design changes to existing products. This is a challenging position that requires foresight and conceptualization for a successful new product launch.

Responsibilities

Support marketing and sales when unique situations are experienced during installation of hot water systems. Recommend appropriate water heating system for the application within expressed constraints.

Resolve heating (gas combustion systems or electric heaters,) plumbing, electrical, regulatory or code related issues when they are encountered with hot water systems in commercial applications

Cooperate with appropriate engineering functions - electronics, reliability, compliance, manufacturing, engineering and technical service to resolve field issues

Develop and edit technical literature for installation and troubleshooting techniques

Participate in product design reviews with constructive input from application and installation perspective

Review and edit design specifications from application and installation perspective

Gain industry and organizational knowledge through daily business interactions and job assignments

Set priorities to meet deadlines

Update management on project status

Other responsibilities as assigned

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field plus 5 years of experience (OR) Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field plus 3 years of experience (OR) Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering

Minimum 2 years of Refrigerant Cycle experience dealing with HVAC air conditioning systems and/or heat pumps.

Detailed understanding of HVAC system functions including refrigeration, heat transfer, airflow, and ventilation

Experience with application of various components used within HVAC systems such as evaporator coils, compressors, condensers, and fans.

Air conditioning and/or Heat Pump design and hands on testing experience.

Experience with Design/simulation/analysis tools such as Solidworks, LabVIEW, EES, CFD, FEA and ERP software (SAP or similar)

Background in heat transfer, fluids, electrical-mechanical products and regulatory & code compliance.

Ability to model system layouts or direct design team to develop system layouts and specifications. Ability to work with SolidWorks is highly desirable.

Excellent analytical skills for reviewing costs and preparing budget reports

Ability to travel 10 - 15% for product testing at other sites, review of field installations, and to attend meetings with other Engineering teams.