Compressor Design Team Leader
At Trane TechnologiesTM and through our businesses including Trane® and Thermo King®, we create innovative climate solutions for buildings, homes, and transportation that challenge what’s possible for a sustainable world. We're a team that dares to look at the world's challenges and see impactful possibilities. We believe in a better future when we uplift others and enable our people to thrive at work and at home. We boldly go.
We are currently seeking to hire a Compressor Design Team Leader who will join our Applied Compression Network of Excellence (NoE) and 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. In this role, you will lead the engineering team during the design cycle from requirements definition through laboratory testing and analysis to achieve optimum performance, reliability, manufacturability and cost and delivery targets.
Thrive at work and at home:
- Benefits kick in on DAY ONE for you and your family, including health insurance and holistic wellness programs that include generous incentives – WE DARE TO CARE!
- 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.
- Paid time off, including in support of volunteer and parental leave needs.
- Educational and training opportunities through company programs along with tuition assistance and student debt support.
- Learn more about our benefits here!
This position is eligible for a Hybrid work schedule (3 or more days onsite a week) and will be based out of our Research & Development Laboratory in La Crosse, WI.
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for planning and managing the compressor design from marketing requirements to 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 into the unit.
- Provides project updates and manages communications to leadership and other stakeholders.
- Coordinates purchasing, machining, inspection, build and test of prototype compressors for lab validation.
- Transfers the design to the production implementation team and provides support as needed.
- Overnight travel domestically and abroad (up to one week at a time). Expected travel < 10%.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (or directly-related technical discipline) and at least 3 years of work experience in design engineering or project leadership is required.
- Compressor, rotating equipment, or air conditioning system experience is preferred.
- Able to work with a diverse, global team in North America, and potential to partner with Europe, and Asia Pacific regions.
- Broad understanding of HVAC systems integration of the compressor into the system.
- Outstanding verbal communication, technical writing, documentation, and presentation skills.
- Capable of adjusting project priorities 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.
Base Pay Range: $82,500 to $109,000.
Disclaimer: This "range" could be a result of seniority, merit, geographic location where the work is performed, education, experience, travel requirements for the job, or because of a system the employer uses to measure earnings by quantity or quality of production (so, for example, positions that may not have traditional salary ranges).
*Benefits vary by region, business alignment, union involvement and employee status.
We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits and programs. 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.