Engineering Manager, Chiller NPD

At Trane Technologies^TM  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.

Job Summary:

This Engineering Manager - Chiller New Product Development, position includes responsibility for leading a highly skilled cross-disciplinary engineering team within the Arctic Applied Magnetic Bearing Chiller product lines. This role will be responsible for managing and developing a team of engineers and technicians in delivering new technologies and products. Success in this role depends on the ability to coordinate with a global team of engineers, designers, project managers, product managers and operations professionals.

Thrive at work and at home:

• Benefits kick in DAY ONE for you and your family, including health insurance and holistic wellness programs that include 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!
• 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!

Core Job Responsibilities (others may be added):

• Work closely with stakeholders across Sales, Marketing, Product Engineering, Product Management, Operations, and Service to deliver innovative new chiller products into production.
• Plan and direct the efforts of engineering and technician teams to meet performance, cost, reliability and quality goals.
• Demonstrate responsiveness to the customer (internal and external) and be quality minded in performance of all duties.
• Apply interdisciplinary engineering expertise to provide technical leadership to highly skilled cross-disciplined engineering team.
• Mentor and coach engineering team members with a passion for personal development.
• Responsible for training and development of engineering staff.
• Manage team member assignments to support product development and production support strategies.
• Ensure fundamental engineering processes are utilized to ensure high-quality engineering deliverables.
• Ability to travel overnight 15-25%.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering and at least 5 years of work experience in commercial HVAC or product development experience is required.
• Master’s Degree in Engineering is a plus.
• Experience supervising and developing people is preferred.

Key Competencies:

• Exercise strong communications skills to support highly effective cross functional coordination and collaboration
• Experience with application of key hardware components within a refrigeration system such as coils, fans, compressors, motors and controls
• Demonstrate consistently high leadership qualities, including the ability influence and gain acceptance from members of cross-functional teams without direct authority, to deliver business results
• Understanding of HVAC system functions including refrigeration, heat transfer, airflow and ventilation
• Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and project management skills
• Knowledge of product development processes
• Must have the ability to quickly and efficiently understand, condense, and organize information necessary to make engineering decisions
• Data & Analytics, making data driven decisions and programming knowledge is a plus
• Able to function and take on a leadership role in a cross functional, global design engineering team environment which requires interaction with design teams, engineering teams, manufacturing and operations staff relative to project requirements, both inside and outside the company
• Team coordination and knowledge transfer responsibility (including seeking opportunities to improve team performance)

Base Compensation Range is $105,000 to $217,000 annually.  Total compensation for this role will include an Incentive/Bonus plan.  Disclaimer:  This base salary range is based on US national averages.  Actual pay could be a result of seniority/experience level, merit and geographic location where the actual work is performed.

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.